http://www.filecabi.net/video/blockbuscar.html

Kind interesting.  I've never seen anything like it, except for the spike at the airport car rental spots.

Quote from: annguyen1981 on October 29, 2006, 07:23:38 AM
http://www.filecabi.net/video/blockbuscar.html

Kind interesting.  I've never seen anything like it, except for the spike at the airport car rental spots.

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A roadblock made of two automatic cylinders that pop out of the street are used to give passage to buses and assigned vehicles.

Easy enough.  You just have a wireless transponder that identifies allowed vehicles.  You have things like that in Europe where they're not afraid of technology. 

Looked like a GS in the background of the first video 

I know a few US military bases use that kind of technology at their entrance / exit points.  I've never seen it in use in the civilian world, however.  Can you imagine how your average cell-phone toting, SUV driving soccer mom would react to those? 

Chilly

  hahaha suckers

Quote from: scottpA_GS on October 29, 2006, 09:39:29 AM
Looked like a GS in the background of the first video 

From the front wheel, I'd say it looks like a Honda Hawk

The second "accident" tripped the airbag, the passenger is holding his/her head from a nasty bump, good thing they check on the kid in the back.

It's definitely a Honda Hawk.

Here is a demonstration video

http://www.break.com/index/large_truck_vs_pole.html

Holy Shite!!!

I didn't realize those things were so effective...  I was sure that the pole would have been ripped right out of the ground...

Cool.  I want one for the entrance to our neighborhood.  That would stop the f^c&ing speeders.