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Author:  Taxis [ Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:00 am ]
Post subject:  Attack Indicator Aerial
What do you reckon about all Taxis having Attack Indicator Aerials fitted as standard ?
Meaning if you are under attack or if you feel that you are in a hostile situation, you can activate a switch in your cab that will illuminate an aerial or such like on the roof of your vehicle so that the Police and other Taxis will know you need assistance.
This gives the police a chance to calmly pull you over and take control of any nasty situations.

Steve
Author:  GA [ Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:53 am ]
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If the Police can take their eyes off the blonde in the mini-skirt :roll:

But yeah WHY NOT .................. its not about whether things will work or not .................. when it comes to driver safety anything and everything is better than nothing.

B. Lucky :D
Author:  skippy41 [ Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:33 am ]
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It may work taxis, You could have a small blue flashing beacon fitted and once activated you could say that's the police behind and watch them scarper
Or an aerial tip that glows red or yellow when in need of assistance.

The best thing to do is have it incorporated into the top of a top sign as the power is already there, it would work with wavs as well from there hat

here is another idea, and that's have a high pitched alarm fitted and that could also be fitted to the top sign or hat.
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Attack Indicator Aerial
Taxis wrote:
What do you reckon about all Taxis having Attack Indicator Aerials fitted as standard ?
Meaning if you are under attack or if you feel that you are in a hostile situation, you can activate a switch in your cab that will illuminate an aerial or such like on the roof of your vehicle so that the Police and other Taxis will know you need assistance.
This gives the police a chance to calmly pull you over and take control of any nasty situations.

Don't the TW200s have panic alarms that sound like air-raid sirens when activated?

If that doesn't bring attention, then nothing will. :wink:
Author:  skippy41 [ Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Attack Indicator Aerial
Sussex wrote:
Taxis wrote:
What do you reckon about all Taxis having Attack Indicator Aerials fitted as standard ?
Meaning if you are under attack or if you feel that you are in a hostile situation, you can activate a switch in your cab that will illuminate an aerial or such like on the roof of your vehicle so that the Police and other Taxis will know you need assistance.
This gives the police a chance to calmly pull you over and take control of any nasty situations.

Don't the TW200s have panic alarms that sound like air-raid sirens when activated?

If that doesn't bring attention, then nothing will. :wink:


No Sussex, That's the sound of the driver when he finds out its fecked again :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  badger [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Attack Indicator Aerial
Taxis wrote:
What do you reckon about all Taxis having Attack Indicator Aerials fitted as standard

Steve
Maybe a good idea,but i think the system would get abused by panicky drivers who could not sort the situation out for themselves!and would therefore lead to the plods totally ignoring any real emergency.
Author:  GBC [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:05 pm ]
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In London the buses all have attack alarms fitted which sound like a Police siren.

Of course the 'can't get another jobs' set them off everytime they pass one of their fellow 'can't get another jobs' thus rendering the alarm useless as everyone ignores them when they really do have an emergency.
Author:  Southport PH [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:37 pm ]
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An aerial could be snapped off, instead, how about the lights on the exterior (front and back) all flashed and the horn sounded once the panic button had been pressed?
Author:  edders23 [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:04 pm ]
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Surely this is what in car cctv is for ?
Author:  Southport PH [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:22 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
Surely this is what in car cctv is for ?


CCTV as good as it is won't alert someone who is passing the vehicle that the driver is having difficulties with a passenger.
Author:  Taxis [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:15 pm ]
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Well OK ...these are simply suggestions we could use..
Maybe a blue bulb or bulbs in our toplights...that light up from a switch inside the car ?
It is just to prompt Police and others something is wrong in the car.
Or a light displaying the word
Image
Integrated in the top light.
Maybe a siren would escalate the situation...I was thinking a more discreet device that can only be seen from outside the car..

Just Ideas............
Do you think it would not be a good idea to make this standard countrywide ?

Regards Steve
Author:  skippy41 [ Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:19 am ]
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http://www.code3pse.com/productdtl.asp? ... d=7&id=246

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I was thinking along these lines, operated by the driver, with the light on the roof or top sign
Author:  MR T [ Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:03 pm ]
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10 or 12 years ago a Sefton driver put together a driver's personal alarm kit, it was a small box that fitted on the roof of a hackney which flashed on and off, inside was a high-pitched alarm fitted in the rear of the cab, when it was in operation you had to cover your ears and evacuate the vehicle,....... it was operated by a switch fitted by the driver.... they were advertised in Taxi Talk....... he made 100 kits....... and sold 10 ...... :roll:
Author:  TDO [ Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:05 pm ]
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What about the horn? :lol:
Author:  Sussex [ Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:18 pm ]
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TDO wrote:
What about the horn? :lol:

Wrong site for that. :oops:
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