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Ilovethebomb @lemmy.nz

4mo ago

Police accidentally drop road spikes, drivers pop their tyres

Police accidentally drop road spikes, drivers pop their tyres

Who hasn't driven off with something on the roof of their car before?

Kinda shows how much attention most drivers are paying though.

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"Police pop drivers' tires by accidentally dropping spikes"
- Highlighting how the title removes fault from the police by rewording it. I litetally put "accidentally" in my version.
  The hell are you on about?
Wilson said everyone with a damaged car will be reimbursed.
Good on them!
- I mean, I kinda feel that's the least they could do.
  
  It really is, but it also seems pretty rare. I've seen plenty of stories where police raid the wrong house, smashing the door down, and basically say "you're on your own. We don't pay for repairs." though.
How the hell do you accidentally drop road spikes
- Inspector Jim Wilson said officers put the "Tactical Deflation Device" (TTD) on the roof of their car to make room for a man they were arresting.
  But they forgot to put the spikes back and they fell across several lanes of the Southern Motorway near Greenlane.
  
  Bless. I've done that with sunglasses.
- Who is upvoting this? It says in the story how this happened.
  Read the damn article.

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