The barriers were put in place following the tragedies at London and Nice when terrorists mowed down pedestrians and KBCW TV interviewed several Fremont people involved with the festival.

"We don't want people to worry about their safety," expresses Lt. Matt Snelson of the Fremont Police Department. Ed Fonseca, president of Fun & Game Rentals, who is in charge of many of the festival rides, relates that, in the past, festival operatives had to park their own cars in the entrances to help guard festival attendees. With the portable barricades, the entrances are closed to traffic but can be lowered to let authorized law enforcement and delivery vehicles through.

The 12 totally self-contained MP5000's were towed to the 12 entrances into the festival to control vehicle access within 15 minutes apiece. No excavation or sub-surface preparation was required. Once positioned, the mobile barricades unpacked themselves by using hydraulics to raise and lower the barriers off their wheels. DC-powered pumps then raised the barriers to keep vehicles out or lowered the barrier to let vehicles through. The mobile deployable vehicle crash barriers can stop a 7.5 ton (6400 Kg) vehicle traveling 40 mph (64 kph).