Impounded!!!!!

[thatK30guy]

I'm staying out of this mess.

All I can say is hope you get this mess resolved and keep your truck the way it is. It sure looks nice.

 

[RingMaster4x4]

yep not the Cop fault for the lift laws in your state, but his comment was uncalled for if that is what he said.

 

[mr.smartass]

A cop in my hometown killed himself by chasing a kid on a street bike over 100mph. The cop was driving a police tahoe and hit an embankment. Fockin people in town were up in arms over it, they wanted this kid to get the death pentalty and the kid on the bike got away but turned himself in a few days later from guilt. Kid is in jail for a long time now. He got WAY more time, because the cop was killed. I say a cop thats dumb enough to chase a streetbike at speeds over 100mph in a TAHOE deserves what he gets. Does that mean that when I get pulled over and the cop gets hit by a car while issuing me a lift law ticket I should get manslaugter charges?!

This is the only thing that grabbed my attention in the thread... are you f*cking kidding me? What the cop should have done was pull the P.I.T. manuever on his little punk ass. If you run from a police officer, you lose all your rights immediately in my opinion. Every time I see a police chase come to an end, I wish they would hand cuff them and beat them and then pepper spray their wounds. It pisses me off to no end. They selfishly put other people's lives endanger. The officer was doing his job and you think he deserved to die? F*ck you.

 

[BL1TZKRIEG]

 

[Chrisblazzer89]

This is the only thing that grabbed my attention in the thread... are you f*cking kidding me? What the cop should have done was pull the P.I.T. manuever on his little punk ass. If you run from a police officer, you lose all your rights immediately in my opinion. Every time I see a police chase come to an end, I wish they would hand cuff them and beat them and then pepper spray their wounds. It pisses me off to no end. They selfishly put other people's lives endanger. The officer was doing his job and you think he deserved to die? F*ck you.

Xabillion and 2

 

[fireplug]

This is the only thing that grabbed my attention in the thread... are you f*cking kidding me? What the cop should have done was pull the P.I.T. manuever on his little punk ass. If you run from a police officer, you lose all your rights immediately in my opinion. Every time I see a police chase come to an end, I wish they would hand cuff them and beat them and then pepper spray their wounds. It pisses me off to no end. They selfishly put other people's lives endanger. The officer was doing his job and you think he deserved to die? F*ck you.

Definitely no one deserved to die. That said, that officer was putting as many people, if not more at risk than the kid on the bike. The outcome alone proves that. His life was not worth the potential catching of the kid.

Think about the logistics and threat level of those two vehicles. That cop made a very poor decision, and in some cities, would be reprimanded for that chase. Where I live, police will NOT give chase to a bike. It's simply pointless. Roadblocks, sure.

I drive a huge firetruck through one of North America's biggest cities and have been taught, and KNOW that killing someone on the way to a call is not saving a life. Even getting into an accident slows or all together stops a response.

As far as following the letter of the law...give me a break. If you want to have that attitude go investigate the obscure laws in your state and find out[SIZE=-1]I[/SIZE] that in

Arkansas
In Fayetteville, it is illegal to kill any living creature, including insects.
In Little Rock, if a man and a woman flirt with each other in the streets, they could be jailed for 30 days.
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

 

[Chrisblazzer89]

Arkansas
In Little Rock, if a man and a woman flirt with each other in the streets, they could be jailed for 30 days.
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fireplug]

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep in mind that's some interweb buljiz may or maynot be true. It's the point I was trying to make...

 

[Chrisblazzer89]

ok.

 

[AZ79K5Project]

Definitely no one deserved to die. That said, that officer was putting as many people, if not more at risk than the kid on the bike. The outcome alone proves that. His life was not worth the potential catching of the kid.Think about the logistics and threat level of those two vehicles. That cop made a very poor decision, and in some cities, would be reprimanded for that chase. Where I live, police will NOT give chase to a bike. It's simply pointless.

