WATCH: Family narrowly escapes attempted hijacking in Helikonpark

[krycor]

That gate and possibly the motor is fooked.

Hope they have insurance.

This is why those old school gates are awesome if u have them. My parents have one which requires a heavy duty motor + wheels are basically submerged with a bracket on the other end of the gate such that once closed you can’t move it.. only way is to lift and move along path which requires 2 big guys or 3 avg.

 

[Mekon]

pity they didn't have some sort of terrier dogs that could have ripped these shTtstains to shreds.

 

[Brawler]

Hugo, bel die polisie

 

[Fulcrum29]

This is why those old school gates are awesome if u have them. My parents have one which requires a heavy duty motor + wheels are basically submerged with a bracket on the other end of the gate such that once closed you can’t move it.. only way is to lift and move along path which requires 2 big guys or 3 avg.

On the other hand, you don't want to gate armed suspects. They will want you to open the gate. The question is how to keep these criminals outside?

The method these criminals engaged in is very popular in Cape Town nowadays. They wait in the early morning to take advantage when you pull your car out. It is also now how they get into your home and empty you out.

 

[Milano]

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WATCH: Family narrowly escapes attempted hijacking in Helikonpark

A vehicle with three female occupants narrowly escaped an attempted in hijacking in Helikonpark earlier on Thursday.

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Not saying it would have prevented it but their gate auto-close delay is set way too long. The motor should be set to begin closing the instant the car clears the beams. I counted about a 5 to 6 second delay from after the owner's car cleared the gate beams until it began closing. Also their entrance width is too wide. And is that motor set to its highest speed? Looks kind of slow.

 

[Dolby]

Not saying it would have prevented it but their gate auto-close delay is set way too long. The motor should be set to begin closing the instant the car clears the beams. I counted about a 5 to 6 second delay from after the owner's car cleared the gate beams until it began closing.

I think most residential gates don't have beams or delays.

She probably closed it manually

 

[Lupus]

Not saying it would have prevented it but their gate auto-close delay is set way too long. The motor should be set to begin closing the instant the car clears the beams. I counted about a 5 to 6 second delay from after the owner's car cleared the gate beams until it began closing. Also their entrance width is too wide. And is that motor set to its highest speed? Looks kind of slow.

And as soon as the guy stepped in front of the beam the gate would've opened again?

 

[Milano]

I think most residential gates don't have beams or delays.

She probably closed it manually

You're right they never had beams. They are super cheap in the overall scheme of the total cost of electronic gates.

And as soon as the guy stepped in front of the beam the gate would've opened again?

That's kind of the point. I would encourage settings and setups that create a lower *likelihood* of someone reaching the gate before it closes.

Edit: If I recall correctly there is even a setting on Centurion motors, maybe Dace too, which enables you to override that. These installers just fit your motor with the defaults. The multitude of options is really quite useful. You can set your beams to have the gate remain open as long as the beam is interrupted. Then as soon as soon as the beams see each other again for 0.1s or longer it will close no matter what- irrespective of whether the beam is interrupted again by an obstacle. Beams don't cost much so people should really install them.