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[Eric Nielsen]

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On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> 1. Traffic spikes.
>
> 2. You mean, wet in Egypt?
>
> DanG
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I.
> >
> > And what do you call that security device that shreds your tires if you
> try
> > driving over it without push-button authorization?
>
I seen them called "treadles" on a warning sign--somewhere. Wiki...
lists them as "one-way traffic treadles". Also the portable ones the police
use to stop vehicles in a high-speed chase I've heard called "stingers".

Eric

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