Selecting Fold Down Bollards for Parking

The average parking structure can be an extremely chaotic place. Anywhere, that brings pedestrians and vehicles into close proximity can be a safety nightmare if not handled correctly. Pedestrians have an annoying habit of moving between cars in order to take short cuts and drivers are often inattentive when moving into and out of parking spaces. Added to this are other mitigating factors, such as: abandoned shopping trolleys, smaller children that are hard to see and doors that unexpectedly open, that increase the accident risks. Bollards are a great way to improve car park safely, let’s take a closer look at how they can help.

A Change in Car Park Perceptions

Many people, believe that car parks are safer than public roads because the speeds are reduced. This is incorrect, a car park can be a very dangerous place, even collisions at low speeds can cause injuries and even fatalities. Shopping car parks tend to be more dangerous, because of the presence of smaller children that are harder to see in mirrors and are more susceptible to injury. Effective car park design, will take these and other factors into consideration and bollards will help.

Using Bollards in Car Parks

The design of bollards, makes them a very visible barrier that can be used to direct traffic and foot traffic. A car park needs to promote a safer and more efficient interaction between pedestrians and vehicles. A well spaced line of bollards will create a clear barrier for vehicles, whilst still allowing foot traffic to continue. Using bollards will also help to protect essential parking structure infrastructure from damage and interference. Area’s, such as: ticket machines, security gates, loading areas and employee booths, can be clearly put off limits to vehicles and pedestrians.

The Different Types of Bollards

Essentially, there are two different types of bollards, they are non-impact and impact resistant bollards. It may be the case, that both types of these bollards would be used in a car park as they serve very different purposes. As the name would suggest, an impact bollard will provide a strong physical barrier that would stop a vehicular impact. This would be a good bollard to use at a store entrance or near a designated path used by pedestrians. A non-impact bollard, is a high visibility solution that will fold flat when hit and give a visual and audio clue that the driver is not where they need to be. This kind of bollard is ideal in vehicle only lanes to direct traffic in and out of the car park.

If you’re looking for fold down car park bollards, contact us here at Image Bollards. We supply and install a wide selection of safety and security equipment, including fold down parking bollards. All of our products are manufactured to high standards and they are fully compliant with all Australian rules and regulations. Our team is looking forward to discussing your needs in greater detail and they will also be able to answer any remaining questions that you may have.

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