Bomb truck barrier - GIF

**ranald** · Mar 23, 2019, 12:13 AM

Pretty darn sad what some do in the name of peace or terror. A friend always says "they should all be put against a wall....." but that would bring more out.

**Jon** · Mar 23, 2019, 03:30 PM

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**Toolmaker51** · Mar 23, 2019, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by ranald

Pretty darn sad what some do in the name of peace or terror. A friend always says "they should all be put against a wall....." but that would bring more out.

Save a wall, patching and occasional cleaning. Initiating a vest, not much time to freak out, plenty to bail though.
Make them test barriers, locked inside to drive trucks as in post #12 GIF.
Aren't getting 72 virgins either way . . .and no consumer agency to file false advertising claims to boot.

**ranald** · Mar 23, 2019, 07:47 PM

Wow! Reminds me when my late partner was industrial health nurse for Mack Trucks at head office/plant in Brisbane in 80's.
A guy was finishing a truck's air con ready for collection that day (Christmas eve) & when he turned the key (cab tilted) to test the air; the truch started and took off through the meals room where some were eating during their break. A very quick thinking guy pushed the lunch ones out of the way & no one was hurt physically, as the truck demolished the room. The vehicle was not delivered that day.

**Jon** · Apr 20, 2019, 07:38 PM

**Frank S** · Apr 20, 2019, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Jon

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As effective as this device seems. I can see huge environmental concerns with deploying it to stop a raging vehicle.
Ruptured feel tanks for one. Also what if the vehicle had been intended to be used as a delivery source for a chemical or biological agent those spiked assemblies which would work so well at stopping the vehicle would be the perfect trigger to release the on board agents hidden in faux fuel tanks Even though it is general practice to deploy barrier devices well before access to a compound area is achieved all the suicide driver would have to do would be to time his incursion when the winds were high and in the right direction. Particularly in the desert if the wind is out of the wrong direction today there is always tomorrow. The released chemical or biological agent could be carried many miles in the desert winds.
Far better to have a barrier that stops a vehicle dead from head on without adding the risk of underbody puncture

**Haroun** · Apr 22, 2019, 05:47 PM

No load on any of the trucks. How about a U-Haul packed with Ammonium nitrate & diesel? I think it may shove right through it, or at least get much further.

**ranald** · Apr 23, 2019, 07:37 PM

This device is interesting. The dual cab just wanted to Ram it.

We had a runaway/stolen truck this week and driver continued on his way after tyres were spiked: created havoc but that barrier would have paid dividends.

I was wondering about short wheel based vehicles at speed, as that may end up by jumping over it totally.

Regarding terrorists, they will unfortunately probably hijack a cessna instead of an isuzu once such barriers are in place.

Idiots are becoming more brazen! We also had a car thief almost get home (at Collingwood Park I think) and friends/neighbours prevented, temporarily at least, police catching the thief. Also, many young teens ambush police cars after they persue a couple or so of suspect youths, and THEY SAID "it could only happen in the States!"

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