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It's an article about bollards and how they stop vehicles from hitting pedestrians. Fences to keep people out of places where they can easily kill themselves is

It's an article about bollards and how they stop vehicles from hitting pedestrians. Fences to keep people out of places where they can easily kill themselves is very important, but doesn't have anything to do with the article. A trend I see on Twitter is that someone will bring up an important issue and comments will highlight that it's very important, but what about this other thing that is somewhat related but also unrelated. Not saying that you intended to do that here, but be aware that fences provide no security against cars and that the whole point of bollards is to stop cars from killing pedestrians who are not on the road.

sandworm101 2y ago
>> the whole point of bollards is to stop cars from killing pedestrians Except all those bollards that have nothing to do with pedestrians. Many are there to prevent cars deliberately accessing protected areas with absolutely zero thought about stopping a crashing vehicle. The most common use of bollards is to stop vehicles from parking where they shouldn't. Some bollards are even soft so that they can be driven over without damage to either party. https://www.maibach.com/en/soft-bollard.html https://www.maibach.com/en/soft-bollard.html
- estebank 2y ago
  > Some bollards are even soft so that they can be driven over without damage to either party. That's not a bollard. I'm assuming you're thinking of flex posts, or how some of us call them, car ticklers.
  - hmottestad 2y ago
    Wikipedia does actually bring them up as a type of bollard. They don't really fit in with the origin of bollards though, which were to moor ships to. I think that "soft bollards" are made to look like bollards because most people assume that a bollard is a rigid structure and as such treat them in that manner. It's basically just an elaborate traffic cone. A sign is to a "soft bollard" as a "soft bollard" is to a bollard.
- hmottestad 2y ago
  This does all seem true and you make a good point. How do you feel about all the bollards that are designed to stop a crashing vehicles from injuring or killing pedestrians?

sandworm101 2y ago

>> the whole point of bollards is to stop cars from killing pedestrians Except all those bollards that have nothing to do with pedestrians. Many are there to prevent cars deliberately accessing protected areas with absolutely zero thought about stopping a crashing vehicle. The most common use of bollards is to stop vehicles from parking where they shouldn't. Some bollards are even soft so that they can be driven over without damage to either party. https://www.maibach.com/en/soft-bollard.html https://www.maibach.com/en/soft-bollard.html

estebank 2y ago
> Some bollards are even soft so that they can be driven over without damage to either party. That's not a bollard. I'm assuming you're thinking of flex posts, or how some of us call them, car ticklers.
- hmottestad 2y ago
  Wikipedia does actually bring them up as a type of bollard. They don't really fit in with the origin of bollards though, which were to moor ships to. I think that "soft bollards" are made to look like bollards because most people assume that a bollard is a rigid structure and as such treat them in that manner. It's basically just an elaborate traffic cone. A sign is to a "soft bollard" as a "soft bollard" is to a bollard.
hmottestad 2y ago
This does all seem true and you make a good point. How do you feel about all the bollards that are designed to stop a crashing vehicles from injuring or killing pedestrians?