System and method for a law enforcement officer to temporarily disable a vehicle during a traffic stop

A method of hindering the mobility of a vehicle stopped by a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a locking assembly with spring loaded arms that can be cocked in an open configuration and set with a trigger release, wherein said spring loaded arms automatically close to a locked configuration upon contact of said trigger release;
• pushing trigger release of said locking assembly into contact with a wheel of said vehicle, wherein said spring loaded arms automatically spring into said locked configuration and engage said wheel;
• wherein said locking assembly includes at least one spike that can puncture said wheel if said wheel rotates while said locking assembly is engaged with said wheel.

A system for use by law enforcement to temporarily disable a motor vehicle after a traffic stop, said system comprising:

• a locking assembly having arms and a trigger release, wherein said arms are selectively configurable between an open configuration and a locked configuration;
• at least one spring element for biasing said arms into said locked configuration, wherein said arms can be cocked into said open configuration against said at least one spring element and temporarily locked into said open configuration with said trigger release, wherein said arms automatically spring back to said locked configuration when said trigger release is activated;
• an elongated application pole having a first end that engages said locking assembly and can be used to propel said locking assembly along the ground and into contact with a wheel of said vehicle, wherein said contact activates said trigger release and causes said arms to move to said locked configuration and mechanically engage said wheel.