Safety at the Augsburg Christkindlesmarkt: Pollers Are Moved Every Minute

Spiegel

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Augsburg protects its Christmas market with concrete bollards, at the same time the tram rolls directly past. How does that work? Only with considerable effort.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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A force act that aims to combine safety and Christmas mood: Heavy bollards are moved for every tram at Augsburg's Christkindlesmarkt, sometimes every minute.

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To allow passage for two tram lines and ambulances, the city of Augsburg has opted against permanent concrete bollards around its Christmas market. Instead, mobile metal steles are being used on Maximilianstrasse. A security company is ensuring smooth operation.

Augsburger Allgemeine

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Barriers at Christmas markets are now commonplace, but in Augsburg a concept has been chosen in which barriers have to be moved 64 times per hour.