22A. Did Spikes get national attention to the risks to deployment officers?

A. Yes, In 1997, a group of I.A.C.P. members, and law enforcement agencies started critiquing the incidents with spikes. The Spikes (Stixs) not connected to a cord was critiqued as an obvious risk.

B. No, It was mainly a lot of false information by agencies that did not use Spikes.

The Cord-Reel Solution

22B. They added a cord-reel and a deployment sleeve to their systems and a new marketing program, what do you see lacking in the picture below?

A. The officer is not using concealment and is visible.

B. The officer is not using protective cover.

C. The officer is dangerousl close to the Spike system.

D. Nothing, he is very close to the target and more likely to spike him.

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22C. Were the use of a cord on Spikes something new, and did it make things safer?

A. No, They would have you believe their new modification, was some thing «NEW and UNIQUE» that they have a superior safety advantage, however the serious incidents have never stopped.

B. No. The problem was their tactics didn’t change, concealment nor cover was not included, and because of a POOR QUILITY design and materials, we see product failures, where officers still enter the roadway to recover spikes.

C. Traditional Spike systems had been using cords for years and created the track record that made Spikes popular.

22D. Above we see an officer using his car as protective cover, which of these statements describe and are to blame for the continued problems?

A. Deployment when conducted outside of “protective cover” is what we call a high visibility deployment, which is unsafe for the deployment officer.

B. This action is dangerous to all on the roadway as it provokes the targeted driver to circumvent the area at high speeds.

C. A patrol car is not cover, and in fact can creates a obstruction in traffic, that all have to negotiate.

D. Looks like a good method to funnel the target into the lane where the spikes are located.

Unsecured System (Recovery)

22E. Cord reels are problematic, because deployment officers sometimes hold the cord at waist level, during deployment or recovery, this snags the cord and separates the system or drags the system down the road. In this picture below, you see a cord snapped and spikes in the roadway, which of the following statements are true, in such a case?

A. Officer might have to enter the roadway to recover the Spikes, and in this case they are separated into multiple parts, making this a more time consuming effort.

B. The Pursuit officer(s) now see the Spikes and the deployment officer and have to negotiate the deployment area carefully.

C. Traffic might see what is going on and get confused.

D. All is good, the spikes broke no big deal just recover them.

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22F. The reality is that Spike systems need inspection and service, every time you deploy them, after training, and on a schedule basis, what should you look for?

A. Multi-sided systems have sharp edges, and weak material, and tear the sleeve.

B. All systems have some type of cord that should be inspected after every use, sometimes tires on rims tear the cord.

C. Accordion systems have spikes that work loose and need to be pushed into the spike hole.

D. SPIKE BELT is a ruggedize system, that should be inspected but addresses all these problems listed.