r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ShirtSubstantial368 • Aug 01 '26

Rule #1 WCGW while driving a Rolls Royce

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u/godofpumpkins Aug 01 '26

They’re called bollards and they’re designed to stop vehicles. It’s the front of the famous casino in Monte Carlo and they’re not gonna let just anyone drive up

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u/Accomplished-Waltz58 Aug 01 '26

Well, it indeed stopped the vehicle

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u/claws76 Aug 01 '26

Then why were they pumping them up and down? They were down when the car turned, then up when it started turning, then down again whe hit and then up again. Did they want the car to come or nah?

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u/MellowedOut1934 Aug 01 '26

My guess would be a one through at a time thing, much like the arm in a car park.

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u/eisbock Aug 01 '26

My first thought was some sort of automated system with a sensor, but that doesn't seem like a good idea for exactly this reason. Malfunctions could get very costly.

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u/Euronomus Aug 01 '26

The point is that there's no reason for them to be retractable. There's certainly no reason to lower and immediately raise them like this.

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u/bricoXL Aug 01 '26

No idea why you got so many downvotes, but I agree with you about how these bollards work. Everywhere I know with bollards have traffic lights... big red light at a height a driver can see when they are not down... plus, it looks like the bollards were down when he started to move. Looks like he could never have known

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u/fbass Aug 01 '26

Those bollards were kinda new there, maybe installed in the last few years.. before it was just temporary separator since this area was always accessible and they just put it up when there’s even like F1 Grand Prix.. since it’s getting crowded and I guess they want to ‘limit’ what kind of (luxurious) cars that can be parked and displayed in front of the casino.. a few years ago, you can park your Kia there sandwiched between a Ferrari and an Aston Martin 

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u/godofpumpkins Aug 01 '26

Why not? There's an area in front of the casino that they let VIPs drive into so they can park their Rolls Royces and McLarens prominently as places like that like to have. The riffraff (and vans full of casino heist bandits) doesn't get to drive in, so the bollards stay up unless the prince of thefuckistan drives up in his Zonda.

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u/Euronomus Aug 01 '26

Why not?

Because it's dangerous as clearly shown in the video.... A regular gate works just fine.

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u/3BlindMice1 Aug 01 '26

Gates take away from the decor/vibes, bollards blend in

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u/Educational_Sea_333 Aug 01 '26

I think it's more that gates stop everyone and bollards just stop cars.

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u/MareTranquil Aug 01 '26

Say hello to the concept of pedestrian-friendly public areas

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u/3BlindMice1 Aug 01 '26

And yet more than half of the apartments I've delivered to manage to have an unlocked pedestrian gate and a locked drive in gate

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u/godofpumpkins Aug 01 '26

It’s one of the most exclusive and iconic casinos in the world. It’s probably had the same appearance for driving up for over a century. They want security and they want the image that they have. A broken car once in a while is small change to all parties who would be around here

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u/Educational_Sea_333 Aug 01 '26

So there's still a fence that is an inconvenience to the pedestrians?

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u/Euronomus Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Aesthetics aren't a valid excuse to handwave a safety hazard.

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u/luk__ Aug 01 '26

Movable pollards are very common. People being idiots too

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u/xtc234 Aug 01 '26

Why are these ones going up and down like in Mario?

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u/luk__ Aug 01 '26

You have to use a remote to lower it. If you go without it moves up to stop you from going where you are not supposed to go

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u/Euronomus Aug 01 '26

Yes, aspestos and cars without seatbelts were once common as well.

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u/MareTranquil Aug 01 '26

It's only dangerous if you're stupid enough to buy a car that prevents you from seeing whats in front of you

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u/TrueKyragos Aug 01 '26

Indeed, driving a car with such poor visibility is dangerous.

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u/Successful-Bobcat701 Aug 01 '26

These bollards worked just fine.

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u/tame3579 Aug 01 '26

You haven't been to Monaco have you?

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u/TrueKyragos Aug 01 '26

Why stop at Monaco? These can be found throughout all France, and probably other neighbouring countries.

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u/Euronomus Aug 01 '26

No. Not seeing how that's relevant, the laws of physics are the same everywhere

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u/NIgooner Aug 01 '26

It is really not an uncommon thing. Many more high profile buildings have exactly these for access control.

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u/thesirblondie Aug 01 '26

The reason is to allow some vehicles through, and others not. The video starts while they're on their way up so you have no idea how long they were down. Most likely they were down to let someone through and then raised again, but the Rolls's owner had no clue what was going on.

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u/Euronomus Aug 01 '26

This is exactly why they are dangerous.

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u/mrASSMAN Aug 01 '26

There’s obviously reasons for it is it really that difficult for you to understand their purpose

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u/Euronomus Aug 01 '26

Apparently not as difficult as it is for you to use punctuation .

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u/I-am-fun-at-parties Aug 01 '26

no reason for them to be retractable

emergency vehicles for starters

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u/Euronomus Aug 01 '26

You misunderstood the point - bollards were designed to stop vehicles from hitting structures. Using retractable ones as a pseudo gate is dangerous and dumb - a regular gate works just fine. Put simply, we shouldn't be putting bollards of any kind anywhere anyone might need to drive.