Lack of Respect

[Bryan Brownlie]

Thats easy to do if there are only a few cars that need to pull over but to ask hundreds of cars to pull over would cause more trouble than what we already had. And remember the DOW's and other V2 vehicles wont be passing you once. They move back and forth and set up and then move again so it would be a never ending process. You would never get anywhere if everybody had to pull over every few minutes and then get going again. Logistically its not possibile and more dangerous than everybody just following along and moving at 40-50mph.

And I think not only TWC braodcasting their location but OKC tv stations having non-stop coverage with chaser feeds/reports coming in made tons of locals come out also as usually happens around OKC, I try and avoid chasing around OKC for that very reason. Add in a single storm on a 2 lane road in a high risk and you had a perfect storm for chaos. I doubt this would have been near as bad out in western Kansas or something. Just seems everybody that lives around OKC is a chaser.

I agree that logistically its a bit of a problem, but I think what got Josh down was that absolutely no one moved out of his way. Considering the sum total of their year last year was one tornado, and this is slated as their last year its possible that frustration was playing a part in his words. You're right though, it's hard to imagine he could have expected anything different near OKC, but at the same time, in quieter conditions like out in Kansas where there are less chasers around it's not that hard to pull over, and its not always a logistical nightmare, so maybe his comments could be taken as a 'in future, and if you can' if you remove the frustration from them.

 

[Robert Edmonds]

To top it all off, now News 9 in OKC is running a story on "Chasers breaking the traffic laws". LOL...as we all know the media chasers NEVER break those while out.

Completely agree, what hypocrites.

 

[Joe Nield]

Since, in one of the threads, it was contended the DoW is not a problem let me state: I CAN document dangerous driving by the DOW (contact me privately).

I also -- respectfully -- suggest that Josh is the not the person to be commenting about this problem. As long as the DoW is passing people at 90 mph on a two-lane road (again, I can document) and "Discovery" vehicles are driving in an unsafe manner, he is in no position to be criticizing others regardless of whether he is personally responsible for the unsafe driving.

I think everyone needs to chill out a little about this and focus on driving safely before someone gets seriously hurt.

Mike

The recent dustup has reminded me of late May 2008, when we attempted to get north to follow a tornadic supercell in western Kansas, only to have one of the DOWs cause a traffic jam by making what appeared to be an 8 point turn in the middle of a state highway.

Dr. Wurman made a very valid point in a very poor manner, and displayed a surprising lack of self-awareness in doing so.

This is said with every shred of due respect.

 

[James Gustina]

This is a serious post. I mean, geez this is what the 4th thread about this? C'mon guys, its the heat of the chase season, there are so many better things for us to be doing right now than worrying and bitching about this stuff. If people still want too complain, I dont think it should be too hard to find the other 4 threads that talk about exactly what this thread was created to discuss. To me it's pointless though, its no more than beating a dead horse at this point.

Didn't know if anyone else had heard about it dean. Sorry if this came over as just being a complaining thread. As for my first comment, that's how i think it came off.

 

[Marcus Hicks]

Maybe its the armada that's too big. Maybe the goals of V2 are lofty seeing the new climate of chasing. Maybe ask chasers to move over for V2 and not assume or demand they do. The roads are crowded now and we all must accept that. But Dr Wurman has really made it a tough for everyone with his caustic comments. As for TWC I never watch that crap anyway. All the good stuff from them goes on FB before it goes on air.