Safety barriers near Chilham

Safety barriers near Chilham

Safety barriers near Chilham on the busy A28.   This footway is also used (Shared space) by cyclists in the interests of their safety.

The question is:-   Was the crash-barrier put in to protect vehicles; i.e.: prevent M/Vs from going down a bank and crashing into houses, or was it put in place to protect pedestrians?  The answer could be; 'probably', but not with the well-being pedestrians as the prime concern.  Thankfully that has been the net result, i.e.: 'a spin-off'.

Here (looking in the opposite direction) one can see that the barrier protects houses as well, which is not a bad thing.

                                             In the terms of Crash Barriers, putting pedestrians first is unusual.