Your assumption is that the cop is driving with a reckless disregard for the safety of the public. Something happened that caused a loss of control.

The kid is responsible for his actions. The cop was responsible to drive with control and due regard. You wreck running with lights and siren - you own the wreck 99% of the time.

Pursuits in the middle of the night on an open road or freeway versus a pursuit in the city traffic during rush hour. Two completely different circumstances.

There has to be a balance. Is it unsafe to stop a speeding car at any speed? A car traveling 65 in a 45. People complain and want speeders stopped, accidents occur and loss of life occurs if action isn't taken. A cop has to travel faster than 65 to stop the car. There are inherent risks and sometimes no right answer. Hindsight is 20/20.

 

[smalltruckbigcid]

Great another trainwreck of a thread
George

 

[BoondocK5]

I agree with this statement 100%. You have a nice truck. Incredibly nice, as a matter of fact, maybe in the top 10% (from what I can see from the pics) of modded fords in quality and craftsmanship. That being said...

I think the thing everyone may be either overlooking or just not saying-I can see where the officer is coming from. Although you may have the best there is to offer in suspension, and everything may be 110% dead nuts on as far as installation, the COG on that vehicle is just plain out of control. In an emergency maneuver situation, that truck is infinitely more likely to roll or get out of control than 99% of vehicles on the road. It's just too big to be safe at freeway speed. THAT is where the officer is coming from, and I agree. I would be terrified to be on the road in front of, next to, or behind that thing, just because of the potential for things to get ugly.

I don't know how the officer treated your wife, what was exactly said. Maybe he was a jerk, maybe not. But the fact remains, it's his job to keep the public safe, and I can see his point of view.

Ding,ding,ding...We have a winner!

Dammit Bubba, I feel so jr high now. I'm not sure who's more ghey, you, for posting RIO, or ME for actually sitting through the whole video Where is my Sepultura...

 

[87BrnRsd]

First off...im saying this only because of that mrdrinksalil said. I believe that mrdrinksalil is completley wrong. wrong wrong wrong. Even though what he is syaing is COMPLETLEY wrong....me and fireplug can see through it.

Your assumption is that the cop is driving with a reckless disregard for the safety of the public. Something happened that caused a loss of control. .

Could that something be that the cop pushed his crown vic over the limits trying to keep up with a much faster bike????

The kid is responsible for his actions. The cop was responsible to drive with control and due regard. Pursuits in the middle of the night on an open road or freeway versus a pursuit in the city traffic during rush hour. Two completely different circumstances..

Ummmm....control and regard dont come to my mind when thinking about a cop pushing way way past the limits of his car's top speed and handling when chasing a much much faster bike. I dont chase lamborghinis in my K5 just because I can. The cop was also responsible for his actions. You say that "pursuits in the middle of the night on an open road" are justifiable compared to "pursuits in city traffic during rush hour." I dont agree. This pursuit is not justifiable in any circumstance. Its a bike versuses a car. common man. What you are saying is that it is completley justifiable for a cop to wreck on country roads and kill someone (whether it be you, me, a member of your family, or a member of mine)......but not justifiable to kill the same someone if the street is busy. where I come from cops arent allowed to chase bikes....period. Why? Well its the same question if you ask why not chase a lamborghini with a honda cicic. You arent gonna make him slow down...you just increase his speed and yours...effectively making 2 people instead of 1 (and both at much higher speeds). much more dangerous. Not good.

There has to be a balance. Is it unsafe to stop a speeding car at any speed? A car traveling 65 in a 45. People complain and want speeders stopped, accidents occur and loss of life occurs if action isn't taken. A cop has to travel faster than 65 to stop the car. There are inherent risks and sometimes no right answer. Hindsight is 20/20.

