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1A. What is the purpose behind Spike Belt’s new technologies, over other self righting type spike systems?

A. To make the Spike-Belt easier to handle, effective and safer for your officers.

B. None, The Spike Belt is a normal

C. Spike belt has a strap to hold it together,.

D. Spike belt has a storage option for the winder.

1B. Don Kilgrow (retired Utah Highway Patrol) has been credited as being the Co-inventor of the modern day Spike System.

A. True, Kilgrow brought to market, the first popular accordion type Spike system.

B. False

1C. Kilgrows spike system had stopped how many pursuits by 1997?

A. It was announced that his system had stopped 15K pursuits with a perfect safety record.

B. Kilgrows system has only stopped a few Pursuits in the Texas and Utah area.

1D. Trooper Ken Grieves (Retired Indiana State Police) patented a new Tire Deflation Device, which was multisided, what was its main feature? 

A. easy to deploy.

B. System was rebuilt not serviced.

C. The system had to thrown away and a replacement bought.

D. The Stix could be reloaded with Spikes, and the Sleeve patched up, and used again.

1E. Did Spike Strips have a perfect track record?

A. No, With the new design came new tactics, where the devices were deployed without a cord.

B. Singular deployment was a new deployment tactic where officers entered roadway to clear the Spikes.

C. Singular Deployment meant pursuit Officers, would have to carefully pass the deployment area, watching for officers and spikes.

D. The safety of tire deflation devices were questioned and changes were necessary after serious incidents.

E. Singular deployment was in fact quick and safe and did not effect safety.

1F. Spike-Belt is a new product design after 30 years based on what basic improvements

A. Spike Belt is a fusion of Trooper Kilgrows, rock and tilt design, Kilgrows, system concept adapted to a simpler Multi-sided product..

B. Spike Belt has created a fusion of the best features, to address safety concerns and also produce an easy to deploy product.

C. Spike Belt doesn not offer any improvements, just lower price.

1G. Does Spike Devil provide assistance in Training?

A. Yes, we provide a web sites for training for each system and on all of them have sections for classroom training and on hands training with training units.

B. We provide downloads of training manuals for all systems.

C. We provide a information on how to conduct two types of hands on training, including a basic parking lot class and a more advanced track training.

D. We do not participate in training and its something ou need to do on your own.

1H. The selection of Spikes can be confusing, does Spike Devil provide support to help understand spikes and help make a better educated choice and Spike experiance?

A. Yes, we explain the differance and features of products, the system concept, with our durable winders, and deployment sleeve, that help make it a safer product to use. We also describe the questioned tactics, which Instructors should be very careful to look for and train around.

1I. Does Spike Devil provide a training program for customers?

A. Training for our Spike Belt, can be found on www.spikebelt.net, with the tab labeled “Training overview” It has a classroom portion with two hands on options for training. Training is supported with two manuals, and our YouTube channel.