Segway Injuries
Anyone have the stats? We just keep hearing about more and more injuries from these things and the latest is about a broken elbow. Why doesn't the City just abandon these two wheeled disasters and go with the stable platform:
We heard it's still made by Segway, so the fact that some aldercreature's nephew or mayoral cousin has the Segway contract should actually make it easier to switch to something that isn't going to kill or cripple someone.
We heard it's still made by Segway, so the fact that some aldercreature's nephew or mayoral cousin has the Segway contract should actually make it easier to switch to something that isn't going to kill or cripple someone.
Labels: safety issues
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
23 Comments:
Segways are the reason that Commander O'Donnell (Billy) got dumped out of 018. Apparently when too many of his officers ended up with broken wrists he REFUSED to use them over the direct order from Keating. So they replaced HIM!
Lets hear from 001 and 018. Broken ribs and bones, teeth knocked out and the list goes on.
How much money has been paid out in IOD related expenses? That comes from our pension fund you know.
I'll bet a six pack of OE 40's that Foot Sgts in 001 and 018 carry IOD paper!
SCC
Stop messing with Motor maintenance technology they are on the edge over here at fleet..
Hey it none of our business who gets hurt, or if there unsafe. I want to know what Joyce and the Duffs got for supplying the vehicles. Who was the minority contractor on the bid?
How come there are no pool segways at the area garages. Capt White wants one to zip back and forth to the lock up, to make sure she can continue to get CRs on the dicks and impede investigations.
And please dont forget its a lot easier to hide my segway versus
the squad, squadrol, or horse. Its fits into any washroom stall try that with a police horse or dog (four legged not my partner).
My wife is mad because I bought a mini van even though my children are in college. The segway fits in the van perfectly. No odometer, no gas tank I supplement my income by charging tourists for rides around the museaum campus.
Sgt Murphy from the police memorial foundation wants to put together a Segway acrobat team like the old motor cycle shows the department used to run back in the forties. We are going to ride the segways during half time at sporting events. Murphy has us training to spell out CAPS WORKS as we doodle around in line, as we are a fine tuned choreographed unit in the image of Phil Cline.
Murph wants us do join the battle of the bands on our segways he's looking to bring back the CPD band,
we are just waiting to strip the districts of any p/os who played in there high school band. What a site playing the tuba riding my Segway workin for the CPD.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OCCUR WITH THE SEGWAY? JUST GO TO NAVY PIER AND ASK HOW MANY INJURIES I.O.D. THAT THEY GET FROM 2ND AND 3RD WATCH. WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME HOW I LIKE THE SEGWAY, I JUST TELL THEM IT IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF SHIT THAT I HAVE EVERY USED, FUCK IT THE CITY DOES NOT PAY ME TO ENDORSE THAT CRAP.
Kinda hard to sleep in that thing?
Who is going to ride that thing in January??
No elbow or knee pads??Poor officer safety in my opinion.Just think of the injuries that could be avoided when under the bosses desk.
Anyone who's dumb enough to ride on one of those fuckin things deserves a broken leg.
Another innovation from fleet that ran amuck. The segway was the brain child of Mike Picardi and his glof instructor/lackey, Glenn Tatara. Two jagoffs that wanted to lay their mark on the police department. This segway was the first of many failures that they brought to police fleet management. Picardi and Tatara, two incompetent political hacks.
Yeah but the two wheeler fits in the donut shop door easier
They are a vital cog in the NITWITIZATION OF THE C.P.D.
I swear the RIDDLER is the real SUPT of this dept.
Segways are the reason that Commander O'Donnell (Billy) got dumped out of 018. Apparently when too many of his officers ended up with broken wrists he REFUSED to use them over the direct order from Keating. So they replaced HIM!
Once again, you have no idea what your talking about, O'Donnell went to Vice, not a dump by a long shot.
PERHAPS THOSE SEGWAYS ARE ACTUALLY ALIVE LIKE THE CAR IN CHRISTINE IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND DOESNT LIKE CERTAIN PEOPLE RIDING IT
THOSE SEGWAYS ARE GREAT ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A FAT SLOB OF A POLICEMAN, HEY HERES AN IDEA MANY POLICE OFFICERS ALREADY HAVE SEGWAYS THEY ARE CALLED "LEGS" RUMOR IS THAT IT IS ACTUALLY IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO USE THEM AND THAT THEM MAY PROLONG YOUR LIFE AND WONT MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A DORK AS OPPOSED TO THE SEGWAY
Wed 19 Sept. at 1435 N. Wells. A fund raise for a really good cause, an affliction that I am a victim of, an affliction that has put me, my family, and many many others through hell. I was sitting out front on the sidewalk when I had the pleasure of observing a true OLD SCHOOL beat officer at work. He comes walking down Wells, wearing a REAL police hat, not that frat boy thing, he had on a Python, and dump pouches on his gun belt. There was an eletric scooter parked on the sidewalk, it was one of the raffel prizes this PO walked up to the scooter and took out his ticket book, people started telling him that the scooter was a raffle prize, the copper said"gotcha" and then he charmed these North Shore residents right out of thier shoes, and then he continued on his way. It was as if these people had met a rock star, they were amazed. It took me back, way back. I do not know you officer or who you are but carry on, my hat,s off to you.
I think those things look ridiculous. I saw a video of two cops on youtube before and they were horsing around on them going back and forth. I get embarrassed for our department when I see po's riding around on these things downtown. How about good old fashioned walking?
Was at the airport Yesterday (Midway), picking up a friend, when this Black Chick on a Segway at abot 7 P.M. startted screaming at me to move, she had no helmet on just in a full police uniform WTF? No helmet racing around outside yea this is safe!
More waist of money but another angle the Mayor plays to woo and aww the public. Instead of spending money on more additions to the smoke and mirror show, how about hiring more police. I know the subject is a broken record but it's obvious the Mayor, the dept or the fop gives a shit about officer safety, public safety, crime reduction and quality of life for the citizens and employess of Chicago.
Im going to design and sell the city an "up armor" kit for these things.I bet I can raise the cost of these babies to exceed a new squad car.
If they are unsafe, don't get on the fucking thing. They can't make you ride it, whats gonna happen, you get put back in the beat car? If you accept the assignment, you accept the risk. so STFU.
The thing that really sucks about the Sedgeway is,no way to perform a screen test.
I heard that we will get the Olympics if, and only if, there is a Segway competition.
Michael Picardi and Glenn Tartara, two fleet mgmt assholes who are connected to who??? for this segway bullshit???
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