Agents want to nail mat

Agents can throw a spike Strip on the way to a fleeing robber or car thief to stop. If the getaway car on the mat, walk the tires slowly empty and the car comes to a stop.

The national police has a year long experimented with nail mats in 144 police cars. The mats-also known as stop sticks called-are certainly twelve times. Last month decided the police top to the Spike Strip not rural.

Laughed at incomprehensible, say police officers against the AD. Increasingly, Criminals are laughing at us, from, "said agent Leen track from Rotterdam, who regularly into pursuits. ,, They drive in ever faster cars. And they know very well that most of our police cars not more than 170, 180 kilometers per hour. Without nail mats we will lose out more often. That's very frustrating. "

MIA pan, President of police trade bond ANPV, shares that frustration. ,, It's an amazing tool in ending a pursuit. In America is there for that reason have been using. But in our country there is the plug pulled out. "
Disappointing, Prime. ,, Thanks to the Spike strip the carpet tiles and reckless criminals we can prevent serious accidents. There should not be skimped on. "

Jan Struijs, President of the Dutch police bond (NPB), is with him. ,, This decision means that the police get it inspected more often. And as agents to track a criminal is, they need him now underrun. That delivers extra risk to agents. "

Money

The corps leadership recognizes that the acupressure mat benefits, but that there is no money for it. ,, This is based on a cost/benefit balancing ", a police spokesman. , More than 1.1 million euro, it would cost to all emergency cars from rest with a spike Strip. There, the cost for training. "

On June 8, put the police in helenaveen, North Brabant, coarse guns in order to stop a car thief. After a wild Chase shot a agent on the tires of the car, causing the car thief was stopped. ,, In this kind of situation would help the Spike Strip, "said trade unionist Prime.

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