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Crowd control barriers (also referred to as crowd control barricades, with some versions called a French barrier or bike rack in the USA, and mills barriers in Hong Kong) are commonly used at many public events. They are frequently visible at sporting events, parades, political rallies, demonstrations, and outdoor festivals. Event organizers, venue managers, and security personnel use barricades as part of their crowd management planning.
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at www.cornille-mct.be Interlocking steel barriers were patented in France in 1951.
Article about sawhorses used for crowd control
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* ttp://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1998/09/09/1998-09-09_tale_of_2_men_at_the_barrica.html ''New York Daily News'' article on steel barrier use in New York City Crowd control Perimeter security Street furniture
Crowd control barriers (also referred to as crowd control barricades, with some versions called a French barrier or bike rack in the USA, and mills barriers in Hong Kong) are commonly used at many public events. They are frequently visible at sporting events, parades, political rallies, demonstrations, and outdoor festivals. Event organizers, venue managers, and security personnel use barricades as part of their crowd management planning.
History
Nadar
Brussels mayor Jules Anspach has been credited with the invention of the crowd control barrier for the occasion of the visit of the French photographerNadar
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or Félix Nadar'','' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloon (aircraft), balloonist, and proponent of History of avi ...
to Brussels. On his visit to Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...
with the balloon ''Géant'', on September 26, 1864, Anspach erected mobile barriers to keep the crowd at a safe distance. Up to this day, crowd control barriers are known in both Belgian Dutch
Flemish ( ) is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to the region known as Flanders in northern Belgium; it is sp ...
and Belgian French
Belgian French () is the variety of French spoken mainly among the French Community of Belgium, alongside related Oïl languages of the region such as Walloon, Picard, Champenois, and Lorrain (Gaumais). The French language spoken in Belgi ...
as ''Nadar barriers''.at www.cornille-mct.be Interlocking steel barriers were patented in France in 1951.
See also
* 2009 Birmingham Millennium Point stampede * Chicane (barrier) *Crowd control
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* Crowd manipulation
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* Privacy fencing
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* Temporary fencing
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* Vinyl fence
References
External links
{{commons category, Crowd control barriers, Crowd control barrierArticle about sawhorses used for crowd control
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* ttp://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1998/09/09/1998-09-09_tale_of_2_men_at_the_barrica.html ''New York Daily News'' article on steel barrier use in New York City Crowd control Perimeter security Street furniture