Lambo= Italian cop car = smashed

RACER X · 12-01-2009, 08:46 AM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...ce-lamborghini

When the Italian police unveiled their state-of-the-art Lamborghini patrol cars, they cannot have been short of volunteers itching to take the supercars in pursuit of speeding criminals.

A team of elite drivers was trained to chase down speeding motorists and deliver urgently-needed transplant organs in the futuristic vehicles, capable of reaching more than 200mph.

What they apparently were not prepared for was a distracted motorist who pulled out of a petrol station without looking.

Today, a bandaged and bruised police driver may have had a tough time explaining how he managed to write off one of the force's prized Lamborghinis when he rammed it so hard into a line of parked cars that one of the stationary vehicles ended up on the police car's roof.

According to the police, the crash was caused by the driver of a slow-moving Seat Ibiza who emerged without looking from a service station, clipping the Lamborghini and sending the vehicle swerving into the parked cars.

The front end of the Lamborghini was crushed in the accident, near Cremona, and the driver and a passenger were injured, although not seriously.

The Lamborghini Gallardo, worth £130,000 and capable of reaching 62mph in four seconds, was one of a pair donated by the Italian manufacturer to the police to do battle on Italy's roads, where 1 million motorists are injured annually and 4,731 died last year.

Both cars include transmitters to send images back to HQ, a defibrillator for accidents and a fridge for transporting donor organs. The two officers were returning from a convention in Cremona, where they had been addressed a student audience on road safety.

z06boy · 12-01-2009, 10:55 AM

"According to the police, the crash was caused by the driver of a slow-moving Seat Ibiza who emerged without looking from a service station, clipping the Lamborghini and sending the vehicle swerving into the parked cars."

Glad I'm not that driver.

Particle Man · 12-01-2009, 02:06 PM

bet he'll never pull out without looking again.

dumbass

101lifts2 · 12-01-2009, 08:42 PM

You cannot fault the driver if he pulled out when the Lambo was doing a buck 60. It is very hard to judge speed when vehicles are traveling at a high rate of speed. Besides, why do you need to spend 150k on a Lambo to catch speeders? Seems stupid IMO.

Tmall · 12-01-2009, 08:44 PM

No kidding, a high-ish end muscle car would have been fine at quarter the cost.

But, they were donated by lambo.

Particle Man · 12-01-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

You cannot fault the driver if he pulled out when the Lambo was doing a buck 60. It is very hard to judge speed when vehicles are traveling at a high rate of speed. Besides, why do you need to spend 150k on a Lambo to catch speeders? Seems stupid IMO.

I may have missed it - where did it say they were doing a buck sixty?

Rangerscott · 12-02-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

I may have missed it - where did it say they were doing a buck sixty?

Also, how can the driver "judge" speed when he/she wasnt here it comes looking?

101lifts2 · 12-02-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

I may have missed it - where did it say they were doing a buck sixty?

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...Today, a bandaged and bruised police driver may have had a tough time explaining how he managed to write off one of the force's prized Lamborghinis when he rammed it so hard into a line of parked cars that one of the stationary vehicles ended up on the police car's roof....

Oh I don't know...."rammed so hard into a line of care that one ended up on the roof"? He was going fast...is all I'm sayin..

Rangerscott · 12-02-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Oh I don't know...."rammed so hard into a line of care that one ended up on the roof"? He was going fast...is all I'm sayin..

That vehicle on the roof is a car which is higher than the front end of the lambo from the looks of it. So picking it up wouldnt be so hard.

z06boy · 12-03-2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

You cannot fault the driver if he pulled out when the Lambo was doing a buck 60. It is very hard to judge speed when vehicles are traveling at a high rate of speed. Besides, why do you need to spend 150k on a Lambo to catch speeders? Seems stupid IMO.

Maybe he wasn't going 'a buck 60' but he was speeding evidently and you're are right...it's hard to judge time/distance when someone is speeding down the road. We all should know that from owning sportbikes.

Also as stated...the car was donated so no one spent 150k.

There's a local PD that has a black unmarked Z06 Vette that people say they don't need a car that cost $75k or so but is was confiscated during a drug raid so he11 I'd rock it too if I was an officer.

12-01-2009, 08:46 AM	#1
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	Lambo= Italian cop car = smashed http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...ce-lamborghini When the Italian police unveiled their state-of-the-art Lamborghini patrol cars, they cannot have been short of volunteers itching to take the supercars in pursuit of speeding criminals. A team of elite drivers was trained to chase down speeding motorists and deliver urgently-needed transplant organs in the futuristic vehicles, capable of reaching more than 200mph. What they apparently were not prepared for was a distracted motorist who pulled out of a petrol station without looking. Today, a bandaged and bruised police driver may have had a tough time explaining how he managed to write off one of the force's prized Lamborghinis when he rammed it so hard into a line of parked cars that one of the stationary vehicles ended up on the police car's roof. According to the police, the crash was caused by the driver of a slow-moving Seat Ibiza who emerged without looking from a service station, clipping the Lamborghini and sending the vehicle swerving into the parked cars. The front end of the Lamborghini was crushed in the accident, near Cremona, and the driver and a passenger were injured, although not seriously. The Lamborghini Gallardo, worth £130,000 and capable of reaching 62mph in four seconds, was one of a pair donated by the Italian manufacturer to the police to do battle on Italy's roads, where 1 million motorists are injured annually and 4,731 died last year. Both cars include transmitters to send images back to HQ, a defibrillator for accidents and a fridge for transporting donor organs. The two officers were returning from a convention in Cremona, where they had been addressed a student audience on road safety. __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

12-01-2009, 02:06 PM	#3
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	bet he'll never pull out without looking again. dumbass __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

12-01-2009, 08:42 PM	#4
101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	You cannot fault the driver if he pulled out when the Lambo was doing a buck 60. It is very hard to judge speed when vehicles are traveling at a high rate of speed. Besides, why do you need to spend 150k on a Lambo to catch speeders? Seems stupid IMO. __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

12-01-2009, 10:55 AM	#2
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	"According to the police, the crash was caused by the driver of a slow-moving Seat Ibiza who emerged without looking from a service station, clipping the Lamborghini and sending the vehicle swerving into the parked cars." Glad I'm not that driver.

12-01-2009, 08:44 PM	#5
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	No kidding, a high-ish end muscle car would have been fine at quarter the cost. But, they were donated by lambo.