Summary
New Orleans is installing new 10-mph-rated bollards on Bourbon Street to replace failing barriers ahead of the Feb. 9 Super Bowl, despite knowing they can’t stop moderate-to-high-speed vehicle attacks like the deadly New Year’s Day incident that killed 14.
The city prioritized ease of use over crash safety due to maintenance issues with older barriers.
Critics argue the new system leaves vulnerabilities, as the engineering report showed vehicles could still exceed the bollards’ speed rating.
Officials face scrutiny over balancing security and daily operations in the crowded tourist zone.
Is this really seen as a bad thing? Is bourbon street really supposed to capitulate to terror and install ultra-securtity defenses like they expect a high-speed attack every year? How many years has it been since the last similar attack? Is the secret that it never happened before and probably won’t again?
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Basically mardi gras will tell them. if they have a normal amount of tourists then no its acceptable. If not then maybe they have to show a bit more concern around the possibility.
It’s an area with extremely high pedestrian traffic and cars. Regardless of what just happened, traffic barriers are a really good idea. Accidents happen.
They put bollards in front of shopping malls and I doubt it’s because they are trying to stop Blues Brothers re-enactors.
Yes
Needs auto-turrets and face recognition scanners everywhere.
Peter Thiel beat you to it!
Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology (2018)
I assumed that was part of the plan. I wanna see a ED-209 unit on every corner of every block in a perfect grid formation. Terrorists gonna learn what time it is today.
Even if people stop doing vehicular attacks (which they won’t, see the Christmas market one in Germany and countless other ones globally), it’s a good investment in safety to have a hard barrier between people and cars for normal ‘accidents’ as well.
Not to mention drunk driving.
Skip that and install a tank.