“Bollards are bollocks!” Dad in England explaining to his son that it was not his fault.

It seems engineers have to relearn the same lessons over and over again.

More likely than not, bollards aren’t needed. In the unlikely event that bollards ARE needed they must be designed well, they must be visible in all lighting conditions, and they must minimize the harm they might cause.

When the Minuteman first opened the bollards were metal, very yellow and topped with a yellow metal bicycle seat. Good visiblity during sunny days. No active lights, let alone retroreflective meant that in low light conditions they could be hiding in plain sight.

But worst, The bicycle seat was at a very unfortunate hight for roller bladers and roller skaters.

So sorry.

-mr. bill