In USA there are airports which have an over-run area made of specially designed crushable material that aids to decelerate an aircraft quickly in event of a high speed abort going into the over-run.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine...rrestor_system
Many years ago I wrote to the then Essendon airport authority suggesting it might be worth considering these retardation systems for installation at the western end of Runway 26 and southern end of 17. The Tullamarine Freeway runs at 90 degrees close to both areas. A severe over-run off the end of either of these runways during peak hour traffic has the potential to cause chaos.
If ever an airport needed safe over-run surfaces it was Essendon with its close proximity to houses and freeways. Needless to say I received no acknowledgement. Gave it a few weeks and paid a visit to the then management offices in the hope of finding someone to show interest from the flight safety point of view. Was offered a nice cup of tea and politely shown the door.
People talk about an airborne abort if a light twin loses an engine seconds after lift off. Of course that depends on several factors including runway and over-run remaining. Crushable material in the over-run zone could be a life saver especially if the runway is wet and aircraft braking capability degraded