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Old 02-13-2008, 09:12 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed View Post
With a heavy, wet snow like this, power is going to knocked out in places. There's nothing they can really do. I'm sure the cops have lots of accidents to attend to, so directing traffic at an intersection isn't the first priority. Plus, cop cars have just as much difficulty getting around as anyone else. They can't get somewhere instantaneously.

So what does that mean? That they can't get there at all? IMO, directing traffic at major intersections is more important that attending to a fender bender between two idiots that were driving too fast for conditions.

Besides, isn't there some kind of contingency plan for a minor emergency like this? Don't they have at least 5 or 10 officers that are on call at any given time?
It just doesn't sound too far fetched that within 30 minutes, an officer can be at an intersection.
But then I remember that we live in a city that openly admits that they wait for chinooks to clear the roads. Why would something like this be any different?
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