Guardrail terminal

A guardrail assembly, comprising:

• a guardrail terminal, the guardrail terminal including
• a feeder chute;
• an impact face;
• a throat positioned directly between the feeder chute and the impact face;
• and
• a plurality of deflectors positioned within the throat, a first one of the plurality of deflectors extending from a first wall of the throat and a second one of the plurality of deflectors extending from a second wall of the throat opposite to the first wall of the throat;
• a guardrail positioned in the feeder chute;
• and
• a plurality of posts supporting the guardrail, the plurality of posts having plastic moments in a range from about 9,000 ft-lb to about 38,000 ft.-lbs.

A guardrail terminal, comprising:

• a feeder chute;
• an impact face;
• and
• a throat positioned directly between the feeder chute and the impact face, the throat including a first deflector extending horizontally along the throat, the first deflector increasing in width with distance from the feeder chute.