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| − | '''Road spikes''' are a device used by law enforcement in an attempt to stop vehicles involved in a car chase. | + | '''Road spikes''' are a device used by law enforcement in an attempt to stop vehicles involved in a car chase. Homemade road spikes, cheaply constructed using a steel pipe and common household nails, were banned in Australia in 2003 after being used against a police vehicle. New South Wales Police Minister, [[John Watkins (Australian politician)|John Watkins]], stated they would be added to the New South Wales prohibited weapons list <ref name=banned> |
[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/09/1070732212520.html?from=storyrhs Ban on home-made road spikes after car chase], The Sydney Morning Herald, December 10, 2003</ref>. | [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/09/1070732212520.html?from=storyrhs Ban on home-made road spikes after car chase], The Sydney Morning Herald, December 10, 2003</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 7 June 2006
Road spikes are a device used by law enforcement in an attempt to stop vehicles involved in a car chase. Homemade road spikes, cheaply constructed using a steel pipe and common household nails, were banned in Australia in 2003 after being used against a police vehicle. New South Wales Police Minister, John Watkins, stated they would be added to the New South Wales prohibited weapons list [1].
References
- ↑ Ban on home-made road spikes after car chase, The Sydney Morning Herald, December 10, 2003
