Examining active, passive, and hybrid barriers

We have been providing a huge variety of barrier products to clients for a long time. In addition to handrails, we can offer you bollards, gates, fencing, crash barrier designs, and more. With these items, businesses, public authorities, and private individuals can keep people safe from all sorts of accidents.

Vehicle barriers work to slow down and stop cars when they come into contact with them. Often you will see them in places where there is a large amount of pedestrian traffic. They are particularly important when there are a lot of pensioners and children in the crowds. You can also find them in other spots like commercial districts, car parks, and private communities.

There are many different types of crash barrier in existence, but they typically fall into three categories. These are passive, active, and hybrid models. Knowing which is which will help you to purchase the right one when you need to install barriers yourself.

The active models

Firstly, we have active barriers, which include beam and mobile products. The former ones use a beam in order to block the road in specific circumstances. People can use them at rail crossings or security checkpoints for instance. The majority of beams move up and down, but there are also swing models too.

As for mobile barriers, they can fit on the back of a truck and you can transport them anywhere they may be needed. Once you arrive, this barrier shall open and aid you in controlling the local traffic. You can see them in places where there are roadworks or maintenance.

The passive models

With passive barriers, unlike their active counterparts, they don't move at all. They are permanent instead, and are suitable for security on a site. For example you could put a crash barrier in front of a shop to stop ram raiding or accidents.

The hybrid models

As for hybrid barriers, they are semi-permanent. They have attributes that apply to the other two styles. For instance, a barrier may have an active beam feature and a passive wedge one. The user can decide how to use it and has more flexibility.

What type of crash barrier do you need?

At Barrier Mart, we have numerous Armco and open box beam products available. This includes ends, corners, cast in posts, spring type posts and more. As one of the industry's front runners, we will help provide whatever it is you need. You can ask us for tips about which solutions would be best for any type of setting.

So, please give us a call if you need help with your crash barrier systems. We have a huge amount of experience and lots of happy customers who rely on us.