Two new Police SUV's crash into a H100 van

[kstt]

Police officers involved in accident banned from driving police vehicles.

[rebound]

Banned before or after this?

[toyolink]

Looks like the on-board data capture system the COP advised would be installed on these units may actually be working based on the fact that the news could inform velocity vehicles were being operated at.
What makes matters worse, is it seems the vehicles weren't responding to any emergency.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

CNC3 - Two police officers involved in a vehicular accident in Central Trinidad today will no longer be allowed to drive while on duty.

This afternoon in the Chin Chin area, two police Rav 4 vehicles being driven at a high speed, slammed into a three-tonnne truck which was merging onto the main road.

While the police vehicles had the right-of-way, police sources tell us they were driving at around 90 km per hour on the main road.

We were also told that the officers were not responding to a distress call but were merely returning from carrying a vehicle for maintenance.

The new GPS system allows for the monitoring of driving speed and our source tells us the officers were driving at 145 km per hour on the highway prior to the collision.

CNC3 News contacted Commissioner Gary Griffith who did not want to comment on the specific issue as there still needs to be an investigation.

However, he but did say that he is monitoring all police vehicles through the new GPS system and that distress calls will be graded which will dictate how quickly officers should drive to respond to an incident.

He says this is to ensure that police resources are not abused.

The Commissioner says his concern is that such reckless driving could also have lead to loss of life.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

As I said before...they were just comparing the yota to the zuki

[maj. tom]

Steups these wild mc and dem. Dock their pay too for a few months as part of disciplinary measures.

[VexXx Dogg]

"high speed stability testing."
Sure them two cops weren't tuners?

[pete]

CNC3 - Two police officers involved in a vehicular accident in Central Trinidad today will no longer be allowed to drive while on duty.

This afternoon in the Chin Chin area, two police Rav 4 vehicles being driven at a high speed, slammed into a three-tonnne truck which was merging onto the main road.

While the police vehicles had the right-of-way, police sources tell us they were driving at around 90 km per hour on the main road.

We were also told that the officers were not responding to a distress call but were merely returning from carrying a vehicle for maintenance.

The new GPS system allows for the monitoring of driving speed and our source tells us the officers were driving at 145 km per hour on the highway prior to the collision.

CNC3 News contacted Commissioner Gary Griffith who did not want to comment on the specific issue as there still needs to be an investigation.

However, he but did say that he is monitoring all police vehicles through the new GPS system and that distress calls will be graded which will dictate how quickly officers should drive to respond to an incident.

He says this is to ensure that police resources are not abused.

The Commissioner says his concern is that such reckless driving could also have lead to loss of life.

In Trinidad? Is this real life?

[wickedtuna]

145kph that had to b the man getting horn ....chasing the Horner man.......shoot to kill and drive to kill to oui .....

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

145kph that had to b the man getting horn ....chasing the Horner man.......shoot to kill and drive to kill to oui .....

The 145 was in the highway earlier. Not on the main rd.

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

What speed were the police vehicles travelling?

Appears to be around 130 to 150 k/h, this is way too fast for a mainroad. But H100 man wrong for breaking a major road without paying attention so there is that.

But at the end of the day you cannot be driving like a maniac. Remember those 2 police vehicles could ah kill somebody or their loved ones. There was no emergency according to the report so you must take into consideration innocent people who might have been killed. Thank god nobody was behind that Honda City when the police Rav 4 ran off the road yes.

[rollingstock]

Got the answer thanks.
Pulled it off the GPS.

You really not good at estimating though.

[pugboy]

using common entrance arithmetic

from the vid, that first car covered the distance(approx 3 lots) from before the big sign to the collision point(minor road) in 2 seconds

assuming an approx lot width of 50ft, distance covered of 150ft, so speed of 75ft/sec

conversion to ft/hour(75x3600), to km/h (75x3600/3280) = 82km/h
note this is average speed over that distance (3 lots)
the cop could have been mashing brakes when he saw the truck so decelerating

[shake d livin wake d dead]

should deduct repair cost from their salary

[SR]

Air bags deployed.... dais an easy 100k on 1 vehicle alone

[sMASH]

using common entrance arithmetic

from the vid, that first car covered the distance(approx 3 lots) from before the big sign to the collision point(minor road) in 2 seconds

assuming an approx lot width of 50ft, distance covered of 150ft, so speed of 75ft/sec

conversion to ft/hour(75x3600), to km/h (75x3600/3280) = 82km/h
note this is average speed over that distance (3 lots)
the cop could have been mashing brakes when he saw the truck so decelerating

yesterday a media house posted that was 90 on the mainroad and 145 previously on the highway. those were probably the max figures the gps registered.

in sando, it have a few ttps that moves with a similar amount of urgency.

