Thread: When was last time you had to recover a police car?

Originally Posted by digger

Rijidij, watching the vid did you need a "help" after this (looking at end of video?) well done mate!

Nah, no problem as long as you don't keep digging yourself in. I've done a few recoveries in the Robe area, so you get used to how far you can push things without becoming the recoveree

I know one old truckie who would never help a bogged copper. More likely to give them a shove further in. He got one side off the butumen near Hillston because of an approaching caravan rig that did not move over enough. Been raining heavily and the tri-axle went down almost to the chassis rails. A copper came along, surveyed the scene, asked for the log book, asked if he was "heavy", and took off saying he would come back with help. He came back, threw out a shovel and said to bring it back to the police station when finished. Then he took off again.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

I know one old truckie who would never help a bogged copper. More likely to give them a shove further in. He got one side off the butumen near Hillston because of an approaching caravan rig that did not move over enough. Been raining heavily and the tri-axle went down almost to the chassis rails. A copper came along, surveyed the scene, asked for the log book, asked if he was "heavy", and took off saying he would come back with help. He came back, threw out a shovel and said to bring it back to the police station when finished. Then he took off again.

not really sure what the trucky expected the copper to do, if he wasnt driving an F250 then he couldnt have pulled him out

and what one copper did shouldnt be the basis of his opinion of all cops, I'd have helped out, or organised a recovery vehicle, i doubt digging would have done much.

Originally Posted by Ace

not really sure what the trucky expected the copper to do, if he wasnt driving an F250 then he couldnt have pulled him out

and what one copper did shouldnt be the basis of his opinion of all cops, I'd have helped out, or organised a recovery vehicle, i doubt digging would have done much.

Perhaps he could have arranged for a tow vehicle. A logical expectation.

a dunny door beached on a trafic island.

young cop doing a u turn to go after a wheel spinner.

just bumped him off B Bar to B bar sort of thing, although the hights didnt quite match

Piddler. Yes easy but due to the recent storm the last 1km it was very chopped up from multiple cars and the ses and ambo and police cutting laps to and from the accident site to a peak where they could get radio reception. And yes in experianced and running road pressures

Looks like it was a moving violation!

Tiki.