OUCH!
I sense the trooper had been downright hypnotized by the approaching and receding lights
Don’t want to speculate on the cause w/o data, but this is why you never EVER ride without a helmet.
Yep....I’d bet the trooper was distracted looking at his console laptop and just didn’t see them. Just an accident due to negligence on his part.....(UNLESS THEY WERE TICKETED POST-ACCIDENT for something dumbass like ‘driving too slow’ as a cover up.)
Own up to it and pay the due.
I’ll bet he keeps his job.
They will probably charge the couple with “Failure to yield to an Emergency Vehicle”
Many police vehicles now have more electronic gear around the driver’s seat than do many aircraft. However, it seems they need external crash avoidance sensors as well.
Such sensors exist for many civilian automobiles, and they would need optimization for police use.
I bet he was texting.
After the accident he seemed more concerned about the damage to his radiator than plowing into two people.
Pigs need to slow down. I bet he was doing a hundred. Lock him up for attempted murder.
If this trooper is like the cops where I’m at, he was driving at least 20 to 30 mph over the speed limit, and the motorcycle was probably doing less than the speed limit. As others have said, the cop was probably distracted by something, and boom.
The folks who got hit are lucky to be alive, and they will need the unexpected wealth that is coming their way.
He should write them up for impeding a peace officer in the fulfillments of his duties.
Maybe the police need to drive a Mercedes with a unique collision avoidance system.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVdBLMmRno&feature=player_embedded
NOTE: It is a well done spoof but an interesting concept.
“Warning I do not brake for Muslims”