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RetiscentSun t1_iurkojv wrote

Reply to comment by czo79 in Officials Want Ideas for Keeping Trucks Out of Smugglers' Notch by Distinguished_Parrot

Are there any emergency vehicles that might need to get by that a chicane would not allow?

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Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_iurnlf7 wrote

Make the chicane a closed gate.

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RetiscentSun t1_iurpz0e wrote

What does that mean?

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Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_iurxzeq wrote

If the concern is that emergency vehicles might need to get up the road but the chicane would block them, the chicane itself could be a closed gate. If emergency services need to get through, they would be able to open the gate and get their vehicles through the chicane. If a truck wanted to get through, though, the gate would be closed and they would have to be able to make the turn around the chicane.

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RetiscentSun t1_iuryf9j wrote

Ok that makes sense. Chicane is a new term for me so I’m still trying to figure out exactly how it would work in the notch situation. And I’m not even sure if what I asked about is a legit problem lol. Just curious

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czo79 t1_iurzt16 wrote

In my head I imagined the chicane being made of fairly easy to move barriers but the gate idea is great

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