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    Crazy. He saw people in the road and he knew it was coming. Car jacking is so bad in South Africa that you can actually get flamethrowers for your car.


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    I've considered, rapidly extendable, spring-operated, knives that tuck under the vehicle's frame. They could be deployed when appropriate. Might cut the perps down a bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gadgeteer View Post
    I've considered, rapidly extendable, spring-operated, knives that tuck under the vehicle's frame. They could be deployed when appropriate. Might cut the perps down a bit.
    I wonder if you could do some modification of the deployable snow chains so you have plausible deniability. ...if you live somewhere that gets snow. If you live somewhere like Florida it might not work so well.


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    It is shameful we have to even be talking about this stuff, but I acknowledge that we do.

    Have to make sure that you have the sides of your car waxed really good with that flame thrower. Lots of logistical problems with deploying the flames. It only works in a very specific situation. You have be already in the car with the doors closed, and no innocent people on the other side. Imagine you and your spouse getting into the car at the same time. You see the jacker approaching and freak out, get in close the door, activate the flames, your spouse is not yet inside. Yikes

    The spinning tires chains only spin because the hub bears against the side of the tire rotating tire to make it spin. So your car has to be moving.

    Another solution would be to actually prosecute offenders to make it no longer profitable to use crime as a way of life. This includes ALL offenders not just then ones who steal to simply survive. Perhaps most importantly those who do less physically violent crimes, but perhaps MORE socially despicable "white collar" crimes just so they can buy a bigger yacht, or fuel their airplane or pay for the tenth house apartment for their mistress, pay their green fees, etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by nova_robotics View Post
    Crazy. He saw people in the road and he knew it was coming. Car jacking is so bad in South Africa that you can actually get flamethrowers for your car.


    What's amazing is that they have actually installed that in 25 vehicles

    Sort of reminds me of the beginning of the original RoboCop movie. The "Magna Volt" commercial. It had me saying, "I Want one of those!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by nova_robotics View Post
    I wonder if you could do some modification of the deployable snow chains so you have plausible deniability. ...if you live somewhere that gets snow. If you live somewhere like Florida it might not work so well.

    Michigan or New Hampshire plates?
    That model was not high grade fabrication suitable for a trade show demonstration booth...but the idea is creative. Maybe not ideal in severe off road conditions, but equal elsewhere to conventional chains.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    Michigan or New Hampshire plates?
    That model was not high grade fabrication suitable for a trade show demonstration booth...but the idea is creative. Maybe not ideal in severe off road conditions, but equal elsewhere to conventional chains.
    It's a neat idea, but I think it's of limited value in practice. Every time I've needed chains is because I'm properly hung up somewhere, and the wheels are spinning. At that point the vehicle is not moving forward and the chains (probably?) can't swing under the tire to provide traction. Who knows, maybe it would still work great. But I can't picture how that would work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    Michigan or New Hampshire plates?
    That model was not high grade fabrication suitable for a trade show demonstration booth...but the idea is creative. Maybe not ideal in severe off road conditions, but equal elsewhere to conventional chains.
    Some cities back in the late 1980's or early 90's started installing them on their metro buses and a few trucking companies at least tried them. The problem is you need to be aware of when to deploy them and do so before you get in trouble just like the sand nozzles which were tried at various times.
    on a tandem axle semi you need them on both drive axles plus locking in the power-divider but without interaxle differential locks you still just have 2 wheels pulling.
    The laws in different states may require chains on at least 1 trailer axle for braking purposes so if you are going to have to chain up the trailer anyway unless you have a way to deploy them on your trailer via an electric activated air valve, what advantage are they on a semi? Straight trucks and medium sized vehicles will benefit more from these than a tractor trailer rig.
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    [QUOTE=mccwho;197420]What's amazing is that they have actually installed that in 25 vehicles

    One needs to bear in mind that it was marketed more than 25 years ago. Paranoia is a dangerous thing.

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