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Post by Marc on Jul 28, 2005 9:04:09 GMT -6
A Yonkers, NY officer's Crown Vic was equipped with a gas tank shield. This certainly saved the cop's life when the Crown Vic was rear ended by a drunk on the New York State Thruway in Yonkers, NY during a traffic stop. Read about that here. |
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Post by 02aurora on Jul 28, 2005 10:09:37 GMT -6
Wow, that's crazy! I'm telling you, I really admire cops....no way would I last an hour.
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Post by scottydl on Jul 28, 2005 10:26:51 GMT -6
WOW, lucky indeed! Ford has had a class-action lawsuit against them for years, related to Crown Vic gas tanks exploding after collisions. It's a good thing Yonkers, NY had cruisers with the upgraded equipment!
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Post by Aurora40 on Jul 28, 2005 10:33:23 GMT -6
Well, ok, so if a car is rear ended by a drunk and catches fire, then any other rear-end collision with a drunk involved will result in the same?
Any car full of gasoline can burn in a crash if the crash is severe enough. The Crown Vic thing has little to do with facts about the car.
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Post by stevensolds on Jul 31, 2005 9:08:51 GMT -6
Yeah when my dads jaguar was rear ended at 54mph it didnt explode (and car barely even looked damaged for that matter) becuase it had a steel shield around the tank.
Cops should have always had those shiels.
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