Pursuit Terminator

Question: How long after Deployment does the Vehicle actually stop?

Answer: This varies widely on numerous factors. These are the Ambient Air Temperature at time of Deployment, Current Engine Temperature, Condition of Vehicles Cooling System and Speed of Vehicle. All of these combined can cause the failure of the Engine to be delayed or accelerated. In the best-case scenario with High Ambient Temperatures, Vehicle that has been stressed by aggressive driving, older poorly maintained Vehicle could be as short as 5 minutes for a complete stop. However, very low Ambient Temperature, non-stressed Engine (no previous evasive driving) reasonably new or very well maintained car could take 10-15 minutes.

Question: Some Statistics say that a Pursuit on average only last two to three minutes. How can the Pursuit Terminator be of any value if the Pursuits are this short?

Answer: Pursuit Terminator is not intended to be the end of ALL Pursuits. The suspect may have a change of mind after a near miss at crashing or a passenger in the vehicle may implore them to stop. Whatever the reason that is great when the Pursuit is Safely ended voluntarily, by the suspect. However, more and more often the suspect flees with a blind mentality and throws all caution to the wind. When the Pursuing Officers realize that this state of mind has been reached, they need the best Tools they can get to insure a Safe, Controlled Stop of the suspect’s vehicle.

Question: Where and how will the units be provided in real use?

Answer: The suggested location for mounting of the Systems would be preferably a permanent fixed structure such as the support frame of a Bridge, Roadway Overpass, Highway Signage and so on. However, any suitable overhead fixture may be applicable such as Intersection Light Assemblies or Cables used to support Signage.

Answer: The deployment System can range from fundamental to the High Tech. Our aim is to be able to provide all levels of deployment so that Agencies on very tight budgets may still be able to realistically afford some Systems in their Communities.

The very basic unit will have a Manual capability that will allow for an Authorized Officer to Manually deploy the unit from a safe area away from the Roadway.

The more sophisticated units can also be deployed Manually but will also offer a verity of Electronic options. These may include but not be limited to a Direct Dispatch Trigger, OPTICON Style of Trigger to a Digitally Pulsed Laser Signal. All of these will be designed to be resistant to tampering or unauthorized duplication.

Answer: The Units will be installed in a manner determined for each location (based on Height and Roadway width). Hence the best answer I can provide is that the finished units will weigh an average of 1.5 to 2 pounds per foot. This will include the refillable core as well as all Hardware and electronics.

Question: How much of a wind load will the Pursuit Terminator add to existing open location Installations?

Answer: We are designing the Systems for these installations (Traffic Light Bars and Wire Mounted Assemblies) to provide no to minimal Wind Load factors. In a situation where the Deployment System can be installed in-line with an existing physical object such as a Light Bar there could actually be NO additional Wind Load. Depending on the actual mounting configuration of the Mounting Arrangement of the Lights will impact the Wind Load Factor. If the Lights are all mounted on one side of the Bar, the Pursuit Terminator Units can be mounted on the opposite side at the same level as the Bar. This will create a very minimal wind Load Factor. For all other Installations the unit will be designed as small and as Aerodynamic as possible to minimize Wind Load Factors.

Question: What if a Suspect simply decides to swerve around the System after it has been Deployed?

Answer: The Systems will be installed in a way that existing physical restrictions prevent the ability of the Suspect from driving around the System once it has been Deployed. As an; example see some of the pictures in the section found by clicking on the Photos Tab.

Question: What effect will weather have on the long-term storage and Deployment of the System?

Answer: All of the Units will be contained in a weather resistant enclosure (most likely ABS plastic) that will be designed to prevent the entry of any potentially harmful elements. As for the Deployment issue, weather related issues other than high winds and extremely low temperatures should not affect the storage or use of the System. It will take extreme below zero temperatures to potentially cause the System not to Deploy properly. However, the warmer or hotter the temperatures the better the overall System will Deploy and be effective.

Answer: We are aware of this as a potential issue and are in the process of examining a proper solution to this potential problem. There will ultimately be a specific recommended criteria that will help determine the maximum wind situation that can be recommended for proper Deployment. One of the other options we are going to look at for this issue is a potential Predominate Direction of Wind Chart. This will help Dispatchers to communicate if any particular unit is better to deploy than another based on the current Predominate Wind Direction. It is our intent to design a System that can effectively be deployed in winds as high as 15-20 MPH.

Answer: No. There are a very limited number of rear Engine cars that also have their Engine Cooling System in the rear, for these,Pursuit Terminator has no effect. However, for all types of vehicles that have the Engine in the front as well as the Engines Cooling System there as well, yes. This includes Diesel powered Vehicles as well.

Question: What stops the Suspect from removing the material from their Vehicle?

Answer: Nothing, I’m sure the Officer that has been following them would be willing to offer a hand.

Question: What if the System is inadvertently deployed on the wrong Vehicle?

Answer: Unlike other current Systems or methods used to stop a fleeing Suspect, Pursuit Terminator WILL NOT cause any damage to a vehicle if it is removed before the Engine overheats.

Answer: We are considering a System that can be deployed Horizontally from fixed Roadside positions and even carried in Police Vehicles. These units carry a higher risk of danger for the Deploying Officer(s) and will have to be addressed separately.

I hope we have answered any questions that you may have. If we did not please feel free to write us a comment to address any questions or suggestions that you may have.