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Old Aug 19, 2010, 6:36 pm
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Originally Posted by alggag
Just about every airporty I've been to has only the standard metal fence that is only good for keeping people out. Keep in mind that a super fence that will stop a car is not something you want in the event that an aircraft lands short or goes long.
If you hit a standard section of chain link fence with a Chevy Silverado(?) the best outcome is it will wrap itself around your vehicle, provided it snaps off it's fixings.

In this case the original statement that he "drove through a fence" is misleading - he broke through the weak spot in the fence, ie the gate.
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