Road Spikes, now on the approved list for stopping us?

[jellywrestler]

Tom Phillips hide and seek champion of new zealand, on a quad, with fuck all lighting, had some road spikes thrown out in front of him.
He was carrying a passenger, no ide if they had helmets, nor did the copper I would suspect


Interesting tactic, and one that many would like to see used on the clowns in south auckland and other places who move around in mobs on 2 3 and 4 wheelers.

Is this now on the police manual out there?

[Laava]

This is not new tho, the cops have been using them for years. Hard bit is to be in the right place…

[jellywrestler]

This is not new tho, the cops have been using them for years. Hard bit is to be in the right place…

on two and four wheelers?

[Laava]

It was a four wheeler I thought?
cops up here don't even see the scrotes on motox bikes! But they absolutely use the spikes where they can, wrt to fleeing drivers

[jellywrestler]

It was a four wheeler I thought?
cops up here don't even see the scrotes on motox bikes! But they absolutely use the spikes where they can, wrt to fleeing drivers

thats what they said, still no protection in a crash scenario dont forget previous incidents of him doing alledged crimes they weren't using skid lids

[Laava]

Its not like they just blow the tyres out tho is it? I was under the impression that it does a quickish deflation rather than instant. Wouldn't be fun on two wheels

[FLUB]

Its not like they just blow the tyres out tho is it? I was under the impression that it does a quickish deflation rather than instant. Wouldn't be fun on two wheels

Spikes are actually tubes with a very sharp point, like 3mm hyperdermic needles, and they detach from the delivery strip and stay in the tyre. I picked a stray one up once in the rear tyre of a BMW K1200LT. It was just like any other 'quick' puncture I've received.

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[JimO]

of course if he wasn’t out doing what he was doing none of it would have happened

[pritch]

Changing circumstances lead to changing methods. There was so much crime from scooter mounted thieves in Britain that the cops were given the OK to ram fleeing scooters with their cars.


https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46416134

[rastuscat]

of course if he wasn’t out doing what he was doing none of it would have happened

Stop being so damn sensible. This is KB, just let us chase the worm holes.

Spikes used in road spikes are hollow, intended to allow the tyre they are embedded in to deflate.

The policy says that can't be used against motorbikes as they are inherently unstable. But Tom was on a quad.