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icon description
easy to use easy to use
moderately easy to use moderately easy to use
not very easy to use not very easy to use
Not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty Not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
accessible with ease accessible with ease
lower cost lower cost
medium cost medium cost
higher cost higher cost

Gaps and Barriers : Evaluation Summary

General Guidance | Design List | Evaluation Summary |

 
Conforms to
BS5709
Ease of Use for Pedestrians
Motorised Wheelchair Users
Acessible to
Manual Wheelchair & Push chair Users
Acessible
to
Horse
riders
Acessible to
Pedal Cyclists

Acessible to
Motor
cyclists
Acessible to Motorcars
1.1 Bollards (at required 1200mm min spacing) accessible with ease easy to use accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.2 Vehicle Barrier & Seat
(at required 1200mm min gaps)
 accessible with ease easy to use accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.3 Vehicle Barrier
(at required 1200mm min gaps)
accessible with ease easy to use accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.4 Vehicle Barrier:
Edging
(at required 1200mm min gaps)
accessible with ease easy to use accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.5 Vehicle Pole Barrier
(at required 1200mm min gaps)
accessible with ease easy to use accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.6 Motorcycle Barrier
- York Chicane
not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty moderately easy to use not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
Motorcycle Barrier
- Fife Chicane
not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty moderately easy to use not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.7 Horse Stile /
Motorcycle Barrier
(version 1)
accessible with ease not very easy to use not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.8 Horse Stile /
Motorcycle Barrier
(version 2)
 accessible with ease not very easy to use not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.9 Horse Stile /
Motorcycle Barrier
(version 3)
not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
 moderately easy to use not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
Horse Stile /
Motorcycle Barrier
(version 4)
 not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not very easy to use not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty accessible with ease accessible with ease not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
1.10 The Three Valleys Barrier not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty


not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
 accessible with ease
 not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
 not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty


Notes

1 but not accessible to the larger designs of motorised wheelchair with a hood

2 but not accessible to double pushchairs of a side-by-side design

3 accessible, but not very suitable or convenient for the purpose

4 but pedal cyclists will still need to dismount and lift their bike over

5 but may be accessible to lighter trail bikes