In　order　to　find　appropriate　safety　treatments　for　pedestrian　crossing　locations　in　rural　areas　of　China,　a　hybrid　energy　absorbing　reusable　refuge　island　was　designed　and　evaluated　using　finite　element　crash　simulation　modeling.　This　new　type　of　refuge　island　contained　reusable　thermoplastic　crash　cushions　and　a　series　of　self-restorative　bollards　for　shielding　pedestrians.　It　possessed　excellent　energy　dissipation　properties.　Computer　analysis　models　of　car,　crash　cushion　and　bollard　were　developed.　The　refuge　island　was　successfully　evaluated　by　mid-size　passenger　car　crash　simulations　using　LS-DYNA.　No　detached　elements,　fragments,　or　other　debris　are　present　to　penetrate　the　occupant　compartment　or　present　a　hazard　to　pedestrians　in　the　refuge　island　area.　Since　it　has　durability　and　economical　efficiency,　after　passing　an　actual　crash　test　the　proposed　reusable　refuge　island　can　be　installed　in　pedestrian　crossing　locations　in　rural　China　such　as　midblock　or　at　intersections.　©　2011　IEEE.