Just saw this thread for the first time. Those are bollards; they're a security device. All the military bases I've lived on have them; they (obviously) prevent vehicles from entering or exiting. There's a damn good reason they don't have a safety feature... if you have to throw the bollards, something SERIOUS is going on and you don't want to make the mistake of letting a terrorist in... or letting a terrorist escape! Just didn't realize they had them in Europe too? No idea what the reason is there...
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