Bid to curb rock throwing

I DRIVE ON THE r300 in cape town. coming back home from the south I OFTEN encounter young coloured boys throwing concrete stones at the cars
Then i think to myself, oh wow
 
Driver escapes fresh rock throwing

Durban - A Berea motorist has became the latest statistic of the recent spate of rock throwing, when her windscreen was damaged on the N2 northbound near Coedmore Road on Monday.

Nirvana Naidoo, a law student at Unisa, was returning home on the N2 when a stone struck the left side of her windscreen while she was passing Coedmore Road near the NPC cement factory.

Naidoo, who had been driving in the centre lane, had to swerve her BMW on to the median, where she stopped to assess the situation.
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More at : https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/driver-escapes-fresh-rock-throwing-13011702
 
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Looks like it's not just a South African thing.

http://www.wtva.com/content/national/472047443.html?ref=443

Five Mid-Michigan teens are facing murder charges after allegedly throwing rocks off an overpass on I-75, killing a father of four.

A father of one of the teens spoke about the incident on Dr. Phil on Wednesday, including the written statement his son Mikaydn Payne gave the police.

"Did you read what he had written," Dr. Phil asked.

"I did read it," the father responded.

"What did it say," Dr. Phil asked.

"Very little. I'm not sure if I should talk about that," the father responded.

"But when you read the statement, it was incriminating," Dr. Phil asked.

"It was incriminating," the father responded.

More than a dozen rocks were hurled onto the highway from the Dodge Road overpass in Vienna Township, puncturing the windshield of the van Kenneth White was riding in.

"I'm hoping we achieve justice for the victim," Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said.

It's a tragic case that left one man dead and five teenagers facing an uncertain future.

"A man was innocently driving home from a day of work. He was going home to his family and he never made it," Leyton said.

White, 32, of Mt. Morris was killed when a six pound rock that was thrown from the overpass crashed through the windshield.

Kyle Anger, Alexzander Miller, Trevor Gray, Mikaydn Payne and Mark Sekelsky are now facing second-degree murder charges for their roles in the incident. They have all been charged as adults.

This case has not been easy for the men responsible for getting justice.

"It's tough just because of their tender years," Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said.

Pickell said investigators are still collecting evidence in the case hoping it will provide more clarity to exactly what happened.

"We are right now testing the Michigan State Police Crime Lab DNA evidence. We have the rock that we believe killed the victim and we are seeing if it has any DNA," Pickell said.

Leyton said once the evidence is collected and all of the cards are laid out on the table, he is hoping for a fair and just punishment.

"We have to put it all out there and try to balance what the scales of justice should be to find the result," Leyton said.
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RedViking said:
You are right, it is a criminal thing. Except in South Africa we call them humans and they have rights.
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Yeahhhhh, because Marc Rich?

Because in Europe they don’t have rights?

It’s not any different in other democracies.
 
Doesn't slowing to 40kph just make you slower, therefore easier target?
 
Ghoster79 said:
Doesn't slowing to 40kph just make you slower, therefore easier target?
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A rock might bounce if a car is standing still, so at what speed do you need to drive before the rock will theoretically have a greater chance to break your window?

I guess they throw the rock forward and let the force of your vehicle drive into it?

They need to interview one of these Rock Throwing specialist before they get sent in for tea and cake.
 
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Ghoster79 said:
Doesn't slowing to 40kph just make you slower, therefore easier target?
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Easier to react to a situation at lesser speed though.
So if you are startled and need to make make twitch maneuvers you are less likely to be involved in an accident,or atleast that's my thoughts on it
 
animehero said:
Easier to react to a situation at lesser speed though.
So if you are startled and need to make make twitch maneuvers you are less likely to be involved in an accident,or atleast that's my thoughts on it
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A rock falling from 6m will give you about 1 second to initiate some form of defensive manoeuvre. Unless you spot the thugs 1st and switch lanes on time.
 
RedViking said:
A rock might bounce if a car is standing still, so at what speed do you need to drive before the rock will theoretically have a greater chance to break your window?

I guess they throw the rock forward and let the force of your vehicle drive into it?

They need to interview one of these Rock Throwing specialist before they get sent in for tea and cake.
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A rock bounce off a windscreen?
 
ForceFate said:
A rock falling from 6m will give you about 1 second to initiate some form of defensive manoeuvre. Unless you spot the thugs 1st and switch lanes on time.
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Totally agree with you on this,I was thinking more in the instance where your car has been damaged and you now react.
Landing in a ditch as a result of a smashed windscreen at 40km vs 120km type of thing.Sure they would both be pretty bad,but one would be much worse
 
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