10-25-2006, 01:42 PM | #91 |
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Monster explained far more eloquently than me - this form of traffic control is both common and WELL SIGNED in the UK.
These drivers were determined to enter the restricted area regardless. I feel as much sympathy for them as I do for drink drivers. Would they have changed their actions knowing the actual outcome? Of course they would. But it's the chance of "getting away with it" that drives them (pardon the pun) Better this lesson learned now I think.
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If nobody tried to go there, they wouldn't put up a barrier. But they did put up a barrier, therefore there was a reason for people to try to sneak their cars through.
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10-25-2006, 01:46 PM | #93 |
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And what is the reason for people to sneak their cars down service paths at parks?
Do you suggest that if no reason exists, then the observed barriers are holograms or hallucinations?
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10-25-2006, 02:17 PM | #94 |
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Automated Bollards:
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I suggest that reasons exist where barriers are observed. The reason is specific to the individual road.
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10-25-2006, 02:26 PM | #96 |
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Bollards are a legal moveable obstruction which amongst other objectives help to protect pedestrians
This is a (UK) Government webiste
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10-25-2006, 02:29 PM | #97 |
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From Flint's website post:
Hot dip galvanised to BS1461 - Will not look unsightly Well, it's good to know they're attractive, too. From Sundae's website: Positioning Rising bollards should not normally be sited close to or at signalled junctions or pedestrian crossings.
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Bollards? Hee hee! Now I get why Rumpole called Soapy Sam "Bollard"; he was calling him a roadblock!
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