The Asset of future law enforcement…
“Speed Enforcer”
A device to combat criminals who use a vehicle to flee from the authorities
Introduction
Project supported by:
- Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS – Cardiff East
- Welsh Automotive Forum C.E.O
- South Wales Police Chief
- ROSPA Head of Road Safety
Purpose of device:
- Remotely stop a police chase as fast and as safely as possible
- Remotely Stop any suspected vehicle for any Lawful reason by authorised agencies
- All from a safe distance and without any physical contact
Prevent and minimise dangers to:
- Police officers
- Police vehicles
- Innocent public in the vicinity
- Public and council property
- Other motorists and vehicles
- Pets & animals etc.
High Speed Chase Impact Breakdown
Police Officers
It is well known that in a police chase many officers with their vehicles can be deployed and officers put their lives at risk.
Police Vehicles
Many police vehicles can and do get damaged, hence putting a financial strain on the local council through cost of repair or replacement and high insurance bills.
Innocent Public in the Vicinity
In the mindless urge to flee, the suspect almost always drives irrationally and with no regards to the safety of the general public around them. In built up areas many innocent lives have been lost where people have been knocked over, badly injured and at times killed, including pets & animals.
Public and Council Property
A lot of public and council property gets damaged or destroyed by the suspected driver fleeing in haste, putting a financial burden on the innocent party affected by the damage.
Other Motorists and Vehicles
Hundreds, if not thousands of pounds of damage is caused to other people’s vehicles, where vehicles are often written off. More importantly, lives of other motorists are put in grave danger in police chases, where again many people have sustained horrific injuries and have even lost their lives.
Local Council Funding
With the deployment of many officers, vehicles and helicopters, the cost to the local council is vast! Adding the cost of repairs to council property, vehicle repairs or replacements (with insurance premiums increasing year on year) the cost soon rises.
Benefits
Benefits to Police Department, Local Council and Public:
- Reduction in resources being deployed means less pollution in the air – this may seem small on the scale of things, but this common problem is vast so these little things soon add up!
- More officers available to deal with other important issues
- Lower fuel bills for the Police department
In police chases there are many dangerous accidents that occur, but with this invention this number will be vastly reduced.
Benefits of this Invention:
- Fewer lives or limbs lost and fewer injuries to people
- Takes pressure off the emergency services and hospitals
- Lower fuel bills all round and hence less pollution
- Reduction in damage to police vehicles
- Reduction in damage to council property
- Reduction in damage to public property
- Lower repair and replacement costs for both public and private property
All this will help ease the claiming pressure of constant insurance claims on insurers and so help bring car insurance, home insurances, etc. down.
Monitored, suspected vehicles that are out of immediate reach from the authorities such as on a motorway with maybe drug runners, terrorist, wanted criminals, etc. These can be wirelessly immobilised when they come in range of a trigger mounted on a lamp post, a sign post, a bridge, etc. (but not limited to) so that the inhabitant(s) of that vehicle cannot get too far before the authorities can get to them.
Since all of these mounting posts already have an electrical power supply, this would be cheap, fast and easy to do.
Gains From This Device
Public
First and foremost we can be re-assured that with no more long Police chases there will no longer be needless loss of lives and also, should a person’s vehicle ever be stolen and in a potential chase that there would be a far greater chance that, it would be retrieved undamaged and not written off. So they would not have to go through undue stress of dealing with the insurance company and potentially losing their no claims and have their premiums go up.
Emergency Services (Ambulance, Fire, Police) and Hospitals
With the ever increasing burden on these services, the vast reduction in accidents by this device can free these service to respond to other vital incidents hence taking off immense pressure.
Insurance Companies
Millions of pounds could be saved in the reduced number of high value insurance claims.
Police Department and Council
Huge savings including:
- Accountability on safety of human lives
- Public/private property
- Man hours
- Millions of pounds of expenditure in lawsuits
- Ever increasing fuel, repair & replacement bills, etc.
- Ever increasing insurance premiums
The Unit
This will be a cheap device that could be roadside/motorway mountable and remotely operated. This would then open up a whole new use for this device where a suspect vehicle(s) (for whatever purpose) can be safely immobilised remotely without a police car being anywhere near and the passengers will then be restrained from going anywhere too far before a police car can get to them.
Environment
As much as it may seem small on the scale of things, the prevention of having to deploy many Police cars, Helicopters, Ambulances, Fire Brigades, etc. means there will be less carbon pollution in our cities and alike and as we all know such small things contribute to the larger picture more than people may think!!
Manufacturers
They can offer another very vital safety feature to their customers and very easily profit from it too.
Not only would they have the rights to installing the device into their new vehicles but also be the only people to have sole rights to distribute retro fit devices to all agencies to be fitted into their older cars, hence opening another channel for revenue.
Statistics
Makes & Models of Cars Worldwide
- There are approximately 112 makes of cars worldwide (Ref: Auto Trader)
- There are approximately 1200 models of cars worldwide (Ref: Auto Trader)
- On average 85.4 million cars are produced annually
Conclusion
With this device there will be no need for many officers to put their lives or their vehicles at risk, by giving long dangerous pursuits. Also by ensuring the roads ahead are kept clear for safety reasons. Nor will there be any need for long distance helicopter chases, as this device will bring it to a stop quickly and safely with just the one vehicle in pursuit and the officer(s) in it.
In addition to this with less fuel being burnt in high speed chases (if none at all!!) and there not being a need for helicopter chases there will be a lot less pollution going into the air, hence helping with the ozone layer and greenhouse problems.
With small vehicles such as Mopeds and Motor bikes it is becoming increasingly more difficult to pursue and apprehend criminals. This device will look to tackle this major problem. Even Laws are being changed to help with this ever increasing problem!
Therefore, the lives of our officers, other motorists, the general public, pets/animals and the life of the suspect(s) will not be put at as much risk as it is without this device.
Also with the prevention of a lot of undesirable acts by this device, there is lot of financial gain in many different areas, by many different departments and people.
For further information please Email: speedenforcer@hosinnovations.com