Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

Plus no insurance company would cover it because you broke the law causing the damage, so it'd all have to come out of your pocket.

Yup so it would (hopefully) be a deterrent (spelling?) to idiots who like to break the law.

Erm, how to use mms protocal? Can't even get a download link, browser doesn't know what to do with it.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Erm, how to use mms protocal? Can't even get a download link, browser doesn't know what to do with it.

it's a streaming file - Open it in WMP, no matter what i try i can't download it

Ah, I don't use WMP, nor do I wish to install it. Oh well.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Ah, I don't use WMP. Oh well.

neither do i, but it popped up and did the job, but i think VLC might play it, i'll check

yeap, in VLC>File>Open Network Stream...>Click MMS and type "mms://a695.v266744.c26674.g.vm.akamaistream.net/5/695/26674/45377422/1a1a1a9b086f9d0162cb37b01d7ee75381e45381f66190066fd338a7d645a81c4e7eaee4/bollard191006.wmv"

I can't help thinking that bollards that rise up from invisibility to catostrophic obstacle are wrong. Even if the driver shouldn't be going that way, it's irresponsible road-planning to create a physically variable road surface, and it seems almost gleefully purposeful in causing a road accident.

Quote from Xaid0n :

I think its a good system, I remember seeing a prototype being tested on Fifth Gear and they rammed an Iveco lorry into it at 40 mph, totally ripped the cab off the rest of the lorry. If you get caught going into a "forbidden" area and you are caught on camera, you would probably just get a fine (which wouldnt be that much really), but if you get caught by the bollard, then more fool you for trying to do that, it will just be more costly to repair the damage to your car...Could do with that system in my High Street, that may cut congestion down.

its on youtube.. just search for "bollard" and it will come up

HAHAHAHAHA
That shows just how stupid people are theese days

the scene with the suv would be hillarious if there wasnt a kid in the car

well at least he figured out early in his life that his dad is an idiot

@Sam - but there are signs and you can still see them on the road surface, they stick out a bit and they're silver, they're hard to miss

The drivers got what was coming to them really..these things are always clearly signposted, and its clear they had their foot down trying to force their way through, so its not like they was unaware of them. Why unnecessarily complicate things having a barrier that raises, which would stand out badly in some town centres they're placed in and are more vunerable to damage, just because the idiots that refuse to obey the law and think they're better.

I could accept it better if it was a barrier coming down in plain sight, rather than a bollard coming up. The bollard is below the driver's field of view, out of sight while it's rising up to impact the car. Regardless of whether the driver was at fault, it's a deliberate accident and that can't be justified.

Rtsbasic, yes.. the driver deserves a fine.. but as Shotglass pointed out, the driver isn't the only victim of these deliberate car accidents, and one of them was a child in the backseat. There's no way to justify risking a baby. No way at all.

A barrier in midair isn't going to be too much more obvious than the bright red signs on either side of the road saying cars aren't allowed, and in some places will likely end up getting damaged and costing more to maintain. A fine sticks in your mind for a while, but causing £400 of damage out your own stupidity is going to stop you ever doing it again.

I agree its a daft risk to the baby in that video, and indeed to any passenger of the car espically if they're young, but its clearly the driver who decides to take that risk into his own hands. In every incident in that video the driver was clearly aware of the bollards and thought they knew better and to risk it. To be honest if someone has such little respect for the law, and sod all common sense why are they on the roads endangering other people? And they came off on the short end of it, while endangering other people. They do the job they're ment to perfectly, without IMO unnecessary risk, and you notice in all 3 incidents the bollards stopped raising when they met resistance.

Quote from SamH :

Rtsbasic, yes.. the driver deserves a fine.. but as Shotglass pointed out, the driver isn't the only victim of these deliberate car accidents, and one of them was a child in the backseat. There's no way to justify risking a baby. No way at all.

Well, first, you see the big signs that tell you that you are not allowed to drive your car into that place and secondly, all of those drivers were clearly accellerating hard, so they KNEW there were obstacles that would block their way... So, the only one at fault IS the driver, HE risked his baby, which is stupid beyond my understanding... He should have been knocked down by his wife or the guy obviously asking if he could help...

Got to admit guys, these idjits deserve all the damage to their cars, and the insurance companies should REFUSE to pay out as the damage was 'self-inflicted'!
As a BUS-DRIVER in Oxford, I see twats ignoring 'No Entry' signs on a daily basis ...I even had one loony (in a Merc) driving THE WRONG WAY down a one-way street that was clearly signed as a pedestrian/bus zone only, and he wanted ME to reverse MY BUS so he could get through...what a twat !illepall

What an idiot illepall Should have drove the damn bus into him if you wasn't carrying anyone.

In general ppl should concentrate more driving the damn car, not being passenger with steering wheel as many seem to be today.

Too bad that bollard thing would not be possible in here, our laws are made so that you are not allowed to think, more idiot you are less responsibility you get in accident. For example if you drive over some pedestrian you get less fines and jail when you do it when drunk...

i think that the bollard idea is good, but they poles should be made of thin metal or plastic that would break when hit it

then they will have to repair it.

government property lost <- our tax.

I suggest that the bollard, instead of smashing into the underside of the car, just sticks a device. The bollard would not do any damage.

10 minutes later, the device would announce very very loudly "i am a selfish, incompetent driver" over and over.

The device should be very difficult to unstick, turn off or damage.

Quote from george_tsiros :

I suggest that the bollard, instead of smashing into the underside of the car, just sticks a device. The bollard would not do any damage.

10 minutes later, the device would announce very very loudly "i am a selfish, incompetent driver" over and over.

The device should be very difficult to unstick, turn off or damage.

Devices like that cost money...see previous post!

I think that the bollards should be made of extremley HARD steel, with a very sharp point on them, and the delay should be adjusted so that they shoot up (even faster and further) when the driver is directly above the point...or even manual operation would be better to improve accuracy..i would love THAT job

Quote from george_tsiros :

I suggest that the bollard, instead of smashing into the underside of the car, just sticks a device. The bollard would not do any damage.

10 minutes later, the device would announce very very loudly "i am a selfish, incompetent driver" over and over.

The device should be very difficult to unstick, turn off or damage.

how about some small nade?