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What do you call those plastic white rectangular bollards

  • 28-11-2007 02:33PM
    #1
    tampopo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,352 ✭✭✭


    What do you call those white plastic rectangular cones at traffic junctions?

    they're about 3' to 4' tall, with a white arrow on a blue circular background on the top and a yellow rectangle on the base.

    ta much.


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  • #2
    murphaph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,067 ✭✭✭✭murphaph


    They're just called "illuminated bollards".


  • #3
    tampopo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,352 ✭✭✭tampopo


    thanks for that.


  • #4
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,799 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    There is a variant of the design based on fleixble bollard with the sign illuminated from the outside. It has the advantage of returning to the proper position after being struck / stolen by drunks.


  • #5
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 44,008 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Victor wrote: »
    It has the advantage of returning to the proper position after being ... stolen by drunks.
    Is it a homing bollard?


  • #6
    JackieChan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,780 ✭✭✭JackieChan


    The bollard at the junction of Watling Street and Jervis Street in Dublin is used by cars for NCAP pedestrian protection rating! Its always broken/squashed.
    It was replaced a couple of weeks ago (yet again) and as I was leaving work that evening a car took a shortcut at the junction and drove straight over it!
    So its back to its sad squashed position again.


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  • #7
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    JackieChan wrote: »
    The bollard at the junction of Watling Street and Jervis Street

    JC, is the bollard one of these:

    bollard.jpg

    Or these:

    flecta13.jpg


  • #8
    Pines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭Pines


    irlrobins wrote: »
    JC, is the bollard one of these:

    Or these:

    while I hesitate to poke gentle fun at such a helpful answer, the clue might be in the thread title and OPs detailed description... ;)


  • #9
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 44,008 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    read irlrobins' post again!


  • #10
    Pines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭Pines


    kbannon wrote: »
    read irlrobins' post again!

    Oops. My bad, irlrobins!


  • #11
    tampopo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,352 ✭✭✭tampopo


    it took over 2 months, but I only reported the illuminated bollards near the gaff for maintenance earlier this week. It's not Public Lighting that look after them, it's Traffic....fyi


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  • #12
    JackieChan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,780 ✭✭✭JackieChan


    irlrobins wrote: »
    JC, is the bollard one of these:

    bollard.jpg

    Or these:

    flecta13.jpg


    Ofc I meant the junction of Watling Street and James Street!

    It should look like the first but spends most time squashed or missing.
    A new one has been placed there again this week.Lets see how long this one lasts


  • #13
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    Cheers, just wondering. The latter ones are designed to be run over. Of course they'll still make a mess of your bodywork... ;)


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