How many of you have had to call the police to help get out of a jam?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Labrador, May 4, 2021.

Have you ever had to call for police assistance to get out of a jam?

  1. Yes

    43.1%
  2. No

    56.9%
  1. rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    I never called the cops but probably should have.....Like the time I ended up on a "No Trucks" parkway in N.J. and I had to drive down the middle lane so that I could clear the bridges.
     
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  3. reeferwrencher

    reeferwrencher Medium Load Member

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    They,re probably the only people in jail that weren't framed right?
     
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  4. RDBG

    RDBG Medium Load Member

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    No but I had one run up on me once in PA when I really needed him. Had a 14'6 wide tank on a stepdeck and came to a turn where it said trailers over 28ft prohibited. I parked it in the centre turn lane because there were no shoulders and sent the pilot to check it out.

    About this time a state trooper shows up wtf are you doing lemme see your permit rawr rawr rawr.

    Once I explained everything and he saw I was in the right he just shook his head at how retarded the people that do permits are (his words)

    He went down the road ahead of us. I was riding the middle still taking tree limbs and inches from mailboxes on either side. He had 4 wheelers sitting in driveways and ditches all the way down that road. I don't know what we would have done otherwise.
     
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  5. slow.rider

    slow.rider Road Train Member

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    Lol dude all the parkways are no trucks up that way. :eek:
     
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  6. PacoTaco

    PacoTaco Medium Load Member

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    Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
     
  7. slow.rider

    slow.rider Road Train Member

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    Same reason the plural of goose is geese but the plural of moose isn't meese. :confused:
     
  8. ad356

    ad356 Road Train Member

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    I'm local and know my area. I've never called a cop for help, but I have called a farmer when i was in a weather related jam. They were always excellent about helping me out. Once i was stuck halfway up an iced over hill, the town did a terrible job treating the road that morning. I called harkins dairy farm where I pickup milk. They immediately came with two skid steers, one with sand one with a blade. They did what the town should have done. Plowed and sanded the roadway.
     
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  9. Jaebo74

    Jaebo74 Medium Load Member

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    Never called the cops out to help, but, one time, they were already on the scene. They were very pleasant and helped me to get turned around. The wreck they were working was real bad and they knew we'd be there for a while. They gave me directions around the accident and sent me on my way.
     
  10. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    It isn't? #### public school failed me again!
     
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  11. Savor the Flavor

    Savor the Flavor Medium Load Member

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    Did somebody say "Meese"??

    meese.jpg
     
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