Barrier boards are typically long plastic or wooden beams or metal plates used during road works and similar activities to cordon off areas, close roads or direct traffic.
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They are also known as council barriers, Show Stoppers, works barricades, or safety barricades.
Around the World
edit- In Australia barrier boards, normally referred to simply as council barriers, are 2.5m long heavy duty PVC boards with yellow and black reflective stripes on both sides supported by 1 or 2 'A frame' stands/legs.
- In Europe barrier boards are typically red and white striped boards made from PVC plastic or wood and are used in conjunction with traffic cones.
- In the United States barriers are typically white aluminium or plastic 'A frame' devices with orange and white reflective boards on either one side or both.
- In Hong Kong, these barriers are in red and white strips, sometimes there are different uses except for road works
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