Latest truck stopping technology has applications in site protection

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willhaney

24th February 2005 - 06:12 PM

"now sits behind the cab of a tractor trailer"

"Since that time the device has gone through rigorous testing to develop tamper-resistant and fail-safe systems."

What's to stop the hijacker from disabling the device? Seems like a silly idea to me.

This technology was demonstrated on a car in Los Angles a few years back. Of course, every car would have to be equiped with the device. Never went beyond the prototype.

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