Concept design

The development of the Jo-Line safety barrier is outlined. The safety barrier, marketed by the Atlas Group, uses a steel wire reinforced banner stretched between two pillars and rapidly raised or lowered to block or allow vehicle access. The advantages of the Jo-Line barrier over traditional raising-arm barriers are increased safety, as it cannot cause damage or injury, and greater resistance to vandalism. The barrier has a high operating speed, which can be less than 1 second. Accidents involving car park barriers have occurred, resulting in local authorities and car park operators being fined. Raising-arm barriers are increasingly being targeted by vandals and by motorists trying to exit car parks. The banner-operating mechanisms are contained within steel box pillars and movement is activated by low voltage, high torque motors. All banner movements are regulated by a microprocessor controlled programmable system. All Jo-Line barriers are fitted with automatic traffic lights as standard.

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• Corporate Authors:

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• Authors:
  • BAKER, J
• Publication Date: 2005-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 28-30
• Serial:
  • PARKING NEWS
  • Issue Number: 236
  • Publisher: BRITISH PARKING ASSOCIATION
  • ISSN: 1470-8361

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Durability; Equipment; Guardrails; Intersection elements; Loss and damage; Offenders; Parking facilities; Safety; Traffic control; Traffic signals
• ITRD Terms: 916: Car park; 1614: Damage; 9011: Design (overall design); 5910: Durability; 3674: Equipment; 425: Exit; 1508: Offender; 1665: Safety; 1686: Safety fence; 654: Traffic control; 565: Traffic signal
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01019879
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 9 2006 8:20AM