I agree. There has to be a balance. But what you are saying is completley wrong. "Is it unsafe to stop a car traveling at any speed?" COMMON MAN. That is stupid. Of course. "A car traveling at 45 in a 65." Duh. "A cop has to be traveling faster than 65 to stop a car." Are you listening to what you type??? Thats bs. A cop can stop a car doing 21 in a 20, 26 in a 25, 31 in a 30, 36 in a 35......need i continue. They dont have to be doing over 65 to be stopped. Heck....most highway speed limits in my state are 70. There ARE inherent risks and sometimes right answers. And hindsight is 20/20. Cops are trained to assess these risks on the fly. It doesnt take a genius to figure out that a 5K cop car isnt going to catch a bike that does 0-60 in 3 seconds with a top speed of 180 mph+ Why chase them?? It just increases the speed of both vehicles AND doubles the risk of driver error (believe it or not....cops make errors too). I know if im a cop driving my K5....im not gonna chase a bike that blows by me doing 160+ just because im a cop and I can.

If yall want to continue this...i would rather not let this thread go into the garbage....please pm me. I have made my point clear. I do not agree with running from the cops (you get what you deserve...and you will get whats commin to ya). High speed chases endager more than just yourself and the officer that is chasing you. However...if the officer has a very small chance of catching the law breaker...why push up the speeds and risk more (2 vehicles instead of 1....and both of them going double the speed that they normally would be going). I know if I was a cop driving a tahoe (which they normally do where I am from)...I wouldnt chase a bike going 150 pmh+ just to prove a point and make the state that ticket money. Like I said...if you dont like my point....pm me and I will be more than happy to elaborate.
-Harrison

 

[4WheelCowboy]

Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande

This thread needs some dancing cats with headphones!

 

[mr.smartass]

Being that the cop was driving a tahoe is that incident makes your point more valid, but at the same time we don't know how fast he was traveling when the accident took place and if that's the case, anyone who rides a bike is automatically exempt from speeding laws? That sucks as well. We need cops on 'busas I suppose. (sign bubba up) Anyways, the only reason I brought it back up was that I felt the statement (paraphrased) "the cop got what he deserved" was an out of line comment.

 

[wasted wages]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46059&d=1178205364
Couple of questions,,,,

What does your insurance company think of this truck ??

Do they even know it has been modified ???

Do you think they would pay on a claim if you had a major "at fault" wreck that involved death or permanant injury, and could bring in a busload of engineers to testify that the modifcations were contributing factors in the accident ?

I would take a serious look at the personal consequences involved with driving a rig lifted this high,,,you could end up paying for someones medical care for a lifetime.....

 

[4WheelCowboy]

This thread has changed more times than a picture posted by Craig Artzner! Has anyone really seen his truck in person

All hail the thin blue line!

 

[Bubba Ray Boudreaux]

I dont chase lamborghinis in my K5 just because I can.

But when you have done it and have been royally whupped fourteen ways from Sunday, you still feel like you've screwed royalty

 

[Craig Artzner]

This thread has changed more times than a picture posted by Craig Artzner! Has anyone really seen his truck in person

I'm honored that you think my truck is too nice to believe. It does exist, I do own it, and it's sitting in the Summit Racing parking lot right now. Ha.

 

[AZ79K5Project]

First off...im saying this only because of that mrdrinksalil said. I believe that mrdrinksalil is completley wrong. wrong wrong wrong. Even though what he is syaing is COMPLETLEY wrong....me and fireplug can see through it.

Agreed

My point is this. People take things to the extreme. The popular thought is that the cop was traveling crazy ass fast, chasing for a long period of time and out of control and the bike was a race bike.

Back to my point about overtaking a speeder. Media spin creates reality. "Officer Killed While Pursuing Motorcycle." That headline creates a high speed crash scenario and a fleeing motorcycle in a person's mind.

Unless you've been there and done it...Nothing else to say..

Now back to the 2 most important parts of this thread...I'm going to poke a stick through my ears to stop that song from going through my head. Rio...Rio...Rio...I can't make it stop...

And, what's it going to take to get the truck out? Any tickets issued, like for "Unsafe Vehicle" or "vehicle Lift Too High?"