CAR BANDITS
3 P.M. EDITION
EFFECTIVE POLICE METHOD
MAT OF STEEL SPIKES,
(United Press Association—Bv Electric Telegraph —Copyright). (United Service.) Received August 22, 12.30 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 21. The police, seeking, an effective method of stopping car bandits, have tested a steel, spiked mat weighing forty-six pounds and containing one hundred two-inch spikes. A man was able to stretch the mat across the road in a few seconds, and a car approachingv at thirty-five miles per hour had all its tyres punctured and the speed reduced to fourteen miles in a distance of 100 yards.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 226, 22 August 1928, Page 8
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95CAR BANDITS Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 226, 22 August 1928, Page 8
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