There's a gated community here that has an entrance with a directory box that has a super nice stone/wood archway that is too low for a package car to go through. The exit is of adequate size to go through but it has a key system and no pad for a code.
Their stuff gets will called.
that exit is probably for emergency vehicles... obviously they can't get in the entrance but they have to be able to get in.
I know gated communities don't make you safer, but I already pointed out why and what I would do if I owned one... it would actually make it safer. could always do what they do in breezy point in the rockaways, ny... it's like a co-op piece of land and only residents and freinds and guests of residents can get in AND people like delivery drivers, etc can not get in on weekends. you have to go through a security check point with police who check if your a resident or guest, if your a guest they call the resident and verify you are cleared to come in. then to top it off you need a token to get into anywhere legal to park or a resident id card, no token and you can;t get to anywhere to park and then you get towed, at the rate police patrol the area you prob get towed in less than 20 minutes.
I only know about this area because when I was in americorps, on our project in the rockaway we had to do some work in breezy point. learned a lot of history of the area too, it's actually pretty neat, everyone there owns share in the land, not just their own home property, the whole city area.