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Best bollards for parking lots

A parking lot usually needs four different products, each in its place. Here is what goes where, and what each costs you in installation.

By the Safety Bollards team · Updated 2026-10-26 · Every spec below links to the manufacturer’s own page.

WhereProductWhy
Every stall facing a wall, sidewalk or another rowWheel stopsOne per stall; rubber or precast
Gas meters, EV chargers, building corners, columnsSteel bollards, embeddedThey take real hits
Aisle edges, walkways, drive-through lanesFlexible bollardsGuide without damage; survive ploughs
Drive lanes where cars speedSpeed bumpsModular rubber sections by lane width
Old painted postsBollard coversNo more repainting

In asphalt

Bollards in an asphalt lot each need a concrete footing below frost; flexible posts anchor straight to asphalt with epoxy (Develotech’s method: four ¾ × 4 in holes, Bitu-Link, 24 h cure).

Sources

  1. Post Guard, CURBIE rubber parking curb spec sheet (PDF, via Sure Guard)
  2. Sanderson Concrete, precast parking curbs
  3. Develotech, Cyclo-Zone bicycle path flexible bollard
  4. Reliance Foundry, How to install a pipe bollard in existing concrete
  5. Barco Products Canada, speed bump and hump kits