Don't crash into a bollard!

rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajYTXl-6n7I

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Irn-Bru · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Aug 2009 Karma :

Another reason why 2-wheels are better than 4 Thumbs Up

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waffles · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Karma :

Holy hell!
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yen_powell · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Karma :

I was just about to put one of those in Wapping to stop vehicles rat running at peak hours to avoid The Ratcliffe Highway, but our new chief exec had just come from Newham where they have had terrible problems with the one that closes East Ham High Street. She put the kibosh on it.
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CptBlack · Trackday Trickster Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Karma :

Ha, I like the way the bollard slowly retreats at the end
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MaybeGuy · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

thanks for posting this.
i was just about to go out to crash into a bollard.
i shall be having second thoughts.
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Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

Tattoo Artist · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Karma :

that unit that crashed into it, looked like it was made from cheddar, also was it transporting nutella?

WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 20 Mar 2002 Karma :

Ancient 80's ford cargo, probably with a corroded chassis.

Would like to think lorry crash resistance has come on a little since then.

Food for thought, though quite why you would be steaming flat out into a rising bollard is another question entirely.
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Minty · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Karma :

Well, those bollards seem to just come out of nowhere. A couple of independent witnesses to this effect and the lorry driver would have a successful claim against the bollard owners, 100% in his favour.
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

That was aired over 3 years ago, prefer a proper gate than a bollard to protect my property from terrorist attacks.
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 20 Mar 2002 Karma :

Or both, some of the larger estates I visit, have rising bollards behind a solid gate. You have to wait for the bollards to drop before the gates can open over them.

Only snag is they are a real pain in the arse when they break down, and unlike just a gate, you can't override them easily.
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So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976