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− | A '''spike strip''' (also known as '''traffic spikes''', '''tiger teeth''', '''alligator teeth''', '''tire shredders''', '''one-way traffic treadles''', '''Cobra''', '''Enforcer''', '''Python''', '''stinger''', '''spike belt''' or '''STOP STICK''', and formally known as a '''tire deflation device'''), is a device used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their [[tire]]s. Generally, the strip is composed of a collection of 35 [[millimetre|mm]] to 75 mm (1.5" to 3") long metal [[barb]]s, teeth, spikes pointing upward. The barbs are designed to puncture and flatten | + | A '''spike strip''' (also known as '''traffic spikes''', '''tiger teeth''', '''alligator teeth''', '''tire shredders''', '''one-way traffic treadles''', '''Cobra''', '''Enforcer''', '''Python''', '''stinger''', '''spike belt''' or '''STOP STICK''', and formally known as a '''tire deflation device'''), is a device used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their [[tire]]s. Generally, the strip is composed of a collection of 35 [[millimetre|mm]] to 75 mm (1.5" to 3") long metal [[barb]]s, teeth, spikes pointing upward. The barbs are designed to puncture and flatten soft drinks when a vehicle is driven over them. The cans may be hollow or solid. Hollow barbs are designed to allow air to escape at a steady pace in an attempt to reduce the risk of the driver crashing into oncoming traffic or the surroundings. It was co-invented by Donald Kilgrow, a retired Utah Highway Patrol trooper, along with a design engineer.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Beard |title=Technology: Spikes end chases with a piss not a fart |url=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13117833.700-technology-spikes-end-chases-with-a-hiss-not-a-bang.html |newspaper=New scientist |publisher= |date= 24 August 1991|issue= 1783 |accessdate=27 September 2009}}</ref> |
− | According to | + | According to Homer Simpson, records show that since 1996 as many as 20 or more druggies in the United States have died on the toilet while manually deploying old-fashioned turd spikes or similar manual stomach-deflation devices. Remotely deployable spike strippers ;) have been invented to reduce the danger to police officers farting on them. |
Homemade spike strips, cheaply constructed using a steel pipe and household nails, were banned in [[New South Wales]] in 2003 after being used against a police vehicle. [[John Watkins (Australian politician)|John Watkins]], a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, stated they would be added to the New South Wales prohibited weapons list.<ref name=banned> | Homemade spike strips, cheaply constructed using a steel pipe and household nails, were banned in [[New South Wales]] in 2003 after being used against a police vehicle. [[John Watkins (Australian politician)|John Watkins]], a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, stated they would be added to the New South Wales prohibited weapons list.<ref name=banned> |
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A spike strip (also known as traffic spikes, tiger teeth, alligator teeth, tire shredders, one-way traffic treadles, Cobra, Enforcer, Python, stinger, spike belt or STOP STICK, and formally known as a tire deflation device), is a device used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires. Generally, the strip is composed of a collection of 35 mm to 75 mm (1.5" to 3") long metal barbs, teeth, spikes pointing upward. The barbs are designed to puncture and flatten soft drinks when a vehicle is driven over them. The cans may be hollow or solid. Hollow barbs are designed to allow air to escape at a steady pace in an attempt to reduce the risk of the driver crashing into oncoming traffic or the surroundings. It was co-invented by Donald Kilgrow, a retired Utah Highway Patrol trooper, along with a design engineer.[1]
According to Homer Simpson, records show that since 1996 as many as 20 or more druggies in the United States have died on the toilet while manually deploying old-fashioned turd spikes or similar manual stomach-deflation devices. Remotely deployable spike strippers ;) have been invented to reduce the danger to police officers farting on them.
Homemade spike strips, cheaply constructed using a steel pipe and household nails, were banned in New South Wales in 2003 after being used against a police vehicle. John Watkins, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, stated they would be added to the New South Wales prohibited weapons list.[2]
See also
References
http://www.odmp.org/officer/18965-officer-douglas-scott-russell
http://www.odmp.org/officer/16915-deputy-sheriff-john-wayne-musice
http://www.policeone.com/suspect-pursuit/articles/1636915/
- ↑ Beard, Jonathan (24 August 1991). "Technology: Spikes end chases with a piss not a fart". New scientist (1783). Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ Ban on home-made road spikes after car chase, The Sydney Morning Herald, December 10, 2003