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. But could simply adding a cord improve safety?

The Cord-Reel Solution

They added a cord-reel and a deployment sleeve to their systems and a new marketing program.

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. 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.

No technology, or product can protect you from poor tactics. Above we see an officer using his car as protective cover. Deployment when conducted outside of “protective cover” is what we call a high visibity deployment. This action is dangerous to all on the roadway as it provokes the targeted driver to circumvent the area at high speeds. Police place faith in companies, who have shown that they know nothing about Spikes, and have proven that, with a basket case of problems.

Unsecured System (Recovery)

Cord reels are problematic, because deployment officers sometimes leave the cord in mid air during deployment or recovery, this snags the cord and separates the system or drags the system down the road.

The reality is that multi-sided systems are a design susceptible to components wear, every time you deploy them, even in training, they require inspection, maybe service. They are a design, where the old art had sharp edges, weak material, etc… All this lead to failure and left spikes on the roadway. This dangerous scenario, never changed, until SPIKE BELT.