On 2016-01-24 03:37:19 +0000, nospam said:

In article m,
Savageduck wrote:

Or you are going through a green light and some jackass in the
right-hand turn lane in a multi-lane cross street, who cannot be easily
seen due to other cars obscuring that lane, and is running from cops,
plows into your car doing 80 mph. Some things simply cannot be
realistically avoided, and seat belts along with air bags DO matter.

blame the cops for that. car chases put innocent people at risk.

...and sometimes unavoidable due to circumstances.

chases are *always* avoidable.

the question is whether it's worth the risk to innocent people.

it's one thing to be in pursuit of perps such as the san bernadino
shooters and something very different if the pursuit is because the
person's license is suspended and he didn't stop, thinking he could get
away.

So it is OK if the subjects are very, very naughty, and of Middle
Eastern descent, and are shooting back.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...uits-fatal-inj
uries/30187827/
More than 5,000 bystanders and passengers have been killed in police
car chases since 1979, and tens of thousands more were injured as
officers repeatedly pursued drivers at high speeds and in hazardous
conditions, often for minor infractions, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

...

However, records from six states show that 17,600 people were hurt in
chases from 2004 through 2013 ‹ an average of 1,760 injuries a year
in those states, which make up 24% of the U.S. population.

Well, all right then. So what precautions are you, the perfect driver,
going to take to prevent becoming a victim of one of these frivolous
police chases, or at least minimize your injuries when you interact
with one at an intersection when you are right, and the chased subject
is driving recklessly and dangerously?
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Regards,

Savageduck