Electric Car rescue hazards.

[maxmadmax 8]

Greetings to all Human readers,

Ran across this from the brave rescue souls.....

Think about it.

http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/technology/Electric-Cars--Crashes-Whats-Different-134366723.html?m=y&smobile=y

Don't go away mad....just go away!

[AggieDave 6]

Much like the changes and precautions that have become standard with the proliferation of airbags, new procedures, new training, but it still isn't all that different.

You know what's dangerous about an electric car? The smug hipster behind the wheel texting on his iPhone and not paying attention to driving.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Remster 30]

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You know what's dangerous about an electric car? The smug hipster behind the wheel texting on his iPhone and not paying attention to driving.

As opposed to the drunk hillbilly behind the wheel of his pickup?

Or the chick putting on lipstick driving her 2 seater?

Or the motorcycle rider always speeding?


Come on Dave, you can do better than that....

Remster

[Andy9o8 2]

Or the guy getting road head.

[brenthutch 444]

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You know what's dangerous about an electric car? The smug hipster behind the wheel texting on his iPhone and not paying attention to driving.

As opposed to the drunk hillbilly behind the wheel of his pickup?

Or the chick putting on lipstick driving her 2 seater?

Or the motorcycle rider always speeding?


Come on Dave, you can do better than that....

Or the chick putting lipstick on the hillbilly.

[popsjumper 2]

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Or the chick putting lipstick on the hillbilly.

Lipstick with chaw? I don't see it becoming a fashion fad.

Oh wait....in Alabama it already is.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[Calvin19 0]

Interesting article. Good points.

I hope no one is trying to quote something out of context to defame electric transportation. I'm sure the rescuers would rather themselves and the victims be at risk of burning alive in a gas fire. Not that batteries are totally safe, of course.

On a similar note, years ago I was sponsored buy a Rescue equipment company. The owner was using my friends and my rope jumping to advertise his rope rescue equipment. He gave me the low down and a demo on a cool "airbag contaminate" net. The idea is to contain an airbag "misfire" if there was a wreck and the airbag had not fired, but part of the deployment sensors were triggered. Airbags are pretty intense, if anyone has been the recipient of a pillow explosion you know that it could really kick the shit out of an EMT trying to access a victim.

[AggieDave 6]

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You know what's dangerous about an electric car? The smug hipster behind the wheel texting on his iPhone and not paying attention to driving.

As opposed to the drunk hillbilly behind the wheel of his pickup?

Or the chick putting on lipstick driving her 2 seater?

Or the motorcycle rider always speeding?


Come on Dave, you can do better than that....

You're right, usually the dry humor hits harder, but I was tired. I'll try to ignore my two kids and get more sleep in the future.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[mutumbo 0]

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if anyone has been the recipient of a pillow explosion you know that it could really kick the shit out of an EMT trying to access a victim.

and that right there is the number one reason why we EMS people treat every airbag as if its hot, and NEVER get between the undeployed airbag and the victim

Thanatos340(on landing rounds)--
Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet.