Crash Tested Bollards

TrafficGuard ®, Inc drawing on 20 + years of industry experience, is the first bollard company to test to ASTM F3016 as well as the first to offer crash tested product that meets ASTM F3016. Bollard Warehouse, Inc. is the licensed manufacturer of TrafficGuard ®, Inc. ASTM F3016 crash tested bollard line.

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What's A Crashed Tested Bollard?

Storefront Vehicle Incursions

Increasingly common are vehicle incursions where a driver inadvertently, or in some cases deliberately penetrates a storefront. According the Storefront Safety Council:
- 60 + vehicle-intbuilding crashes each day
- 3,600 + injuries per year
- 500 deaths per year
While these numbers are rough estimates, a simple google search for shows the scope of the issue, with vehicle incursion incidents nationwide.
The lives of employers, employees and customers are increasingly at risk.
Business owners and government agencies are being exposed to significant liability.
Protecting storefronts based on “best practices” will no longer be enough.
An ASTM committee has developed & approved ASTM F3016, Surrogate Testing of Vehicle Impact Protective Devices at Low Speeds that aims to address these risks.
With the implementation of the new standard, the responsibility to protect vulnerable store fronts and seating areas with crash tested bollards or other devices will fall on commercial real estate, retail owners and government agencies.
Incentives through insurers to implement crash tested protection will also likely increase.
COVID19 has further upped the exposure for these businesses and agencies to provide a safe environment for their employees and customers.

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ASTM F3016

The ASTM F3016 standard details a testing method to determine a bollards ability to stop a 5,000 lb test vehicle at 10, 20 and 30 MPH.
There are two passing penetration ratings; P1 & P2. P1 details a dynamic penetration of less than 1’. P2 details a dynamic penetration of less than 4’.
Recommended spacing of bollards is no further than 48” from inside edge to inside edge between bollards.
Bollard selection and placement decisions based upon site specific details and anticipated speeds shall be determined by the owner or their representatives.
Consulting a traffic engineer may be advisable.
Learn more about the standard here:
- www.astm.org/Standards/F3016.htm
- www.bollardwarehouse.com

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Crash Tested Bollard Solutions: Bollard Warehouse, Inc

TrafficGuard®, Inc drawing on 20 + years of industry experience, is the first bollard company to test to ASTM F3016 as well as the first to offer crash tested product that meets ASTM F3016.
Bollard Warehouse, Inc. is the licensed manufacturer of TrafficGuard®, Inc. ASTM F3016 crash tested bollard line.
Currently Bollard Warehouse, Inc. offers S-10 , S-20 and S-30 tested removable and fixed bollard solutions.
Testing has been ongoing since 2016, with over 28 tests conducted to date at the Texas Transportation Institute in College Station, Texas and Calspan Corporation in Buffalo, New York.
Current testing is aimed at providing less invasive and retrofit crash tested bollard solutions.
Visit www.bollardwarehouse.com to learn more.

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ASTM F3016 Bollard Purchase Checklist

Request full-scale crash test summary from the bollard manufacturer that details actual test performance.
Verify that the tests were conducted to the ASTM F3016 standard at an accredited testing facility. Beware of unverifiable “independent” tests.
Finite engineering analysis is not equivalent to an ASTM F3016 crash test.
Your best security is to purchase the bollards directly from the manufacturer who has performed the testing.
Require steel certifications from manufacturer to verify steel complies with what was actually tested.
Bollard Warehouse, Inc. is Buy American qualified.

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ASTM F3016 Bollard Installation Checklist

Prior to any payment to the contractor for construction you should require

Steel certifications from the rebar manufacturer
Concrete specifications from the ready mix supplier
Photos from the actual construction for each step – showing the tape measure in photos
1. Site excavation – verifying depth
2. Rebar photos of layout before concrete is poured
3. Photos of the actual pour occurring

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