The Crazy Rants of Samantha BurnsThey'll Never Live It Down
How embarrassing it must be knowing that for the rest of your life you'll be referred to as the cop who was chased by a tractor.
After responding to a domestic abuse call in Iowa, deputies were chased by a man on a tractor. The police had to shoot out the tractor tires, then taser the man before they could charge him with assault.
Okay, all I can hear while writing this is some hillbilly chase scene music playing in my head.
Yee HAW!
The cops had to shoot out the tires, though? Why not just walk up to the machine, climb onto it, and shut it off? Oh wait, they probably had to shoot it because their donut-filled tummies slowed them down and they couldn't catch the tractor!
Imagine going home that night and explaining to your partner, "honey, I was chased by a tractor today". Partner's response, "uh huh... okay, then".
Seriously, a tractor?
You know, I respect that officers are there for us and all, but they had to take down A TRACTOR!
And, let's not forget... who in their right mind uses a tractor as their getaway vehicle?
Go Billy-Bob!
Comments
That thar looks like a dating tractor. You could go to the prom on one of those thar fancy ones.
Posted by: Mark B. | January 3, 2006 11:25 AM
Each tractor tire, the big ones any way, are worth well over $1000, perhaps several thousand I don't recall.
Tractors can go at least 30km/h so a person can't outrun it, and certainly can't climb up into the cab safely while it's moving, so I understand why they shot. Although I don't think the tractor would be disabled completely by a flat tire or two.
Posted by: saskboy | January 3, 2006 12:15 PM
I dunno... I think farmers are all bound by genetics to only drive 20 mph regardless of the type of vehicle they're in. That's top speed. 21 mph and you might as well be talking the speed of light.
Posted by: Windigo | January 3, 2006 02:19 PM
Ditto what saskboy said. Also tractors have separate brakes for each rear wheel, so you can stomp on one pedal and pivot the tractor on that wheel and make very fast changes in direction.
Flattening the tires would significantly reduce manuverability, but I don't think it would slow it down much, since they're built to pull loads anyway.
Posted by: AlanDP | January 3, 2006 02:41 PM