OPD Cruiser Flips Responding To Deadly Shooting
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Sorry for being so cold about the officer hitting the Mini, but when I had my Mini, I was almost T-boned by a Sunnyvale officer who wasn't paying attention because he said he was looking at his computer screen when he drove through an intersection with a stop sign.
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Good to know you're unharmed man. Every time I hear about an OPD hurt I always worry it may be you bro. Take care and I hope your coworker comes back healthy!
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They dont roll that way for ****sngiggles.
There are certain rules that have to be meet to roll code 3. If she was rolling code 3 and the mini was in the way. That means the mini should get a fat Fail to Yield ticket.
I also think all pd's should hand out more fail to yield tickets. As it will help force those fast lane chicane's over to a lane on the right.
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Maybe he was reading the details to a call?
Maybe he was looking at a map responding to a call?
I wouldnt be to hasty to say he wasnt doing his job correctly, or be so jaded due to one experience.
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Hope the mini takes this to court, although I'm glad the officer is alive.
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Maybe he was running out cars to check for stolen vehicles. How else do cops find stolen vehicles?
Maybe he was reading the details to a call?
Maybe he was looking at a map responding to a call?
I wouldnt be to hasty to say he wasnt doing his job correctly, or be so jaded due to one experience.
Maybe he was reading the details to a call?
Maybe he was looking at a map responding to a call?
I wouldnt be to hasty to say he wasnt doing his job correctly, or be so jaded due to one experience.
But yea, at least the officer that rolled is alright...
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xx- ------->
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| p |
| P |
xx = me
pp= officer
Here's the scenario, the officer came to within 8 to 10 inches of hitting me and I went into the lane of opposing traffic to avoid him... Yea, scared the living **** out of me and my new mini with 2k on the odo...
Last edited by Ballz; 04-22-2009 at 12:15 AM.
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yeah i see where your coming from, but understand, there are millions of things happening inside of the cockpit, from listening to the radio, typing on the computer, looking for crims in progress, and trying to make sure you go home at the end of the day.
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Are you kidding me? If the pd is rolling code 3 .... GET THE **** OUT OF THE WAY!!!!
They dont roll that way for ****sngiggles.
There are certain rules that have to be meet to roll code 3. If she was rolling code 3 and the mini was in the way. That means the mini should get a fat Fail to Yield ticket.
I also think all pd's should hand out more fail to yield tickets. As it will help force those fast lane chicane's over to a lane on the right.
They dont roll that way for ****sngiggles.
There are certain rules that have to be meet to roll code 3. If she was rolling code 3 and the mini was in the way. That means the mini should get a fat Fail to Yield ticket.
I also think all pd's should hand out more fail to yield tickets. As it will help force those fast lane chicane's over to a lane on the right.
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If you want to protect us, don't crash into us and then give us points.