YorkshireBear
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There was an interesting article on the BBC a while back about how your can "armour" a street scene without making look like it. The large ARSENAL sign outside the Emirates Stadium is actually an armoured barrier to stop cars and trucks getting up there.
The big bits of art as well, they often fulfill the same purpose. Even a few nice planters made of pretty hardwood and full of soil will provide a fairly decent barrier to all but the largest vehicles.
Very good point. And generally that is what engineers like to do. It doesn't actually take a very high bollard to stop a HGV, it is all about the foundation depths. As with any structure to be fair!!!
Mention earlier of how to bollard major streets in some city centres. Well actually the answer is simple in concept, although difficult to deliver. Pedestrianise them completely with the bollards simply at the ends. Although it takes brave transport planners to work out these sorts of problems and Oxford Street i can see not being simple at all. But hopefully as we as a country develop the concept of green city centres with no traffic zones and better public transport, we can also improve the security against attacks like this.
To me it feels like daesh are more mindless violence than those that have come before. Which has inspired lone wolves which frankly, are impossible to defend against directly. But rather just preventative measures.
One thing that does concern me is what happens if someone picks a target that isn't 24/7 protected by heavily armed police?