Road spiking in Gauteng: ‘Do not remain seated in your car, they will rob you’

[Currantly]

Several incidents of spikes being placed on the roads by criminals aiming to damage vehicle tyres and attack motorists has led to a call by the Motor Industry Staff Association (Misa) for increased intervention from police.

The organisation also appealed for heightened vigilance from motorists, especially when travelling at night.

“(We need) more police visibility obviously, as we deal with drug cartels. If we know there is a crime, there are hotspots and we have mentioned three of the most important roads used by commuters, we know the time-frame where this is taking place and it is at night, we can expect the police to increase patrols,” Misa’s Sonja Carstens told broadcaster Newzroom Afrika on Tuesday morning.

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[epah]

What happened to just not driving around at night?

 

[Longboi]

What happened to just not driving around at night?

It helps if you keep a sawed-off shotgun as well. A blast from that scares off the hijackers pretty quick.

 

[saor]

What happened to just not driving around at night?

Unavoidable but ja - I just don't do it anymore either and try not letting my family do it either if they visit. Rather just have booking.com on your phone and get a cheap bnb for the night or something.

 

[NR7]

What happened to just not driving around at night?

When something kaks out at the office at midnight sometimes you don't have a choice if it cant be done remotely.

 

[ToxicBunny]

When something kaks out at the office at midnight sometimes you don't have a choice if it cant be done remotely.

Simple solution, move to the office.

 

[vigras rojara]

What happened to just not driving around at night?

You see, that's why it's safer to fly.

 

[epah]

When something kaks out at the office at midnight sometimes you don't have a choice if it cant be done remotely.

Then you better have a gun on you. And shoot before asking questions.

 

[G'Wobblez]

Not our county burning at all. Not at all.
Guess MaryLou ( She is a pewpew) will get more outings.

 

[Longboi]

Simple solution, move to the office.

You joke, but I have a small room with an aircon and a bed in the back.

 

[saor]

When something kaks out at the office at midnight sometimes you don't have a choice if it cant be done remotely.

The hour they need you should be proportional to the caliber of gun they issue you.

 

[G'Wobblez]

Question, would you be stuck on the highway with a bear or a strange man...



//Flame suit -- Give it to me.

 

[NR7]

Then you better have a gun on you. And shoot before asking questions.

"My lady, me and my 4 friends were coming home from a party at midnight, and saw this car ahead with mechanical problems so we stopped behind them to see if we could help and they just started shooting at us"
- The hijackers, probably.

 

[epah]

Question, would you be stuck on the highway with a bear or a strange man...



//Flame suit -- Give it to me.

@TofuMofu is a bear and I have been stuck on the side of the road with him plenty of times. I would rather be with him than a strange man.

 

[LCBXX]

Friends: Arm yourselves and carry your firearm.

Nobody is coming to save you.

 

[epah]

"My lady, me and my 4 friends were coming home from a party at midnight, and saw this car ahead with mechanical problems so we stopped behind them to see if we could help and they just started shooting at us"
- The hijackers, probably.

Doesn’t matter, but your life will be spared. Protect yourself first before you try to protect someone else if you want to live a long life.

 

[epah]

Friends: Arm yourselves and carry your firearm.

Nobody is coming to save you.

Your comment is important and I hope people take your advice.

You are on your own out there. Look after yourselves people.

 

[porchrat]

It helps if you keep a sawed-off shotgun as well. A blast from that scares off the hijackers pretty quick.

You mean it scares off the survivors...

 

[DapperDanMan]

It helps if you keep a sawed-off shotgun as well. A blast from that scares off the hijackers pretty quick.

Especially when they see the head of one of the hijackers disappear and the neck starts spraying fountains.

 

[LCBXX]

Your comment is important and I hope people take your advice.

You are on your own out there. Look after yourselves people.

It blows my mind, no pun intended, how middle-class South Africans will spend thousands on private security, car trackers, panic buttons, etc, but refuse to make the effort to get a firearm.

You cannot outsource your safety to another; it is unaffordable.

Our criminals are determined and brazen because the know the odds of facing deadly defence is nil.