What's Wrong With This Picture: Protect And Serve Edition

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: November 30th, 2009

what s wrong with this picture protect and serve edition

The Bologna police department proves the age-old adage that the free cars crash twice as fast [ The Guardian via Jalopnik].

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Psarhjinian on Nov 30, 2009
If that’s the ultimate pursuit vehicle, then they must live in a curbless society where police never have to ram the suspect’s vehicle! North America is probably the exception, not the rule, in terms of PITs and curb-hopping being standard-procedure. It's just not done elsewhere, for all sorts of reasons, both cultural and physical.

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Porschespeed on Nov 30, 2009
North America is probably the exception, not the rule, in terms of PITs and curb-hopping being standard-procedure. It’s just not done elsewhere, for all sorts of reasons, both cultural and physical. While I would tend to agree with respect to the quasi-civilized world, have you seen any of the vid from South Africa? Or Russia?

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Psarhjinian on Dec 01, 2009
While I would tend to agree with respect to the quasi-civilized world, have you seen any of the vid from South Africa? Or Russia? This is true. And Ladas, in terms of shade-tree repairability, are effectively compact Crown Vics.

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- 86er on Dec 01, 2009
  
  High praise, indeed. :)
  
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Joeaverage on Jan 15, 2010

Curb hopping Crown Vics vs Lambos: Have you guys seen some of the Italian curbs? They are designed I've been told to keep people from parking on sidewalks or using them as passing lanes! (Naples behavior!). 12" curb (or more). I once used a Naples sidewalk to escape a city bus that ignored my Beetle. was sitting there waiting my turn to make a right turn. The bus pulled up on my left and started his right turn causing traffic to screetch to a halt. I had nowhere to go so I hung a hard right and started down the road with the right side of the car on the sidewalk. I had to get the rest of the car up on the sidewalk because he just crowded me right out. Nobody even raised an eyebrow! Drove a little ways down, got up some speed and jumped off the sidewalk back into the road.

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