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During the ' Troubles' in Northern Ireland, chassis inspection mirrors were a common sight. These were large convex mirrors mounted horizontally on castors and
by dingaling 12y ago
During the ' Troubles' in Northern Ireland, chassis inspection mirrors were a common sight.
These were large convex mirrors mounted horizontally on castors and with a long handle. They were slid under the car to look for suspicious packages that may have been attached covertly with malicious intent.
Very quick to use and were widely issued to individuals who might have been at risk. So it was common to see people using them each morning before heading off to work ( by a different route each day of course ).
Sounds like there might be a new market for them.... I should have bought a few hundred when they were being sold as surplus!
- pja 12y ago"With malicious intent" in this case usually meant an explosive device designed to kill the driver of the vehicle for anyone reading who might not get the context.
- Symbiote 12y agoAre they not still needed? Considering the most recent car bomb in Northern Ireland was in November... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army_actions#2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Continuity_Irish_... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Real_Irish_Republican_Army_actions#2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Real_Irish_Republic...
- dingaling 12y agoI assume they are still in use, but much less obviously than when I was growing-up and about half the folk on our road had one! If you go along narrow country roads in NI you can find many of the mirrors re-purposed in a vertical orientation opposite blind-exits, as they give a fisheye-type view of the road either side of the junction.