A sobering reminder about driving 'in weather'
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According to ODMP, there were 43 police officers killed in vehicle accidents in 2011 (38 in patrol cars, five on motorcycles). Just four of those LEOs were involved in a pursuit at the time they were killed. What does this tell us? I don’t even need to
answer that rhetorical question — we all know full well what it says. Whether the weather is rain or snow or fog or wind or some combination thereof, please take into account those factors and adjust your driving accordingly. I’ll leave you with a paraphrased
'quote' from the late, great Chuck Wyllie, told to me when I was a lead-footed twenty-something idiot. "Drive the conditions, not the way you’ve been conditioned."
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