Terrorist attacks were rampant throughout the year, from the shooting at the Pulse club of Orlando to the bombing by a truck driver in the French Riviera city of Nice. The recent addition to these tragic events was the carnage that took place in Berlin. The unfortunate part was that the lorry claimed lives of 12 people and injured 48 others in a Christmas market. This defers from the spirit of festivity and revelry that has engulfed the world right now.
Following this event, France government beefed up the security of Christmas markets throughout the nation to ensure that no such event takes place there. France saw a drastic drop in the number of tourists this year due to the tragic incident at Nice. The country has been the target of terrorists since the past couple of years and this has affected the number of people who considered the country a top holiday destination.
Holiday festivities in France and the security system
France is a beautiful country and it usually holds many events during the holiday season and one of the highlights of this season are the Christmas markets. Also known as Marche de Noel, these markets offer an excellent weekend break to its citizens. One can find everything for Christmas in these markets as the entire atmosphere is filled with happiness and a gelling flavor. People stock for Christmas eve with pretty decorations, food and of course stellar wine.
However, the recent attack in a Berlin Christmas market has send a shiver throughout the world and in this wake, France has already amped up the level of security in these markets and other public places as well. The Berlin attack took place in the heart of the city at the foot of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial church where people were buying mulled wine and sausages from wooden huts. A truck crashed into the place and everything went amiss as people were both killed and hurt in the commotion that followed.
Installation of bollard and automatic boom barrier for better security
Boom barriers are common form of security post at every neighborhood and places of entry. People how ever have no idea what a bollard is. It is the next thing when it comes to regulating huge amount of traffic in a region. A bollard is a sturdy and short vertical post which is installed on the roads to ensure that traffic doesn’t go out of hand. These bollards and the automatic boom barriers are the best way to control traffic of any region in the city.
The holiday season will see a lot of crowd throughout the city and thus it becomes important to have proper boom barrier gate in place. Bollards can help in restricting the entry of people in a certain location and boom barriers will provide for a secure parking space near markets. All these security measures are important in such times of upheaval and mishap.
Bollards can help achieve two goals as they can regulate both the traffic size to a place or also slow down a speeding car or truck by narrowing the available space. Since manual bollards have to be monitored by people, automatic rising bollards have become an instant hit and they are serving a great purpose of protecting people and increasing the security as well.
These automatic bollards can be easily controlled with the help of a remote control or other electronic devices once they are installed at the right place. These are better as they can sense the oncoming vehicle and rise automatically ensuring that no accident takes place. France and other countries should already start installing these security measures in the crowded places of their city.
