They're called runaway truck ramps, and they're designed to prevent extremely severe accidents in the event of brake failure. But who exactly are these ramps designed to protect, and how do they work?

The risk is even greater for truck drivers, whose big rigs are both harder to stop and capable of inflicting greater damage at high speeds. That’s why many highways include runaway ramps.

In May 2024, Utah Department of Transportation officials ... would be getting a runaway truck ramp. According to UDOT's website, the ramp is expected to be completed this summer.

Colorado's mountain highways hide a lifesaving secret—runaway truck ramps. Learn how 18-wheelers avoid catastrophe on ...

(Jon Miskew, Mountain Recovery @bigjonmiskew @mountainrecovery) Mountain Recovery is called to more than 30 incidents annually where trucks use runaway ramps between Vail and the Eisenhower Tunnel.

CSP said 65% of all trucks that end up in a runaway truck ramp in the mountains are driven by drivers with less than five years of mountain driving experience. Now the warnings are sent ...