Bollards are invaluable safety and security assets in many situations and environments, including marathons. If you are planning a marathon in your city or town, review a few bollard applications to help you create a safer, more organized event.

1. Help Keep the Crowds Back

Removable bollards linked with chains keep the crowds of people watching the marathon out of the street. While people running up to marathon participants is unusual, it does happen, especially if the individuals in question are intoxicated. Using bollards in this way creates distinct lines between the crowds and the runners to help the runners stay focused on winning the race. If someone needs to access a runner or a runner needs to leave the course at any time, the chains can be unlinked from the bollards easily.

2. Provide Makeshift Parking Lots

Depending on the marathon’s location, more parking might be required. If there are adjoining fields to use, removable bollards help create parking lot borders and individual parking spaces. Removable bollards can also be used to create parking spots in unpainted lots near the marathon event. These versatile bollards additionally work as wayfinding posts and can be adorned with signage to help guests find parking lots.

3. Create Safe Play Areas For Children

Perhaps the marathon event is so large that play areas for children are necessary or simply called for. Removable bollards linked with chains placed away from the marathon route create safe areas for kids to play. If the event includes features like a small petting zoo, the bollards can be linked with plastic mesh fencing to create this zoo and delight the children in attendance.

4. Designate Lines For Food and Drink Trucks

Removable bollards can help keep lines and people orderly helping with flow and crowd control. Many marathons include food and beverage cart areas for the onlookers to enjoy as they cheer on their favorite runners. To help create obvious lines for each food and beverage truck, removable bollards once again come in handy. When linked with chains, they create clear lines to avoid confusion. Since food and beverage truck lines can get long fast, using bollards in this way provides organizational assistance.

Removable bollards can also be used to provide wayfinding help throughout the event, such as bollards with signs about where the food and beverage trucks, restroom trailers, ticket booths, and any other booths are located. Browse the removable bollard collection at 1800Bollards today.