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Bull Bars
A bullbar or push bumper (also (kanga)roo bar, winch bar or nudge bar in Australia, moose bumper in Canada, livestock stop (initially a term used to refer to locomotive pilots) or kangaroo device in Russia, and push bar, ram bar, brush guard, grille guard, cactus pusher, rammer, PIT bar, PIT bumper, or cattle pusher in the United States) is a device installed on the front of a vehicle to protect its front from collisions, whether an accidental collision with a large animal in rural roads, or an intentional collision by police with another vehicle. They range considerably in size and form, and are normally composed of welded steel or aluminium tubing, or, more recently, moulded polycarbonate and polyethylene materials. The "bull" in the name refers to cattle, which in rural areas sometimes roam onto rural roads and highways. Safety and legality Studies have shown that using bull bars increases the risk of death and serious injury to pedestrians. This is because the bull bar is r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARB Bullbar On Landrover Discovery 2
ARB, ARb or arb may refer to: Places * Ann Arbor (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code) * Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (IATA airport code) Brands and enterprises * ARB, Inc., predecessor of Primoris Services Corporation * American Research Bureau Computing * Arb, an interval arithmetic package related to GNU MPFR * OpenGL Architecture Review Board ** ARB assembly language, for GPU instructions Finance, economics, and business * muni arb or municipal bond arbitrage * Arbitrage betting Government * Administrative Review Board (Labor) of the US Department of Labor * Air Resources Board, California Environmental Protection Agency * Architects Registration Board, UK statutory body Language * Arb (gesture), hand signals used on financial trading floors * Modern Standard Arabic (ISO 639-3 code) Military * Administrative Review Board, for prisoners in the Guantánamo Bay detention camps * Air Rescue Boat Science, engineering, and health care * Accumulative roll bonding of me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PIT Maneuver
The PIT maneuver (precision immobilization technique) or TVI (tactical vehicle intervention) is a pursuit tactic by which a pursuing car can force a fleeing car to turn sideways abruptly, causing the driver to lose control and stop. It was developed by BSR Inc. and first used by the Fairfax County Police Department of Virginia, United States. Other interpretations of the acronym "PIT" include pursuit immobilization technique, pursuit intervention technique, parallel immobilization technique, and precision intervention tactic. The technique is also known as tactical car intervention, tactical ramming, legal intervention, and fishtailing. The technique is used by law enforcement officers to bring car chases to a conclusion. Other methods of stopping a fugitive vehicle include the use of spike strips, or the use of tactical pursuit and containment (see below). History The PIT maneuver was adapted from the bump and run technique used in stock car racing, where a driver wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
