Police test hi-tech zapper that could end car chases

I guess it could fry the ECU. My primary concerns would be hitting only the vehicle intended and making sure it slowly, safely, comes to a stop.

 

What do you expect? It's England. They think their police should try to stop cars like they try to stop people.

 

It sounds like the unit is big and bulky. Sheer size may keep it from being adopted by many police forces.

 

The article says the device is being developed in California, Berkeley, and is being made for the US Marine Core (good) and the Los Angeles police department (bad).

Exactly what kind of damage will this have on the car? Will it destroy the CPUs and require replacements/re-loading? Exactly what kind of effect does that much charge flying through the air have on the person in the car? How narrow is the beam? That article leaves a lot of questions that need to be answered before we can really form a valid opinion about it.

 

Could it be adapted to knock out the excessively loud stereo systems some rude drivers abuse? If so, I want one.

 

Oh really? Hmm...

I had better save that points distributor off the dart.

 

I'm trying to fit a n oil tank under my cars. Did you ever watch a Batman cartoon? When you go into a turn, pull the lever, and WHAMO! Na na na na na na na NA NA! I'm also looking at round little metal pieces with metal spikes in them.

 

I doubt those things will ever make it into use... What would end up happening is you'ed see a few of them slip through onto the black market. Then criminals could use them on police cars, to hijack big rigs in the middle of no where, let alone other countries getting a hold of that and trying to use it on our military equipment. The problem with stuff like that is that if one side (the police) get a hold of it, its only a matter of time before the bad guys get a hold of it.