The ratio of number of residents in Souderton to the number of sex offenders is 1,661 to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average. Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $3,817 (1.7%).
1 Guardrail system must withstand force of at least 200 lbs. applied at any point within 2 of top edge, in any outward or downward direction without failure.  When 200 lbs. is applied in a downward direction, top edge shall not deflect to a height less than 39 from walking or working level.
When guards are tested prior to installation, such as what a manufacturer of a guard system would have done, they must indeed be tested to a 2.5 times safety factor. This is required by Section 1715 of the IBC, and results in the 200-pound load in the code becoming the 500-pound load we hear about.