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Originally Posted by Wormius
I think that's directed at me, but that's not at all what you were saying when being accused of making jokes. You were, from my perspective, making light of the fact that this was a mini-van.
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It wasn't directed specifically at you, and I wasn't making light of the fact that it was a mini-van.
Its just that mini-vans aren't designed to go that fast, that makes the whole thing even worse.
Again, because it'd take a van ages to get up to 180km/h, there really isn't that much runway on MacLeod, although if you ignore all the lights that becomes different, furthermore, at that speed the thing is likely to roll over if a sudden move is made at that speed and again, that is a heavily populated part of the City at all hours of the day.
It is a tragedy, I was just thinking of the logistics. Further to which, empathizing with the Police who really couldn't do anything without making the situation worse.
I was commenting about the mini-van, thats true, not because its funny or I think Vans are lame (I love mini-vans!) but because they have a high centre of gravity making them unstable especially at that speed, they have a lot of mass and they dont have the steering, suspension or braking capabilities, its not a race car, it essentially became an out of control wrecking ball.
Its not a joke. It would have been difficult to pick a worse scenario. The whole thing is a complete nightmare for all involved.
That thing, out of control, on MacLeod trail at that rate of speed? That was a tragedy waiting to happen.
And I feel for the little girl and her family, thats horrible and whats worse is...everything was out of control.
It reminds me of that drunk cement truck driver, you take anything with a significant amount of mass, add speed and introduce lack of control? I cant even imagine what the braking distance would be on a van at that speed, he couldnt have stopped on time if he wanted to. They're heavy and their brakes tend to suck.
I wasn't joking about anything, much less the mini-van, just pointing out the scenario. The only thing going to stop that vehicle with that mass at that speed was either something of equal or similar mass or, an immovable object and, trust me, I'd much rather he plowed into streetlight or something than another vehicle.
Anyways, I'd love more information, obviously we'll have to wait, but that guy had to be out of his mind.
I think its really rare to see this kind of scenario unfold with all of these elements that made the Police essentially helpless and result in the tragic death of a young girl.
I'll re-iterate, I'm pretty critical of Police fairly often, but I can't lay any blame at their feet on this one.
And I'm not a particularly vengeful person, but in this instance? If the Cops hauled him out of his Van and "whoops...he didn't make it" I think I'd be inclined to look the other way.