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BOLLARDS AND BIKE LANE
by REA site
DELINEATORS GOAL:
Bollards and bike lane delineators will provide a physical barrier between one object and another to try and prevent collisions from occurring.
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WHAT IS IT?
Bollards and bike lane delineators serve as traffic lane dividers to create visual and physical separation between roadway users and to reduce collisions. Bollards and delineators are either impact resistant or non-impact resistant. They can be permanent or semipermanent and made of multiple materials such as steel or hard plastic.
Bollards and delineators are used as a traffic calming technique to protect pedestrians and bicyclists. These installations are versatile and can be used to prevent parking or direct traffic in construction zones preventing motorists from changing lanes. They can also be installed with reflective properties increasing their visibility at night.
Types of bollards include:
/ Steel pipe bollards – set and filled with concrete to provide impact resistance from vehicles. To learn more about the benefits of steel bollards, click here
/ Removable bollards – installed so they can be removed from the ground when necessary but do not provide enough impact resistance to stop a vehicle.
/ Retractable bollards – these are similar to removable bollards but are more expensive; they can retract into the ground and be covered to prevent any tripping accidents from pedestrians. To learn more about the benefits of retractable bollards, click here.
/ Flexible bollards – composed of plastic polymer, they can bend up to 90 degrees upon impact and return to their original form.
/ Collapsible bollards – adjustable posts that can collapse or fold-down on impact and be placed back up.
Bike lane delineators are a type of bollard usually placed on the edge of a bike lane to add visible separation between the driver and the bicyclist space.
