by Liz Karson | Sep 24, 2019 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
After terrorist attacks abroad and in the U.S., as well as other vehicular incidents, the city of New Orleans instituted a $40 million safety plan. The intent of part of the investment is to help protect its citizens and tourists from vehicular attacks on the busy... by Liz Karson | Nov 15, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
Last month I wrote an article “Wedge Barriers Keep Cars In This Facility to Prevent Theft”. Cars were being stolen from a remote parking facility near Chicago. After installing concrete barriers and fencing, management turned to ECI for the final key to help prevent... by Liz Karson | Oct 4, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
ECI had an interesting application recently ideally suited for installation of HySecurity® WedgeSmart™ Wedge Barrier Arm Operators (as shown above) in a unique fashion. Automobiles were being stolen off of a remote storage facility located in Chicagoland. Owners had... by Liz Karson | Jul 12, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
In previous articles I wrote about the many means used here in the U.S. and offered by ECI to prevent vehicles from unauthorized perimeter access. In 2017 I wrote about crash gates and wedge vehicle barriers as well as the gate operators used to control them. These... by Liz Karson | Feb 26, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
Last Friday, February 23, 2018 the U.S. Secret Service Tweeted the following at 2:29 PM: “BREAKING: An individual driving a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier near the White House at 17th & E.” At 2:32 PM they Tweeted again: “UPDATE: The... by Liz Karson | Nov 21, 2017 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
HySecurity, a regular ECI supplier, posted this video last year showing the effectiveness of one of their vehicle wedge barriers in stopping a truck. It is worth a second look following our discussions about the effectiveness of vehicle wedge barriers. Watch through...
