Eli5: Why Jersey Barrier often being used at the center of the highway rather than using guardrails?

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Eli5: Why Jersey Barrier often being used at the center of the highway rather than using guardrails?

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Guard rails are sorta ment to break and bend.

This is bad when incoming traffic would hit it.

Jersey barriers are meant to block your accident from going to the other side. That’s why usually alternatives are usually some what large patches of land between each road..