Highway Shootings Precautions

[cameronpatentla]

With the rash of shootings along I-10 in Phoenix and the unsolved shootings along I-25 in Northern Colorado, have you taken any precautions traveling in these areas. If so, what have they been? I guess the safest course is to avoid the areas or re-route. For those in these areas, do you think the increased police presence has made the area safer? CW may need to add Kevlar to their catalog/store inventory. Sadly, it's becoming like Kabul over here.

[ramgunner]

Golden_HVAC wrote:
I covered the roof of my motorhome in sandbags, and ordered bullet proof glass, like I have for my car. Sadly I have to delay my trip, because the bullet proof glass in 4' square sheets takes extra time for delivery. . .

If that's not enough...

You can get the interior rhino-lined, it helps a little with IED's in case this particular nutjob gets more bold. Some gun shows have surplus vietnam-and-later era flack vests.

Or you can just avoid the immediate area with a quick detour. It's your call. 🙂

[RamblinManGA]

Hi from Scottsdale. . . interesting, only one comment from PHX, & he thinks the traffic here is the worst he's ever seen ? Clearly never driven in Atlanta or L A ! anyway, nobody arrested yet, except for 3 teens who are admitted copy cats. (with rocks & a slingshot) Also no one injured, which seems real odd, like maybe somebody is trying to make police look bad ? TV psychologists are arguing over profile here daily. Reward is up over $20k. . . Most people are trying to avoid section of I-10, mostly through central Phoenix. Hope they catch them soon, Regards, Craig

[buta4]

Ozlander wrote:
Just get a M1A2 Abrams and you'll be good to go.

Or an armored "Conquest Vehicles Knight XV".

At $900,000, lot less than an Abrams. :C

[Old-Biscuit]

Breaking News.

Last night an incident occurred.....vehicle window shot out on fwy. License plate number taken and given to MCSO (Sheriff Joe Arpaio)
Today 3 teenage boys (18) arrested...admitted to shooting at 6 pedestrians and 6--7 vehicles with a sling shot

NOT the fwy shooter....copy cat shooting

[Old-Biscuit]

2gypsies wrote:
No one's been arrested as of Saturday. The are questioning one man "as a special interest".

Well.......
The 19 yr. old taken into custody (with Mom in white Tahoe) was arrested but on suspicion of marijuana possession.

Official have confirmed 11 incidents.
8 with bullets and 3 with 'projectiles' (BBs/pellets)
They do NOT think ALL are related.
3 different scenarios ---- bullets involving random shootings, BBs/Pellets and a 'road rage'

[2gypsies1]

No one's been arrested as of Saturday. The are questioning one man "as a special interest".

[frizzen]

An arrest has been made.

[tatest]

This behavior is not just in one place.

News in Detroit the past two weeks was reporting vehicles shot on I-69 between I-94 and Coldwater, and on I-94 near Battle Creek. Shooters don't have to be targeting travelers on the highway, they just have to be shooting somewhere, even randomly, as some firearms can have a mile or more range.

When I came down I-69 Thursday, my van did not get shot. I did get on at Coldwater, and went south from there.

Would you avoid traveling in all areas everywhere?

[pconroy328]

I drive 100 miles on I-25 in and out of Fort Collins every day. I give it - oh - 0.00 amount of worry.

[2gypsies1]

Also happened along I-94 near Battle Creek, Michigan.

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/crime/2015/09/03/another-possible-shooting-reported/71...

[buta4]

Halibut214 wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:

buta4 wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:

buta4 wrote:
Wonder if the authorities are using FLIR equiped choppers to try to locate the scum(s).

There's a whole lot of people in Phoenix. FLIR would find them all.

I had assumed, maybe in error, that the shooter(s) were located in a rather sparsely populated area (like a desert?) instead of in an urban area.

I believe these shootings are happening right in the middle of the Phoenix urban area.

They indeed have and on a stretch of one of the most congested areas of the freeway but not all have occurred on the I-10.

I am stunned that someone would have b*lls enough to fire weapons repeatedly in an urban area and no one noticed them. Oh well, hopefully it's them that they got.

[GMandJM]

Cripes!

[Old-Biscuit]

11 confirmed (by LEOS) shootings
10 on I-10 and 1 on I-17 north of I-10

2 persons taken away in DPS vehicle from where the Tahoe was surrounded in Walgreens parking lot (Female driver and Male passenger)
Followed and stopped by undercover.

[Halibut214]

msmith1199 wrote:

buta4 wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:

buta4 wrote:
Wonder if the authorities are using FLIR equiped choppers to try to locate the scum(s).

There's a whole lot of people in Phoenix. FLIR would find them all.

I had assumed, maybe in error, that the shooter(s) were located in a rather sparsely populated area (like a desert?) instead of in an urban area.

I believe these shootings are happening right in the middle of the Phoenix urban area.

They indeed have and on a stretch of one of the most congested areas of the freeway but not all have occurred on the I-10.