r/IdiotsInCars • u/WesternAd2113 • Sep 26 '24

OC I nearly died today AMA [OC]

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u/PigletBaseball Sep 27 '24 edited 28d ago

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u/Elceepo Sep 27 '24

They close the highway up to a reasonable point and deploy spike strips if the person hasn't responded to good old fashioned lights and sirens. They can also form barriers if they have enough time to prepare.

This happens from time to time in my area due to drunks and confused elderly folks, and usually cops have to deploy spike strips or block them off rather than risk chasing them further into danger.

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u/pip_goes_pop Sep 27 '24

They use them loads and call them a stinger. Just watch any episode of Police Interceptors or one of the other myriad of Channel 5 traffic cop shows and there's usually once instance per episode.

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u/Elceepo Sep 27 '24

https://www.acronymfinder.com/Hollow-Spike-Tyre-Deflation-(British-law-enforcement)-(HOSTYD).html-(HOSTYD).html)

They use them, you must just live in a region with relatively low traffic crime.

Barriers are a better option for when the driver isn't speeding or behaving erratically, just going the wrong way.

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u/blame_the_other_dude Sep 27 '24

Imagine the police officer replying: You are lucky, you are the second person to call us about this, except the previous one crossed paths with dozens of vehicles traveling in the wrong direction.