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Bollards are also good ideas to prevent intentional terrorist acts of driving cars into pedestrian areas, https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/terrorist-truck-atta
by apwheele 2y ago
Bollards are also good ideas to prevent intentional terrorist acts of driving cars into pedestrian areas, https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/terrorist-truck-attack-shocks-new-york-city-n816236 https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/terrorist-truck-attack-sho....
- forgotusername6 2y agoThe automatic bollards in my city, designed for exactly that purpose, have claimed over 200 tailgating cars since their installation.
- titanomachy 2y agoHow does that happen? Are they tailgating maintenance vehicles or emergency vehicles who are authorized to access those areas, and then the bollards go up again after they've passed?
- fsckboy 2y ago"tailgating" at a red light or in a parking lot might mean "following the car in front of you closely at low speed", and as such the driver might not realize there is an automatic bollard there. this pleases people because schadenfreude
- Aeolun 2y agoMost of those places do not have any automatic bollards. Who would place them at a red light?
- dghlsakjg 2y agoAll of the automatic bollards I've seen are very clearly signed, and frequently have lights indicating their presence. It is very rare that they are not very obvious. In any case, if you are following another vehicle so closely that you cannot see a hazard in the road in front of you, it is your fault for hitting that hazard (by law in most places).
- jdietrich 2y agoYep. The bollards rise much faster than you'd think, so you're in real trouble if you ignore the no entry signs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Cw0QJU8ro&t=32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Cw0QJU8ro&t=32
- petepete 2y agoI just knew it'd be Manchester!