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After watching an episode of some crappy reality cop show, it
appeared that many of the car chases begin with a traffic stop
when the LEO approaches the driver's door. Off the bad guys
go!
<Cue the lights and siren>
The Tiger Teeth S³ is brought out from the police cruiser. The
S³ is attached
as the LEO approaches the car. It is a rod, about
30 inches long with a heavy plate, 90° perpendicular to the
rod. Attached to this plate are 3 hollow cones with angled cuts
at the top.
The LEO places the tip of the rod through an opening in the
metal rim and releases 3 spring loaded points that form a star
on the inside of the rim to hold it firmly in place. This also
releases a hinge that allows the rod and attached spike plate
to swing to the tire tread.
Any attempt to run will instantly puncture the tire and cause a
violent out-of-balance condition for that tire. If you are a law-
abiding citizen, you will sign your ticket and the LEO will use a
key to retract the points on the inside of the tire rim, pull it
free and you are on your way.
Ouch!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop
Similar item, might be easier to carry and deploy [whatrock, Mar 10 2016]
Denver Boot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_clamp
[Klaatu, Mar 10 2016]
Weight per foot of common square tubing
http://www.omegaste...weight-per-foot.pdf
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A PDF. (For those folks with allergies) [Klaatu, Mar 13 2016]
[link]
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Surprised it's not already a thing. |
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...your email is defunct btw. |
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"...your email is defunct btw." |
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I checked and it is still the same and still working. It just has a
new name. |
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Hi Klaatu, remember me? Hi 2 fries, how are you? There now
is everybody happy again? I hope so. Now to the idea at
hand...ooops, out of time, gotta go to bed. Sorry. I'll be back
tomorrow. |
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On one hand it's creative and solves a problem. On the other hand I hate giving more power to police. |
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<Voice> I guess that I was thinking that too many LE chases end
up with gunfire, and that preventing chases in the first place
might save the lives of LEO *and* criminals. I don't see any
_more_ power being given, other than a completely non-lethal
way to end chases and the carnage they leave behind. |
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<blissmiss> I have no idea who you are. ;) |
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//I don't see any _more_ power being given//The thing is, in practice these would be used as instant tire boots whenever and however the police please. Piss off a cop? Get your tire locked until you suck up to him enough. |
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Hi blismiss. I'm good. You good? |
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as an adaptation to this idea, I think I would like to see a forward deployable spike strip which would expand after deployment to incapacitate a vehicle without having to perform the rear ram-spun-maneuver.
We've paid for enough body-work and paint. |
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// forward deployable spike strip // |
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We do have caltrops, ancient little spiky things that could be
jettisoned from a police car to inconvenience vehicles. |
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<whatrock> "that could be jettisoned from a police car to
inconvenience vehicles and bad guys." |
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The next time that the police are being chased by the bad
guys, I guess that they could drop them in front of the pursuing
car. This idea is more akin to a "Denver Boot" <link" that can be
instantly deployed to a stopped vehicle. |
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Hmm... police being chased by the bad guys... sounds like an
interesting movie premise. |
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I think "instantly deployed" might be a little optimistic. |
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Apologies, [Klaatu]. I was thinking of an existing device that
was small, easily carried and deployable by police on
stationary vehicles. Also, during chases a cruiser occasionally
gets ahead of the bad guys. |
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<whatrock> no apology required. I should have pressed the
sarcasm button when I typed that. Next time I'll be sure to
note it as ͼ sarcasm ͽ. |
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I just don't want to be the guy who has to pick them all up
before the driver leaves...and, forget one. |
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I suspect that the reason the guys take off when the cop reaches the door is that gives them them the maximum lead time during which the cop scrambles back to his car. |
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If they saw him hauling out some big heavy plate hollow cone Klaatustick contraption they would wait for him to get around the front of his own car toting the Klaatustick, then leave. Not only does he have to scramble back to his car, but he has to put the Klaatustick back in the trunk. |
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<bungston> I really wasn't imagining somehow huge-oid. I
figure the distance from an opening in the rim, to the outside
of the tire is...12 inches, max? |
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1"X1" (1/8 inch wall thickness) square tube is 1.44
pounds per foot [link], adding another square plate an a few
spikes might give us 5 pounds total? Easily kept in the front
seat. |
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[bungston], mount this on the front of the police car to be
deployed mechanically. Then the bad guys just sit there
waiting for the cop to approach on foot (to get maximum
lead time), not realizing they're already being trapped. |
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