each other which provides advantages as discussed in more detail below in connection with fig6 9 the guy wire 62 tends to snap upwardly and stay near the utility pole where it is less likely to damage the vehicle or injure its occupants or swing into the normal flow of traffic fig6 shows the guy wire system 10 62 in a pre collision assembled configuration the guy wire 62 is attached to a utility pole not illustrated in a known manner the anchor device 64 is likewise secured to the ground 72 in a manner known in the art the guy wire 62 should preferably be installed tight so that no slack needs to be taken up before a release occurs in a collision in other words the illustrated connector 10 is preferably installed in a taught guy wire system the connector device 10 is interposed between the guy wire 62 and the ground attachment device 64 the utility pole may be for example a forty foot long wooden telephone pole and the guy wire 62 may be anchored at a desired angle for example sixty degrees with respect to the ground 72 the present invention should not be limited however to the specific structures and instrumentalities shown and described herein referring now to fig7 the bumper 82 of an oncoming vehicle 84 applies an impact force to the connector device 10 the vehicle 84 may be an automobile truck or the like the impact force 24 causes the two pieces 16 18 of the connector device 10 to pivot at the fulcrum point 80 such that the rod 20 is broken at the break point 22 fig8 as the vehicle 84 continues to move through the guy wire system the top tube 16 may.