|
|
On 2006-06-12, turtill@xxxxxxxxxxx <turtill@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:34:36 +0100, Whiskers
> <catwheezel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On 2006-06-11, turtill@xxxxxxxxxxx <turtill@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Does anyone know who make these sort of gates and how much they cost?
>>> http://static.flickr.com/47/159577114_8b93471e7c_b.jpg
>>
>>That is a variant of the traditional 'kissing gate' that has been built in
>>wood since time immemorial wherever animals are kept in or out of fields,
>>and in metal since at least the 18th century and cheap iron. I'd say that
>>anyone who can put up a fence can devise a kissing gate; if you want metal
>>then any blacksmith or light engineering workshop should be able to do it.
>>
>>> static.flickr.com/61/159539231_e65fdc76a9_b.jpg">http://static.flickr.com/61/159539231_e65fdc76a9_b.jpg
>>
>>Is that meant to make fat people get down on all fours to get through?
>>I've seen similar constrictions meant to force cyclists to dismount or to
>>deter motor-bikers, but usually they are just bent metal tubing.
>
> The galvanised tubular contraption is supposed to allow wheelchair
> access and keep out motorcycles and the green painted contraption
> keeps wheelchairs out but not motorcycles although it is supposed to
> keep motorcycles out. See below.
> static.flickr.com/50/165029517_28e15e93f3_b.jpg">http://static.flickr.com/50/165029517_28e15e93f3_b.jpg
>
>
> static.flickr.com/63/164265809_b6da18cd15_b.jpg">http://static.flickr.com/63/164265809_b6da18cd15_b.jpg
> pete
Mostly, any barrier that allows a wheelchair through will let a small solo
motor-bike through as well, and as you've noticed wheelchairs are the
easiest thing to keep out whether that's the intention or not.
Pedal-cyclists are perfectly capable of lifting their machines above their
heads or even removing the wheels etc to get them throuhg anything that a
human body can get through or over. If you want to deter motor-bikes, a
notice to that effect is as reliable as any barrier intended to permit
wheelchairs.
If the kissing-gate design in your picture stops wheel-chairs, then it's a
bad design, or incorrectly installed - there was a problem of that sort on
the marshes near where I live a few years ago when it was decided to make
them 'accessible'; some of the gate designs were eventually replaced
entirely but many just needed to be installed following the instructions,
rather than letting the labourers make it up as they went along - one
important access point was accessible only to those who could climb over
the gate, at first, until one night it was mysteriously demolished ...
that was one of the simpler types meant to do the same as your
28e15e93f3_b.jpg, but do you know any wheelchairs that can get through an
18" opening?
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
