Police use ground-shaking subwoofers to move traffic

[PanterroR]

Police in the U.S. have started using a new siren that rather than blast a loud wail will shake the ground and everything on it to get motorists’ attention. Squad cars in Washington DC are currently being fitted with the new high-tech siren and other states, including New York, are likely to follow.

The siren works by projecting inaudible soundwaves that are powerful enough to shake everything around the vehicle, including the earth. The system uses two subwoofers and an amplifier to pump out soundwaves that can be felt up to 60m away. Little wonder Washington police have nicknamed it the “Rumbler.”

One officer told the The Washington Post that “it vibrates everything” and that it “definitely attracts a lot of attention.”

Motorists often totally ignore emergency vehicles because they get distracted by loud stereos or general traffic noise, something the use of the Rumbler would avoid. We’re seriously hoping the technology remains in the hands of the police. The last thing everyone needs is the hip hop crowd getting their hands on it and disrupting traffic everywhere.


Source: Motor Authority » Police use ground-shaking subwoofers to move traffic

 

[bmer]

Motorists often totally ignore emergency vehicles because they get distracted by loud stereos or general traffic noise, something the use of the Rumbler would avoid.

I though that's what the emergency lights were for...

 

[bum-man]

I though that's what the emergency lights were for...

Sometimes at intersections you don't see or hear them.

 

[LaArtist]

should work well in LA..
you would have a fifty fifty guess on either the cops or a earth quake

 

[Poverty]

I need one of those subs. Im only running 3000watts

 

[NarutoRamen]

Too bad that I know some people who can not only match but beat the cops in this game. HA ha ha...I just see some of my friends utilizing this technique to scare the shit out of so many people on the streets.

 

[YoUhimhER]

in LA, it would be a 33%-33%-33% chance of being the popo, earthquake or some gangsters riding dirty.

 

[siko]

I wonder if it crossed their minds that these vibrations will make the roads crack, and thus makie the roads less safe?!

in LA, it would be a 33%-33%-33% chance of being the popo, earthquake or some gangsters riding dirty.

ROTFL!

 

[NarutoRamen]

I wonder if it crossed their minds that these vibrations will make the roads crack, and thus makie the roads less safe?!

Wha??? Police worry about people's safety? You mean the same police who drive at 90mph on the highway for no reason but give everyone else a ticket for doing 70mph in a 65mph zone?