rumble strip

[Dan Goncharoff]

I know treadle is used for the pressure-sensitive surfaces used to
count axles to record tolls.

You are right that treadle is also used for the device holding the spikes.

DanG

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 1. Traffic spikes.
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>> 2. You mean, wet in Egypt?
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>> DanG
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>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I.
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>> > And what do you call that security device that shreds your tires if you
>> try
>> > driving over it without push-button authorization?
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> 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".
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> Eric
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