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Running over a fire hose--can a bike do it?

revnort said:
Truth. I would have probably ridden over it because I would of thought it was fun...and then been a jerk because I didn't know it was illegal. (despite common sense saying don't ride over a firehose ya moron) :laughing

Sounds like you rode around, and looked like a badass doing it :thumbup:laughing
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The Fire Dept. Doesn't want anyone damaging their fire hose (s).

They don't want to make examinations to find damage,
or determine how bad a scuff/cut thread, is...going to get...

This is very simple, Don't be a Moron
 
I say do it- but don't hit any firemen or ride into their scene.

Come at it perpendicular at about 10 MPH. Just before you hit it shift your weight back and goose the throttle. Over you go. Seen it done half-a-dozen times.

Don't chicken out at the last minute though, the low/no speed stuff is where it will getcha.
 
Why would anybody roll a motor vehicle over an in-use firehose? It's good that theres a law against that, because that's friggin retarded.
 
DucatiHoney said:
until I saw one of those big town cars try to crawl over one and roll backwards! He had to make a bit more of an effort to drive over it, and did successfully, but it gave me pause before trying the same thing myself. ... there were tons of cops around too.)
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So did any of those cops stop the town car and cite for 21708?
 
asthmodeus said:
Why would anybody roll a motor vehicle over an in-use firehose? It's good that theres a law against that, because that's friggin retarded.
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It happens all the time. A few cars here and there are no big deal. A lot of traffic is a problem.

thedub said:
So did any of those cops stop the town car and cite for 21708?
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I predict no.
 
thedub said:
So did any of those cops stop the town car and cite for 21708?
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Not that I noticed, but the fire guys were looking concerned. I was pretty focused on my own predicament at the moment so I didn't really pay attention.
 
DucatiHoney said:
Not that I noticed, but the fire guys were looking concerned. I was pretty focused on my own predicament at the moment so I didn't really pay attention.
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Shoulda stopped the car, made a citizens arrest, then wheelied up onto the hood, jumped off the windshield, and over the hose. What's the problem? :party
 
louemc said:
The Fire Dept. Doesn't want anyone damaging their fire hose (s).

They don't want to make examinations to find damage,
or determine how bad a scuff/cut thread, is...going to get...

This is very simple, Don't be a Moron
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asthmodeus said:
Why would anybody roll a motor vehicle over an in-use firehose? It's good that theres a law against that, because that's friggin retarded.
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Retarded is not securing the area prior to laying the hose down. It's even more retarded to lay a hose down and then expect that traffic isn't going to continue along its merry little oblivious way.
 
Entoptic said:
Retarded is not securing the area prior to laying the hose down. It's even more retarded to lay a hose down and then expect that traffic isn't going to continue along its merry little oblivious way.
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yeah i agree, but i'm pretty sure that the main focus of the FD is on a little problem going on, like say PUTTING OUT A FRIGGIN STRUCTURE FIRE and not instructing idiot society at large to not drive over the goddamn hoses as it goes on it's much more important and pressing matters.
 
Gotta back asthmodeus here. Sure it depends on how far into the scene they were, how many apparatus were on scene at that point as opposed to the number the FD had determined would be required to provide appropriate defense of whatever life safety hazards/exposures they'd identified at that point, whether PD was on scene yet and any number of other variables, but the fact is that things move fast on scene and you've gotta prioritize your resources. Playing traffic cop and running around with yellow tape should be (isn't always, but sure as heck should be) a lower priority than putting wet on red and effecting rescue.

Back on topic, I do believe you could have made it without damaging your bike with a good rolling start and a healthy dose of confidence/commitment, even if your pipes drag on a curb they'll slide right over the hose and the rest will follow, no harm to you. On the other hand, no telling the damage your hot header (never mind the tires themselves) will do to the fabric protecting that hose, I sure think you made a good call.
 
The FD has to know from experience that a large percentage of the population are going to be dumbasses and not read the situation properly.
When lives are dependent on equipment, protecting that equipment should be just as big a priority as extinguishing the fire.
 
When you have the manpower to do both, absolutely. When you have to choose between the two, I pick fighting fire over protecting a hose that is then going unused.

3 persons to an engine usually, 1 works the pump controls, 2 drag the hose. If you're lucky enough to have a 4th person he or she might be able to watch a hose but is more likely obligated to keep an eye on the building to make sure it doesn't fall on you and operate the radio to ensure that appropriate resources are being sent your way. All that said, eventually there will be enough people on scene to manage all jobs, but we don't have teleportation yet, so you have what you have.
 
On top of that, its safe to suspect that the hose running across the road was a hydrant to engine supply line, not the attack line (1: because it was described as 4 inches and attack lines typically don't exceed 2.5 inches, that's hard enough to pull and 2:because for the reasons you're thinking it would be stupid to park the engine on the opposite side of the street from the building until you begin to worry about imminent collapse), the bursting of the supply line would not pose a life safety hazard to the firefighters as it is under normal conditions only topping off the up to 1500 gallons in the engine's tanks, so there would be time to run another hose or at least pull out of the building before running out of water. So long as the engineer isn't asleep at the job. Point being, attacking a fire before the traffic cop shows up is a reasonable decision.
 
I know that I'm encouraging the off topicness of this thread, though I do believe that OP's question has been thoroughly answered, and for what its worth I'm not a firefighter though I did go through school for it 10 years ago. As a county paramedic, I just thought I'd try defending one of the decisions we sometimes make which inconvenience other people's lives. I know we come across as jerks sometimes, but we didn't ask to be on that street or highway at that time, we've gotta do what we've gotta do with limited resources and virtually no knowledge of what we're walking into. Trust that we want to be off that scene and out of everyone's way as quick as we can.

Not saying we're victims, chose the job, love the job, but whatever annoyance I'm causing you, I wish I didn't have to and I hope you'll give us the benefit of the doubt and work with us to keep everyone in the area safe. The easiest way being to just keep clear of the area if at all reasonable to do.
 
JohnBoy said:
I know that I'm encouraging the off topicness of this thread, though I do believe that OP's question has been thoroughly answered....
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No problem here. I take BARF responses with a grain of salt, as what's said and what I've personally seen differ greatly once we're all leathered up and on the road. :laughing
 
boney said:
It happens all the time. A few cars here and there are no big deal. A lot of traffic is a problem.
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oh, yeah, i know- it's just that one dingbat does it, then other dingbats follow suit in a monkey see/monkey do fashion...problem is it's now more like the 100th monkey phenomenon.
 
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