mjMIff
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Station 3 said:That officer did an excelent job with that situation almost TEXT BOOK by the looks of it i have no issue with what the officer did in this video. The gentleman in the "cop wanna be charger" needs some more lighting at least to be visible 360 here in Texas that "POV" would not meet the standard and he would be told to just drive the speed limit if thats all he has. And as for the officer driving in the "100s" to catch up to the suspect well im sorry but thats the only way to catch the person THATS SPEEDING its a necesary evil. Also i want to add that im a volunteer fire fighter i have been for 5 years i have taken my Fire EVOC course for driving an aparatus to emergencys and i am also a Police officer have been for about 2 1/2 years now and i have to tell you that the 5 hour EVOC fire course is a damn joke compared to the 1 week long police pursuit course where we learned how to do everything in the book not to mention high speed chases in dirt roads and pavement.
Im sorry fire boys but you just dont have that training...
Assumption.
Station 3 said:And as for the people asking what he did wrong?? well let me list them.
1. he was speeding "emergency vehicle or not you cant drive like a maniac because you have 1 nice shiny light from galls on your dash"
He wasn't speeding as per the law
speedingpresent participle of speed (Verb)
Verb:
1) Move quickly: "I got into the car and home we sped".
2) (of a motorist) Travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit: "the car that crashed was speeding".
(2) The operator of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
(a) Stop, stand or park, irrespective of the provisions of this chapter;
( B) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
© Exceed the speed limit;
(d) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
Since you are so hooked on the "1 nice shiny light" I'll paste this for ya...
The exemption granted the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle by sub. (2) (a) applies only when the operator of the vehicle is giving visual signal by means of at least one flashing, oscillating or rotating red light except that the visual signal given by a police vehicle may be by means of a blue light and a red light which are flashing, oscillating or rotating, except as otherwise provided in sub.
Station 3 said:2. he did not pull over for the police after an AwKWARD 7 min long pursuit which any person who was not so high up on themselfs would notice HEY somethings not right here.
He has no legal obligation to.
Station 3 said:3 "maybe optional" i dont know the departments SOPs but i hope that his set up on his POV is not the standard if so they need to STOP all POV operations since that is not safe no 360 lighting is just a NO!
Right, because what they do in TX is how it should be everywhere, even if it has been like this in WI for 30 years...
You are a cop? I am an astronaut...