“ Suspect handcuffed behind his back steals patrol car “

[macphanatic]

voodoopenguin wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
It ran out of gas in 30 miles -- Talk about running on fumes, In parts of Kansas that won't even get you to the next mile marker.

So the lack of fuel was useful in this case but why was a patrol car so low in fuel?

Paul
My guess is that the suspect's driving style resulted in extremely low fuel economy. Hard acceleration has a significant negative impact on fuel economy. If the patrol car has an Ecoboost engine, running it at high boost levels or accelerating at full throttle decreases fuel efficiency significantly. Add in the top speeds that were reported and it's even less efficient. I wouldn't be surprised if the vehicle was getting 5 mpg during that run. Remember that most patrol cars are loaded with gear.

[mikebw]

So it's more like an inverse Ecoboost then?

[Buzz]

mikebw wrote:
So it's more like an inverse Ecoboost then?

Ford's newest LEO vehicle Waste-o-boost....
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[btfc]

Ecobust.

[Blankity Blank]

mattkime wrote:
[quote=testcase]I wonder if you'd feel that way if this FELON struck & maimed / killed someone YOU cared for?

Well....I'm never taking you on a high speed chase with me! Doesn't seem like you'd enjoy it anyway!
On this one I’d have to agree with testcase.

I get the sitcom, wink wink nudge nudge angle, but tragedy was right around the corner on this one. Instant Dukes of Hazard to shattered lives transformation. Can’t hang onto the funny on this one.

[fauch]

Uhh what was he steering with???

[testcase]

mattkime wrote:
[quote=testcase]I wonder if you'd feel that way if this FELON struck & maimed / killed someone YOU cared for?

Well....I'm never taking you on a high speed chase with me! Doesn't seem like you'd enjoy it anyway!


I've been on my share of high speed pursuits. ~ 20 years ago, a Ford Crown Vic (a VERY common platform for LEO vehicles back then) topped out at around 126 mph. At that speed, it doesn't take much to have said pursuit end in disaster. Radio transmissions are faster that ANY vehicle that's been made. Add a good helicopter crew and, a pursuit won't last long. :oldfogey:

[RAMd®d]

I'm guessin' he was not African-American or Hispanic? Just guessin'


I'm guessin' you're a little bit of a racist?

Just guessin'.

There was no cage in the car, so maybe the trooper felt safer with the suspect up front instead of behind him.

Lesson learned - exit the car, take the keys.



It ran out of gas in 30 miles -- Talk about running on fumes


The car may have had a full tank at the start of the shift, and I imagine a Kansas state trooper might be able to burn a lot of that up during a shift.

He had someone in custody and presumably a working gas gauge, so I imagine somewhere en route to the station or 'detention facility' he would have filled up, for the next shift.

I doubt the escapee was using or concerned with any gas saving driving techniques.

100mph escapades don't do much for gas mileage.

[Speedy]

testcase wrote: Add a good helicopter crew and, a pursuit won't last long. :oldfogey:

A fast car can outrun a helicopter; but not so easily the telephoto lens on a copter. There is a YouTube video of a 707 HP Dodge outrunning a news helicopter in Texas but not the copter’s telephoto lens. Had the car not run out of gas until it got into a city, the driver might have gotten away (same issue with this miscreant; speed kills fuel mileage, even if you begin with a full tank).

[RAMd®d]

A fast car can outrun a helicopter


A fast car can outrun a slow helo.

And that relies in no small part on straight roads.

Nobody buys a 'news' helicopter for it's speed.

There are much faster helos if someone wants to pay the price..

They should also be armed with a .50 cal using Mk 211 ammo to take out an engine, like the USCG does with boats.