Protecting Pedestrian Queues from Vehicle Attack

The source is an advice note detailing strategies for minimizing risk to pedestrian queues from a Vehicle As a Weapon (VAW) attack. It establishes that vehicles pose a realistic and widely accessible threat often employed by terrorists, who typically disregard traffic laws to maximize harm. The document provides guiding principles for organizations, focusing on risk management and implementing practical measures to reduce both the likelihood and impact of an attack. Key recommendations include enhancing efficient entry procedures to decrease queue size, carefully selecting queue locations away from live traffic, and physically protecting queues using existing street furniture or installing specialized rated vehicle security barriers. Find out more at https://safetydocs.org