As an Ambulance Rescue Officer, Grant Armstrong had seen accidents where the injuries sustained were the result of on-board cargo movement. He had also seen the life saving difference made by the installation of a Milford Cargo Barrier. It's the reason he installed one in his own 4WD vehicle - a decision that was to save his life.

While driving the Perisher Valley ski fields with three friends, Grant hit an unmarked patch of black ice and crashed through the roadside barrier. His vehicle flipped twice before landing upright near a river bank some 45 feet away. Both impacts occurred at the left rear corner of the vehicle, where the rear compartment was stacked with four pairs of ski boots, stocks, towing chains and toolboxes. The consequences could have been fatal.

Grant's Milford Cargo Barrier prevented the ski equipment from being thrown forwards, keeping the passengers inside the vehicle safe. Inspection of the roof damage revealed the Milford Cargo Barrier also acted as a roll bar to support the rear roof section above the passengers' heads. Grant and his friends walked away with only strains and bruises.

Grant says "a Milford Cargo Barrier should be the first accessory you consider fitting, not the last... It will without a doubt increase your chances, if not save yourself and your passengers' lives./i>"

DEATH DEFYING VERSATILITY
A Milford Cargo Barrier can be moved to protect you from full or partial loads.

Milfords have developed over 70 dual position cargo barriers, to the Australian Standard AS/NZS 4034-1992. Their unique method of designing and testing in the vehicle body shell, which was conceived in 1986, is now the approved Australian Standard method. This Standard is the most stringent cargo barrier test level anywhere in the world. The Milford NATA approved drop test facility also includes a programme of sled testing to 48.3 kmph (20g impact) which is the standard crash testing level used by all car manufacturers.