Iron bars hitbox connects to another iron bar to create a quarter block hitbox

When a iron bar is connected to another iron bar in Bedrock its hitbox connects to another iron bars hitbox creating a quarter block.
How To Reproduce Bug:
Step 1: Place iron bars in a group or together
Observed Results:
Iron bars connects to other Iron bars hit boxes creating a hitbox that's registered as a quarter block allowing no arrows to be shot through.
Expected Results:
Iron bars hitbox should not connect to iron bars in a group to create a quarter block hit box allowing a bow and arrow to not be shot through it which is unlike Java.