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Event security —
vehicle access protection that stays plannable.

City festivals, festivals, sporting events and markets attract dense crowds — making them a potential target for vehicle attacks. Barricadix supports event organizers and municipalities in analyzing access routes with AI, dimensioning suitable protective measures in a standards-compliant way, and documenting them so they stand up to scrutiny.

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In brief

How do you plan the security of an event?

In a few steps: analyze the access routes, determine the protection objective and protection class for each access point, then dimension suitable — usually mobile — vehicle barriers or bollards and document everything in a standards-compliant way. The result is an audit-ready basis for the security concept, coordination with authorities and permitting.

Application areas

For every kind of event.

Whether one-off or recurring, indoors within the urban space or on temporary grounds — vehicle access protection is guided by the specific threat situation of each event.

City & public festivals

Inner-city festivals, carnival, marksmen's and public festivals with open access routes in the middle of public space.

Festivals & concerts

Open-air festivals and large concerts with temporary grounds, high visitor density and complex logistics.

Sporting events

Marathons, city runs and sporting events with changing route layouts and numerous crossing points.

Weekly & Christmas markets

Recurring markets on squares with crowds that permanently warrant protection and regular set-up.

There is a dedicated guide for the seasonal classic: securing Christmas markets.

In 5 steps

From the access route to the security concept.

From the first geodata look to prepared coordination — each step is mapped to a Barricadix module and delivers an audit-ready result.

01

Analyze access routes based on geodata

Barricadix captures the event grounds based on geodata and identifies possible approach routes, achievable speeds and critical access points — without an on-site inspection being required for the preliminary analysis.

02

Derive protection objectives & protection class

The threat situation gives rise to protection objectives and the protection class required for each access point. The decisive factors are the expected impact energy and the physically possible approach speed.

03

Dimension temporary protective measures

Suitable, certified measures are dimensioned to the determined protection class — preferably mobile vehicle barriers, bollards or barriers. Escape routes and passage widths are taken into account, and the recommendation remains manufacturer-neutral.

04

Create an audit-ready risk report

The result is a traceable risk report that documents assumptions, protection objectives and measures — the robust basis for the security concept, coordination with authorities and the permitting procedure.

05

Prepare coordination & tender

Maps, assessments and recommendations for action create a shared basis for discussions with the municipality, police, fire brigade and public order office — where needed, all the way to a manufacturer-neutral, procurement-ready performance specification.

Standards & codes

Design in line with the recognized state of the art.

Barricadix assesses access routes on the basis of the codes that are authoritative for vehicle access protection. This makes the results for events robust, audit-ready and justifiable towards authorities. An overall overview is provided by the standards in vehicle access protection.

DIN SPEC 91414-2

Describes the methodical approach to planning vehicle access protection — from the threat assessment through the protection objectives to the choice of suitable measures. For events, the common thread from analysis to concept.

DIN ISO 22343

Governs the impact test of vehicle barriers and is therefore decisive for selecting tested systems. It replaces the earlier codes IWA 14-1 and PAS 68; certificates under these predecessor standards remain valid.

Technische Richtlinie Mobile Fahrzeugsperren (Technical Guideline for Mobile Vehicle Barriers)

Defines the protection classes SK1, SK2 and SK2+ specifically for mobile vehicle barriers — the fitting basis for dimensioning an event's temporary barriers as needed.

Benefits for event organizers

Security that doesn't slow the event down.

Events are increasingly being called into question because of high security costs. The problem is rarely the protective effect — but blanket over-dimensioning. Barricadix places the right measure at the right access route: AI-powered, standards-compliant and manufacturer-neutral.

Fast & without on-site inspection

The preliminary analysis is carried out digitally on screen — saving time and costs, especially for recurring events.

Designed for temporary grounds

Mobile and temporary barrier concepts can be planned in a targeted way and adapted for each edition of the event.

Shared basis for coordination

Event organizers, the municipality and security authorities work with the same analysis results and maps.

Documented so it stands up to scrutiny

All results are documented in a traceable way — usable for security concepts, permits and internal approvals.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about event security

What does event security mean in vehicle access protection?
In vehicle access protection, event security comprises all measures that protect an event from the unauthorized or deliberate driving of vehicles into the crowd. The basis is a risk analysis of the access routes, from which protection objectives, the required protection class and suitable barrier measures are derived and documented in a traceable way.
When does an event need vehicle access protection?
Whenever many people are present on an area that is accessible to vehicles. The decisive factors are visitor density and whether drivable access routes with sufficient approach distance exist. Whether and to what extent protective measures are required follows from the threat analysis of the specific event — not from a blanket requirement.
Who is responsible for the security of an event?
Responsibility is generally shared. The event organizer is responsible for protection against general traffic and accident hazards and for operational implementation within the security concept. Defending against deliberate, criminal or terrorist vehicle-ramming attacks is the responsibility of the municipality as the hazard-prevention authority, in coordination with the police and security authorities. This delineation should be clarified early and in writing.
Which standard applies to vehicle access protection at events?
For planning, DIN SPEC 91414-2 is authoritative; for the impact test of tested vehicle barriers, DIN ISO 22343 (it replaces IWA 14-1 and PAS 68, existing certificates remain valid). The protection classes SK1, SK2 and SK2+ come from the Technische Richtlinie Mobile Fahrzeugsperren. Barricadix aligns its assessment methodology with these codes.
Fixed or mobile vehicle barriers for events?
For temporary events, mobile vehicle barriers are predominantly used because they can be set up and taken down again without structural interventions. Which system is suitable follows from the risk analysis and the protection class derived from it — the decisive factors are a valid impact test for the possible impact energy as well as the correct consideration of escape routes and passage widths.
How quickly can a security concept for an event be created?
Because the preliminary analysis is carried out on screen based on geodata, the on-site inspection for the first assessment is no longer needed. This creates the basis for the security concept in a short time instead of weeks. For recurring events, existing analyses can be saved and quickly adapted for the next edition.
Plan now

Plan your event securely.

Have your access routes analyzed by Barricadix and receive a standards-compliant, audit-ready basis for the security concept, authorities and permitting — in good time before the event.

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