Originally Posted by
doober
I've often wondered the same thing. Although the cameras in London captured pics of the '05 bombers, they couldn't stop them.
They would need to install some security barricades (see:
http://www.deltascientific.com/hs_highsecbarricades.htm ) if they wanted to stop a suspicious vehicle. There are similar devices on I-93 on the approach to the Hoover Dam. However, the tunnels and bridges the NYPD are considering the sensors and cameras are much wider than the one I mentioned. Who knows if these barricades would be considered in their plans.