MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Just days after the terror attack in New Orleans, our cameras caught apparent flaws in security on Memphis' iconic Beale Street — flaws that, under the right circumstances, could have deadly consequences. Thursday night on famed Beale Street, bollards, those security barriers designed to keep out vehicles, were up. But look closely. There are still areas where there are no barriers and sidewalks wide enough that a car could hop the curb and barrel down the pavement. Visitors on Beale appreciate the security measures, but they too have questions. "So I think the barriers are a good thing, but they should definitely put it on the sidewalks as well,” said tourist Daniel Vanjwarsveld. Mayor, downtown leaders say Beale Street secure following New Orleans attack We took the apparent security flaw to the Downtown Memphis Commission. They put up the bollards, but admit they aren't always up on a non-busy night. "So there was no activation happening last night,” said Chandell Ryan, CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission. “The street was pretty much open for business, not shut down for pedestrians, and that kind of large activation type of space. So it was a typical open night for Beale Street."  Ryan said they are working to make Beale Street more secure, and that includes the sidewalks. “What you should see is some efforts around the sidewalks so that we are protecting the ability to enter the street from any other entry point other than the roadway,” Ryan said. The DMC says barriers like these have been used since 2019, since city leaders saw them being used in New Orleans. The French Quarter’s metal barriers were gone on New Year’s, leaving a critical security gap Bollards on Beale Street But what about the areas around Beale where there were no barriers at all? We didn't see any around Peabody Place, a street over from Beale, or on the street that separates Beale from the FedExForum, areas that get a lot of foot traffic. “There are police cars that are buffers, and there are a couple of other barriers that we use that stop vehicles that are on these north and south streets,” Ryan said. She says she walked Beale Street with fire and police officials Friday, and we should look for more beefed-up measures soon. Memphis Mayor Paul Young says even more is on the way. “Also being able to have bollards that go in and out and recede into the ground. So they can be established around Beale Street. Think of the streets that lead up to Beale Street,” Young said. The Downtown Memphis Commission says so far, the bollards used on Beale Street have not been breached.