What is a Tripod Turnstile?
· Tripod turnstile is a device that controls the way into or out of a building, room, or area of land, especially one that you have to pay to enter. · They are also called in different forms like Half Height Turnstile, Waist Height Turnstile, Tripod Waist Height Turnstile, Tripod Half Height Turnstile etc. · A tripod turnstile is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. · It can also be made so as to enforce one-way human traffic, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar. · Half Height Turnstiles are very common at train/metro stations, stadiums where used toll collection systems. · Thus, a tripod turnstile can be used in the case of paid access (sometimes called a faregate...