[pugboy]

damn right,

airbags are configured to ONLY deploy as a last resort of serious impact
early days of airbags used to cause more injuries(buss face etc) for minor impact

driver should sue the idiots personally, I feel he could win in court

Air bags deployed.... dais an easy 100k on 1 vehicle alone

[screwbash]

daz y ah always say from since they buy all the xtrails some years ago that the ttps need to start buying AD wagons for them police. it cheap and parts easy to get. it have no reason for them to buy prado, rav 4,xtrail, land crusier etc. AD wagons going anywhere. and it basic so less ting to fix. i sure them dealers in the bamboo cud cone together and each bring a 50 AD WAGON and it go have enough for TTPS and all ministries including parliament.

[slacker_83]

Police going 90kph in a 50kph zone while not responding to an emergency, and then the H100 man who is a typical Trini and either cyah read or don't know what STOP means. Wtf is a "rolling stop" steups.

Sent from my BLA-A09 using TriniTuner mobile app

[adnj]

H100 did not come to a full stop and yield the right of way.

[MaxPower]

There wouldnt be all this beat up if it was some beat out TTPS Xtrails involved....

Men jus vex they cant afford Rav 4s sigh ...when will the suffering end?

[maxtech]

Garry too hard on those officers.....the police car in the back didn't even see that van coming.

[Rovin]

daz y ah always say from since they buy all the xtrails some years ago that the ttps need to start buying AD wagons for them police. it cheap and parts easy to get. it have no reason for them to buy prado, rav 4,xtrail, land crusier etc. AD wagons going anywhere. and it basic so less ting to fix. i sure them dealers in the bamboo cud cone together and each bring a 50 AD WAGON and it go have enough for TTPS and all ministries including parliament.

i sure i too said this on tuner yrs ago , even gee dem some y11 in dey tail cause u know dem wagons doh dead & by 1 parlor u getting all d parts

gov t may not even have to buy - we give japan so much business if we ask their govt they might send 100 free for us or do 1\2 price

buh is d guavament so they eh want to cheap ting to use & besides party financiers doh do nutten 4 free .....

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

What speed were the police vehicles travelling?

Appears to be around 130 to 150 k/h, this is way too fast for a mainroad. But H100 man wrong for breaking a major road without paying attention so there is that.

But at the end of the day you cannot be driving like a maniac. Remember those 2 police vehicles could ah kill somebody or their loved ones. There was no emergency according to the report so you must take into consideration innocent people who might have been killed. Thank god nobody was behind that Honda City when the police Rav 4 ran off the road yes.

The news report gave the speed from the onboard GPS

[gastly369]

daz y ah always say from since they buy all the xtrails some years ago that the ttps need to start buying AD wagons for them police. it cheap and parts easy to get. it have no reason for them to buy prado, rav 4,xtrail, land crusier etc. AD wagons going anywhere. and it basic so less ting to fix. i sure them dealers in the bamboo cud cone together and each bring a 50 AD WAGON and it go have enough for TTPS and all ministries including parliament.

i sure i too said this on tuner yrs ago , even gee dem some y11 in dey tail cause u know dem wagons doh dead & by 1 parlor u getting all d parts

gov t may not even have to buy - we give japan so much business if we ask their govt they might send 100 free for us or do 1\2 price

buh is d guavament so they eh want to cheap ting to use & besides party financiers doh do nutten 4 free .....

Leh we do like Dubai and...nvm..waste a thought dey

[R.P.J]

Rav 4 price gona go up. Sales man in Toyota gona use this an strong selling points

[adnj]

So you have:

Two police cruisers driven recklessly = suspension, demotion, severance, financial restitution, or a combination.

H100 failed to stopped, failed to yield = fine, jail time, financial restitution, driving permit points/suspension, or a combination.

Everyone is unhappy.

[rebound]

Them two Rav4 looked like they team up on the h100

[toyolink]

Revised for error.

[toyolink]

The manner in which the officers operated the 'police cruisers' seems to be the new norm.
At 1.45 pm, whilst heading south on the southern main road in front of Dindials Hardware (Mc Bean), I was confronted with a unit heading north at high speed (lights flashing, siren going etc.).
What was discomforting was, although traffic pulled aside leaving a wide centre lane, the operator of the police vehicle executed some extremely exaggerated swerves at high speeds as if seeing obstructions that just were not there.
Maybe these folks just cant handle the power and sensitivity of the Rav4 steering system.
I am convinced that if this kind of thing is allowed to continue the newly acquired fleet just wont last as long as a snow ball in hell.