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contractors and manufacturers of vehicle checkpoints for Iraq and Worldwide |
Vehicle Checkpoints
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Vehicle check points present many
dangers and there is no foolproof method of eliminating all
dangers. Here are some of the problems: |
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People driving straight through on purpose,
perhaps using weapons, putting VCP staff, passing public as
well as themselves in danger. |
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Suicide or other car bombers intending to stop
with the same dangers. |
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Innocent persons accidentally driving through
and being killed or injured by VCP obstacles and/or by VCP staff,
with very bad effects for the victims, for the in Iraq and Worldwide publicity
and for morale of VCP staff. |
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People of evil intent being able to see staff
routines and the methods of checking, and discovering weaknesses,
and thus reducing the value of the VCP. |
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Long hold ups, dismaying road users and causing
bad publicity. |
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Difficulty prioritising vehicles to be searched. |
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Apart from the above, the difficulty of actually
training the staff and doing the checking and running the VCP. |
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Defence-Structures
Vehicle Check Points can offer some remedies to some of these
problems. It should not surprise anyone that the end result
is like a motorway fuel station, or an efficient cross border
customs post.
The checkpoint must provide: |
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A labyrinth forcing at least 2 sharp changes
of direction which have to be taken slowly. |
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The straight-on route has to be very clearly
seen to be impassable, by day or night, with no by-pass. |
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The route through has to be divided into several
lanes, as many as needed to keep the queues down. |
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Each bay needs an easy way of preventing vehicles
from leaving; chain hedge hogs can help here. The exit must
also have a gate covered by observation
posts and the rapid reaction room. |
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Each bay should be separated by cover
from view screens or blast walls,
depending on the threat. |
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Each bay must be observed by a sangar which either
covers the bay with armed equipment or at least appears to,
as well as the 1 or 2 vehicle checkers per bay. |
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The VCP should provide secure and comfortable
accommodation, rapid reaction guardroom, observation
posts. |
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The normal security systems are needed, depending
on the perceived threat, as well as grillage floors. |
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Steel road bumps discourage high speed. |
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An overall roof provides weather protection. |
A multi-lane vehicle checkpoint
The above sketch shows the following:
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Climatic or other protection. |
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Crew rooms, observation posts, rapid action room. |
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Climatic or other protection. |
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Cover from view screens or blast walls. |
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Search bays. |
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Entry. |
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Highly visible signs make straight-on impossible. |
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Ditches prevent by-pass. |
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