A protection device for traversing a guide member, the protection device comprising: a wheel configured to engage the guide member; a first locker configured to engage a braking surface; a locker engagement mechanism configured to releasably engage the first locker; a centrifugal actuator operatively coupled to the wheel and configured to actuate the locker engagement mechanism to release the first locker based on a first threshold speed of the wheel, wherein in an instance in which the wheel is rotating at or above the first threshold speed of the wheel in a first direction, the centrifugal actuator is configured to actuate and rotate the locker engagement mechanism to release the first locker and to allow the first locker to rotate and engage the braking surface; a second locker configured to engage the braking surface, wherein in an instance in which the wheel is rotating at or above a second threshold speed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the centrifugal actuator is configured to actuate and rotate the locker engagement mechanism to allow the second locker to rotate and engage the braking surface; and being characterized by: an actuator plate and an actuator arm, wherein the first locker and the second locker are coupled to the actuator plate, wherein the actuator arm is configured to move the actuator plate in a first engaging direction to cause the first locker to rotatably engage the locker engagement mechanism such that the first locker is reset and no longer engaging the braking surface, wherein the actuator arm is configured to move the actuator plate in a second engaging direction to cause the second locker to rotatably engage the locker engagement mechanism such that the second locker is reset and no longer engaging the braking surface. a wheel configured to engage the guide member; a first locker configured to engage a braking surface; a locker engagement mechanism configured to releasably engage the first locker; a centrifugal actuator operatively coupled to the wheel and configured to actuate the locker engagement mechanism to release the first locker based on a first threshold speed of the wheel, wherein in an instance in which the wheel is rotating at or above the first threshold speed of the wheel in a first direction, the centrifugal actuator is configured to actuate and rotate the locker engagement mechanism to release the first locker and to allow the first locker to rotate and engage the braking surface; a second locker configured to engage the braking surface, wherein in an instance in which the wheel is rotating at or above a second threshold speed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the centrifugal actuator is configured to actuate and rotate the locker engagement mechanism to allow the second locker to rotate and engage the braking surface; and being characterized by: an actuator plate and an actuator arm, wherein the first locker and the second locker are coupled to the actuator plate, wherein the actuator arm is configured to move the actuator plate in a first engaging direction to cause the first locker to rotatably engage the locker engagement mechanism such that the first locker is reset and no longer engaging the braking surface, wherein the actuator arm is configured to move the actuator plate in a second engaging direction to cause the second locker to rotatably engage the locker engagement mechanism such that the second locker is reset and no longer engaging the braking surface. an actuator plate and an actuator arm, wherein the first locker and the second locker are coupled to the actuator plate, wherein the actuator arm is configured to move the actuator plate in a first engaging direction to cause the first locker to rotatably engage the locker engagement mechanism such that the first locker is reset and no longer engaging the braking surface, wherein the actuator arm is configured to move the actuator plate in a second engaging direction to cause the second locker to rotatably engage the locker engagement mechanism such that the second locker is reset and no longer engaging the braking surface.