Sydney, Aug 24 2018: Every year, there are a great number of incidences of cars and other vehicles crashing into bus stops, marketplaces, offices, restaurants or other places. The number is increasingly growing. To prevent these accidents, bollards are an easy, practical and cost-effective solution, as these are used to protect pedestrians, property, and other vehicles from accidental or unintentional crashes. Whether bollards in Sydney are used for the decorative purpose or increasing safety and security, they provide visual signs to both drivers and pedestrians. At the same time, bollards help to guide traffic by raising awareness.

Due to the immense importance of bollards, these are used in three types of applications – decorative, safety and traffic direction and security. Mentioned below are the most common applications of bollards.

Decorative Bollards:
Some bollards are purely intended to be a decorative item as they are kept in a variety of patterns to harmonize with different architectural styles. These are also known as architectural bollards as they can divide, border or define a space. The architectural bollards in Sydney can be sentries, accents or supporting players for large, dramatic architectural gestures. Hence, these are massively used in both traditional and contemporary architectural styles to create harmony. Decorative or architectural bollards have different elaborate shapes and surface details to match various historical periods. These bollards are often available with bands, flutes, scrolls and other ornamentation.

Traffic Direction and Control:
The most common application of bollards is to control and direct traffic along with ensuring safety and security. The bollards create a visual deterrence and help to prevent an accidental breach of a defined space. The bollards are spaced closely to form a traffic filter. This helps to separate vehicles from pedestrians as well as bicycles. For example, if you place safety bollards in Sydney with 3 feet (1 meter) of a gap between them, there would be an easy passage for humans and some specific human-powered vehicles such as shopping carts or wheelchairs to move around safely. However, such installations prevent cars parking in front of the entrance of outdoor malls.

Security:
Bollards are also used for security purpose as vehicle-ramming attack protection. Nowadays, there is a sharp rise in the installation of bollards and posts for security purpose. Sometimes, large planters or benches are placed to conceal bollards and resist impact without presenting the appearance of these security bollards.