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Installation set up to block traffic on a road From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A roadblock is a temporary installation set up to control or block traffic along a road. The reasons for one could be:
- Roadworks
- Temporary road closure during special events
- Police chase
- Robbery
- Sobriety checkpoint
- Protests
In peaceful circumstances, they are usually installed by the police or road transport authorities; they are also commonly employed during wars and are usually staffed by heavily armed soldiers in that case. During protests and riots, both police and demonstrators sometimes use roadblocks.[1][2]
Roadblock in the West Bank
Polish barricade during the Warsaw Uprising (1944)
Roadblock during roadworks at Hisingen, Sweden, 2013
'Swarming roadblocks' Extinction Rebellion, (UK) (23 November 2018).
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