Police car kills teen on unlit rural road

**Max Preload** · 26th July 2009, 12:54

Oh dear. What will Katman say... Link to story.

**YellowDog** · 26th July 2009, 13:06

That's pretty bad.

Perhaps an HID beam upgrade would have helped.

**Pedrostt500** · 26th July 2009, 13:07

As there has been no mention of road conditions, weather, and what the accident relation to the road contour had, one can only speculate, if it was after an apex of a corner, raining or mist / drizzel, and kids wearing dark clothing, then this is just an unfortunate accident, that could of happened to any motorist. But untill more facts are released then only speculation can be made, though this will not stop any one with an axe to grind with Police screaming blue murder.

**FJRider** · 26th July 2009, 13:08

Perhaps a law requiring all pedestrians to wear day-glow reflective vests at night needs to be introduced....

and the wearing of dark clothing (black jeans and hoodies) outlawed at night too ....

Must be the cop's fault ... eh !!! couldn't possibily be the kids fault....

**Katman** · 26th July 2009, 13:12

Originally Posted by Max Preload

Oh dear. What will Katman say...

How about.........

What's that story got to do with me?

**Max Preload** · 26th July 2009, 13:15

Originally Posted by Katman

What's that story got to do with me?

You mean you don't drive on the road? More's the point, what does ANY road carnage have to do with you if you weren't there and involved...

**Dave Lobster** · 26th July 2009, 13:19

Story doesn't say how pissed the children were.

**Katman** · 26th July 2009, 13:19

Originally Posted by Max Preload

You mean you don't drive on the road? More's the point, what does ANY road carnage have to do with you if you weren't there and involved...

Motorcycling carnage has plenty to do with me - even if I wasn't there and involved.

**ajturbo** · 26th July 2009, 13:57

is it a bullet that kills or the person pulling the trigger???

**R6_kid:Me** · 26th July 2009, 14:35

Originally Posted by Pedrostt500

As there has been no mention of road conditions, weather, and what the accident relation to the road contour had, one can only speculate, if it was after an apex of a corner, raining or mist / drizzel, and kids wearing dark clothing, then this is just an unfortunate accident, that could of happened to any motorist. But untill more facts are released then only speculation can be made, though this will not stop any one with an axe to grind with Police screaming blue murder.

I'm pretty sure that the law requires that on an unlit road at night you must be able to stop in the distance that your headlights light up in front of you.

**peasea** · 26th July 2009, 14:38

Originally Posted by Pedrostt500

As there has been no mention of road conditions, weather, and what the accident relation to the road contour had, one can only speculate, if it was after an apex of a corner, raining or mist / drizzel, and kids wearing dark clothing, then this is just an unfortunate accident, that could of happened to any motorist. But untill more facts are released then only speculation can be made, though this will not stop any one with an axe to grind with Police screaming blue murder.

Blue murder? That's excellent!

**peasea** · 26th July 2009, 14:41

Originally Posted by R6_kid

I'm pretty sure that the law requires that on an unlit road at night you must be able to stop in the distance that your headlights light up in front of you.

I think you're right and what's good for the goose etc, but hey, like others have said, we don't know the circumstances.

When we have all the information in front of us only then can we take swipes at the cops.

**FJRider** · 26th July 2009, 14:44

Originally Posted by R6_kid

I'm pretty sure that the law requires that on an unlit road at night you must be able to stop in the distance that your headlights light up in front of you.

And I'm sure the law "encourages" pedestrians to walk on the right hand side of the road in direction of travel. If they were .... this incident would not have happened.

But you can't do this ... while you are hitch-hiking...