CVPI+Tree+Rain=Ouch
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Mother of God! I'm glad to hear the officer is "recovering". I can't see how that was survivable though.
And if anyone can get the rough speed, please post it, I want to use this for ambulance driver training classes.
Brothers and sisters..... SLOW DOWN!!! Most of us are guilty of driving like idiots at some point in our career, but thankfully we have all gotten away with it those far. We lose too many officers every year to motor vehicle collisions. Some are unavoidable, but many are avoidable.
The article says the car was hit by a possible drunk driver (I'm assuming that person was arrested) which cause the squad to crash.
I Don't see that info anywhere in the article..??RolnCode3 said:
I do see the news company reporting two separate incidents in the same news report thou.. wtf?
Did not know a Ford would hold up that good 
. Really good thing that was not a 2 officer car ,as I think if there was a passenger there would have been a fatility .stay safe .
. Really good thing that was not a 2 officer car ,as I think if there was a passenger there would have been a fatility .stay safe .Funny... I just saw a bumper sticker that said "God is my CoPilot". If that was the case in that cruiser... I'm sure he Shart his britches! LOL
Mike
Mike
Just rained, streets were slick, and for some "unknown reason" he loses it. :roll:
I'm glad he'll be OK, but stupid hurts. You don't really appreciate a coefficient of friction until it's zero. And it isn't how fast that kills you, it's how fast you stop.
I'm glad he'll be OK, but stupid hurts. You don't really appreciate a coefficient of friction until it's zero. And it isn't how fast that kills you, it's how fast you stop.
well at lease this officer figured out a way to cut down on the turning radius of the CV... well to the right anyway...
I don't see it anymore. The article stated that the officer was returning to the office from a call and was struck by a suspected drunk driver. Maybe it was a different incident.unlisted said:
This is what he was doing at the time of the crash.
"Macagni says Officer Damon Badnell was responding to a call for help from another officer on foot chasing a burglary suspect in the north end of town."
"Macagni says Officer Damon Badnell was responding to a call for help from another officer on foot chasing a burglary suspect in the north end of town."
This is how we lost our last officer.... responding code 3 to assist another officer on a large fight. I will never second guess the decision on a dead officer who was hauling tail to help another officer, but we need to realize that if we never get there.... we aren't helping anyone. Know your beat, know your roads, know your car and know your limitations.
Be safe and get to the call. You are much better getting their 30 seconds later than never at all.
Be safe and get to the call. You are much better getting their 30 seconds later than never at all.
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So- what kind of lightbar is that?
So- what kind of lightbar is that?
a busted one?
Also, go look at the thread already discussing this- as it is mentioned there.
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2946
Also, go look at the thread already discussing this- as it is mentioned there.
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2946
Code 3 2100 They kinda suck was visiting there earlier this summer was not impressed at all. But better than there older mx7k. JMOnorcalbusa said:
True. A Smart ForTwo, for example, has no crumple zones - it doesn't crumple when it crashes, it just stops. The car doesn't have any significant deformation in a crash, so people inside then gets tossed around like a bean in a tin can.Stendec said:
nerdly_dood said:
The good thing about the smart cars is that you save money on the coffins. No need, you just get buried in the car, after the crash its probably about the same size anyways.