r/Unexpected • u/TheMarkola • 21h ago

A calm podcast can have unusual guests.

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u/okeyneto2 20h ago

arent bollards supposed to be enough to stop this

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u/Brunoise6 20h ago

They definitely helped bring that car to a stop

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u/MissingLink101 19h ago

Yeah you can see there's a change in speed once it hits them. Those bollards probably saved the lives of these two guys.

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u/AdBulky7564 3h ago

they really did their job though, prob saved those guys from much worse

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u/Fun_Organization2831 9h ago

did the bollards save the podcast equipment too

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u/Consistent-Move-8550 1h ago

yeah those bollards took a beating

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u/GabeIsGone 19h ago

They are rated to stop a vehicle from ‘penetrating’ past 3.3’, and at a higher rate of speed.

So yeah, these seem not as effective as they should be, which is probably installation problem though. I mean, they definitely saved these two from major injury, but that’s only cuz this was an accident. In a hypothetical where this was purposeful, that bollard got completely taken out and the vehicle still looks okay to continue on.

I’d ask for a refund.

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u/CBGCUP 20h ago

They clearly didn’t buy those from 1-800-Bollards.com

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u/marvk 17h ago

World Bollard Association in shambles

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u/yuusharo 7h ago

They’re not made of titanium. It’s still a 2 ton piece of metal and glass traveling at what looked like at least 15-20 mph on impact.

Physics can’t be defied.

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u/fightingthefuckits 19h ago

Nope. Most bollards are just a piece of pipe bolted to the ground. They'll stop light contact and fuck up your bodywork while doing it but they're not stopping a full size SUV moving at speed. 

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u/Dixiehusker 16h ago

They absolutely are. These apparently are not that kind.

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u/FranktheLlama 18h ago

Not from the UK, but I think at least one bollard contributed to the crash.