Alton police motor vehicle stops

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by ITD

Actually, that's two vehicles of equal mass and construction. A crash between a car and a tractor-trailer would yield a much different result with the situation for the car being much worse due to the significantly higher kinetic energy that the truck would have at said speed and sturdier construction. I would like to see them do that test. Bottom line, head-ons should be avoided in most situations.

The only thing I don't agree with you on is that "head-ons should be avoided in most situations." From where I sit they should be avoided in all situations!!

[ITD]

Originally Posted by secondcurve

The only thing I don't agree with you on is that "head-ons should be avoided in most situations." From where I sit they should be avoided in all situations!!

I was thinking about a narrow pass with a 1,000 foot drop as the only other option ,then you should take your chances with the head-on, or say, it's a head-on or running over a mother and baby, other than something like that I agree.

[RLW]

Has the situation (head on with cars & trucks) as pointed out in the last few threads happened in Alton? I may have missed it in the newspaper or it happened some time ago. Just a interested reader.

[riverat]

Originally Posted by RLW

Has the situation (head on with cars & trucks) as pointed out in the last few threads happened in Alton? I may have missed it in the newspaper or it happened some time ago. Just a interested reader.

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/2-d...z/-/index.html

[RLW]

Originally Posted by riverat

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/2-d...z/-/index.html

for the WMUR news clip as I hadn't seen it nor have I read anything about it in the newspaper. A real sad happening for both family and friends.
Again thanks for passing it along.