Stick It To Em

By Matthew Phenix   胡德良/译

L.A. police turn to an adhesive GPS dart to lasso the getaway car——

洛杉矶警方借助一种带胶的全球定位系统（GPS）梭镖来套捕逃跑车辆……

Los Angeles, car capital of the country, is notorious for its epic police chases. O.J.-style pursuits may make for exciting TV, but the fatality statistics are sobering: Police chases kill, on average, one Californian every week. Now the Virginia-based company StarChase has proposed a safer way to catch fast- moving crooks—shoot GPS homing devices like darts and stick them to the back of fleeing vehicles. Instead of a frantic pursuit, an officer eases off the chase and lets police headquarters track the suspect by computer. Police can then move in for a calmer arrest.	洛杉矶 — 美国的汽车之都，却因为大规模的警方追击而声名狼藉。急速式的追击也许是为刺激的电视节目而制作，但死亡统计数据是发人深省的：警方的追击平均每周将一位加利福尼亚人置于死地。现在，基地设在弗吉尼亚的一家公司 — 明星猎具公司（StarChase）推出了一种更安全的方法来捕捉快速逃跑的骗子：发射形状象梭镖的GPS自导引装置，并将其粘在逃跑车辆尾部。这样以来，警官不用疯狂地追击，相反可以放松地追赶，让警察总部通过计算机来跟踪嫌疑人，随后警方可以靠近，来进行冷静的抓捕。
The StarChase system, which the Los Angeles Police Department will test this fall, consists of a laser-guided launcher and a miniaturized GPS tag complete with a radio transmitter and a blob of gummy adhesive. Once stuck to its target, the tag begins transmitting coordinates to a server through an encrypted cellular network. Computers superimpose the GPS data over a map that allows dispatchers to track the vehicle’s every move.	今年秋季，洛杉矶警察局将把明星猎具公司的装置投入试验。该装置包括一台激光制导发射器和一个小型GPS金属镖头，镖头上完整地配备着无线电发报机和一滴胶质粘合剂。金属镖头一旦粘到目标上，就开始通过加密的蜂窝网络将其位置坐标传输到一台服务器上。计算机将收到的GPS数据添加到地图上，使得车辆调度员能够跟踪逃车的每一步行动。
The LAPD trials will last five months. If all goes well, the department could purchase as many as 20 units by this time next year.	洛杉矶警察局的试验将持续五个月。如果一切顺利，到明年这个时间，该警察局会购买多达20套这种装置。

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