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It is always recommended to mount the barrier with its access door facing the
oncoming traffic. This ensures that if a vehicle accidentally hits the pole, the
pole is knocked away from the barrier housing, not back onto the barrier
housing, potentially damaging the housing.
11. Orientation
Left Hand
!
A Left Hand barrier is defined as a unit installed on the left hand side of the road from
which the vehicle approaches. The door always faces oncoming traffic.
Access
door
Direction of traffic
Changed orientation
Left hand orientation
It is possible to change to
left hand
orientation
allowing the barrier to be
mounted on the left hand side of the
roadway with the pole pointing to the
right. See Section 12 for details
Internal view of barrier
!
Lefthand configuration when the pole is
in the raised position
Boom pole
Boom pole
FIGURE 8. LEFT HAND ORIENTATION
FIGURE 9. LEFT HAND ORIENTATION
FIGURE 10. INTERNAL VIEW
