Alberta has a unique black and white bollard that is often found at intersections. It has a cylindrical shape and two black bands that wrap all the way around. It is one of the most useful Canadian bollards to learn because it appears so frequently.
NOTE: Some Alberta bollards have a yellow band between the two black bands, instead of a white one. Blue bands can also rarely be seen, particularly in and around Calgary, while green bands are rarely seen in and around Edmonton.
Manitoba uses black and grey painted bollards. Most of the time an orange stripe will be present below the grey one.
Wooden, rectangular bollards of this form are typically found further north in Manitoba
NOTE: Bollards in this format with just a black top are seen in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
British Columbia has black-and-white bollards with a thin, slightly curved shape. It is most commonly found on Vancouver Island, but can be found all throughout the province.
NOTE: They can look superficially similar to the Alberta bollard. However, the thin shape and the wider spacing of the two black bands should help you tell them apart.
Québec has unique bollards that are always attached to guardrails. They are long, thin white poles with a red or green reflector at the top.
These flat, yellow bollards can be found on the Trans-Canada highway in New Brunswick.
The Northwest Territories has a black and white bollard with a cylindrical shape and two thick, black bands.
NOTE: It looks very similar to the Alberta bollard. However, the Alberta bollard has thinner black bands.
These small, cylindrical white bollards with a black base are unique to Mexico. A yellow reflector can sometimes be seen, as well as a flat version.
This bollard is found in Nevada. It consists of a reflector on a thin stick. The reflector is a vertical rectangle that consists of a white field surrounded by a black outline.
The most common type of roadside bollard in South Dakota and Montana features a dark metal post with a white diamond on each side of the top.
NOTE: These bollards can be found to a lesser extent in other western states.
Roadside bollards in Wyoming often feature a dark metal pole with a white circular reflector at the top. The top of the metal pole is sometimes painted white or grey, which is unique to Wyoming.
The state of Washington uses bollards that consist of a white or brown post with a white rectangle on the front of the bollard, and two smaller white or silver squares on the back of the bollard.
These simple white bollards with black reflectors are unique to Wisconsin.
Australian bollards are white, with a red reflector on the front, and a grey reflector on the back.
NOTE: New Zealand uses a bollard where the red reflector wraps around the back, meaning the reflector goes from end to end while the Australian one stops in the middle.
These black-and-white stripy bollards are unique to Western Australia.
This black-and-yellow bollard is exclusive to Queensland.
Bollards in New Zealand have a red strip which wraps around the top of the bollard. This strip wraps the whole way around the back and part of the front. The front or back of the bollard often contains a thin yellow or white reflector.
NOTE: These bollards are unique to New Zealand.
A typical bollard, but with a green stripe, is common in southern Canterbury, as well as in some pockets in eastern Southland.
A typical bollard but with a black stripe instead of a red one is commonly found in Wellington, especially in older Generation 3 coverage.
Chilean bollards are similar to Spanish style bollards, with a white reflector at the front and a yellow-orange reflector at the back. They are not super common.
While regular bollards are somewhat rare in Chile, you may sometimes find this orange, temporary bollard, with two white stripes at the top.
Ecuador is one of the few Latin American countries where bollards are very common.
You will find two main types of bollards:
A round bollard with two red stripes,
A flat bollard with two red reflectors on black.
Many other bollards can be found, however, they will almost always have the same colour scheme and style.
NOTE: A similar rectangular bollard can sometimes be found in Malaysia.
Bollards in Peru are painted red or yellow, and the country mainly uses a variety of triangular-shaped concrete bollards. Occasionally you will also spot other designs, such as these circular concrete variants.
This cylindrical bollard, with a black and yellow stripe at the top, is unique to the state of Moquegua, which is located in the south of Peru.
These white bollards, with one side often painted yellow, and stone barriers, are specific to Uruguay.
Rwanda uses multiple different red and white cylindrical bollards.
Bangladesh uses red-and-white concrete bollards throughout the whole country.
NOTE: They can also be found in a square form instead of a circular form.
Cambodia has a variety of different bollards. The most common ones are:
A stone bollard with red-and-white stripes.
A stone bollard with a red top and a white base, usually with a reflector in the red part.
Some bollards are unique to a road or region.
Indonesia commonly uses these black-and-white square or circular bollards, as well as these yellow-and-black ones, which can also have a red reflector. Other designs can also be found.
NOTE: UK-style bollards are mostly found in Kalimantan.
Central Sulawesi features these unique bollards that are painted black on the bottom, white in the middle, and yellow on the top.
Japan usually uses simple white bollards with circular reflector(s) on the top. However, sometimes these bollards are black, or have other extensions. They can also have the city or prefecture written on it in kanji.
This flat, white bollard, found on the island of Kyushu and in Yamaguchi Prefecture, will have a series of separated orange reflectors on one side, and the same white on the opposite.
NOTE: Rarely, you may find similar bollards in Hokkaido. However, both sides will have orange reflectors.
Some bollards on the island of Shikoku can have a black stripe just under the reflector. They can be found normally, attached to guardrails or walls.
This thick, white bollard, found in the Tohoku region, will have an octagonal reflector, and yellow stripe just underneath. In addition, you can find the same bollard, but with a rectangular top.
Finally, there are two other variations. You can find a black octagonal, and rectangular version. They are often found on National Highways or Expressways and can have the number printed on them.
Kazakhstan uses a variety of post-Soviet style bollards, as well as ones that resemble Turkish bollards. Notably, the bollards seemingly consisting of two thin bollards attached at a 90° angle are unique to Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyzstan uses these simple white bollards with a diagonal black stripe near the top.
Laos, Thailand and Indonesia uses square concrete black and white bollards with one or more black bands.
NOTE: Cambodia rarely use similar bollards.
Malaysian bollards will often have the colours black, white, grey and red. Here are three examples of typical Malaysian bollards.
NOTE: There can be multiple varieties of these bollards, but the layout is mostly the same.
Mongolia uniquely features white bowling-pin shaped bollards with two red stripes around the top.
Bollards in Qatar are only found on a few roads, and you can easily tell them apart.
The horizontal road just west of Qatar map label uses black and yellow centre lines.
The horizontal road south of Madinat al Ka`ban has a lot more greenery and, the coverage is also very overcast.
The coastal road south of Fuwayrit has coastal shrubs all around, and you can often see the coast.
If the road doesn’t fit the above descriptions, guess on the long vertical road west of Qatar map label.
You will sometimes see these black and white wedge-shaped bollards. They have a round yellow reflector on the front, and a grey one on the back.
These short, wide stone bollards are unique to Sri Lanka. They have a tapered shape, with a black base and a white top.
Taiwan uses these bollards with either two or three circular reflectors on a black rectangle.
You can also find these lollipop looking reflectors on guardrails, similar to the designs found in Japan.
This black bollard with three large white reflectors is most frequently seen in Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son.
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