Q: What is a vehicle spike or tire spike barrier? A: A vehicle tire spike barrier uses teeth to deter gate runners and unauthorized traffic from entering or exiting a facility. Often called tire shredders or tiger teeth barriers, these vehicle spike barriers can be either surface mounted (which avoids trenching and disturbing utilities), …
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Drop Arm Barriers
Q: What are drop arm barriers? A: Drop arm barriers are for above ground protection with an arm that lifts from horizontal to vertical. Drop arm barriers also provide a solution where there is a limited amount of space on either side of the roadway. In some configurations, arm barriers can swing horizontally to open …
What is a Crash Beam Barrier?
Q: What is a crash beam barrier? A: Crash Beam Barriers use vertical or horizontal actuation to move a beam into place for stopping traffic and gate runners at government facilities, military bases, airports, public and private entities and many automotive sales facilities such as Hertz Rental Car and Carmax. Most beams move up and …
What is a Wedge Barrier?
Q: What is a Wedge Barrier? A: A wedge barrier is a type of active vehicle barrier that sits in a flush position with the surface of the ground. Most wedge barriers are surface mounted or buried in the roadway. Recently, some manufacturers have developed a mobile wedge barrier that can be towed to specific …
Final Denial Barrier
Q: What is a final denial barrier? A: Final denial barriers are physical barriers placed at the last point in a physical security plan where it’s possible to stop a gate runner or other facility breach. Final denial barriers might include tire shredders, bollards, wedge barriers, drop arms or beams that are crash rated and …
Serpentine Barriers
Q: What is a serpentine barrier? A: Serpentine barriers force drivers to slow down as they approach the entrance and/or exit to give security personnel more time to respond to threats. Serpentine barriers usually consist of bollards or mobile barriers arranged in varying configurations like a maze. K12 Defense manufactures two unique barriers that are …