Light Wire Used
STOPPING MOTOR BANDITS
Developed primarily for Army use Great Britain has found an effective road barrier for stopping fleeing motor bandits in nothing more substantial than a roll of light wire. The wire coils, about four feet in diameter, weighing less than fifty pounds, and stretching about sixty feet, were found to block roads so swiftly that armoured cars and trucks were stopped dead in their tracks. Tho roll of wire is known as a “fence concertina,” and is stretched across the road at a point where it is desired to stop a car. Tho secret of its efficiency lies in its ability to tangle. When a car runs through it the coil stretches and then breaks, tho loose strands twisting about the wheels, winding into the steering gear, working into brake drums and around axles, and usually finishing the job by completely jamming the engine.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6841, 23 April 1932, Page 8
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149Light Wire Used Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6841, 23 April 1932, Page 8
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