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My son was in a fender bender (his fault) the other day. Thankfully, and most importantly, he and everyone involved are fine. Not too sure about the state of the car though; waiting for the insurance person to give their verdict. Gulp.
Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO)
Metro Atlanta, Georgia
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
A 1955 Ford Thunderbird being towed by the Luxembourg Automobile Club, a roadside assistance organisation comparable to the Touring Club in Belgium or the German ADAC
In the olden days, before portable telephoning machines were invented, if you broke down in the middle of nowhere... chances were that you'd never be seen or heard from again.
A 1962 Norton ES2 fitted with a Watsonian RAC sidecar combination, once used as a patrol motorcycle by the Royal Automobile Club. Reliable and practical, these machines were a familiar sight on British roads, providing roadside assistance and support to stranded motorists. A fine example of classic British engineering and motoring heritage.
Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO)
Metro Atlanta, Georgia
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Florida's Turnpike Road Ranger
Veterans Expressway
Hillsborough County, Florida
April 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
"19 June 1905. A small group of motoring enthusiasts band together to warn fellow drivers about speed traps."
They opt to call themselves the Motorists' Mutual Association.
In response to the zealous police enforcement of driving restrictions, the group organised teams of cyclists who, through a combination of signals and salutes, assisted drivers to stay safe on the roads and avoid punitive penalties.
A month later, as the group established an enthusiastic following among the motoring community, they settled upon a new name (and it was a real keeper). The Automobile Association.
Florida Department of Transportation Road Ranger
Interstate 4, Polk County
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) Road Ranger
Orange County, Florida
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Florida's Turnpike Road Ranger
Veterans Expressway
Hillsborough County, Florida
April 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO)
Metro Atlanta, Georgia
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Oxford Bus Museum & Morris Motors Museum
The bus museum has its origins in the Oxford Bus Preservation Syndicate, which was set up in 1967 by a group of bus enthusiasts.
They had the foresight to see that buses and coaches of significance to previous generations should be saved and preserved for future generations to enjoy before they were lost for all time.
Beginning with just one vehicle, the number of preserved and restored vehicles has grown, and the museum now contains around 40 vintage buses and coaches, including a number of unique vehicles, the earliest dating from 1913.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Bus_Museum
Morris Motors Museum
The museum traces the development of the Nuffield empire, founded by William Morris (who became Lord Nuffield), which grew from humble beginnings in a bicycle workshop to become one of the world’s major vehicle manufacturers.
The museum has a collection of eleven cars and one van built by Morris Motors and other Nuffield Organisation companies and their successors.
They range in age from a 1928 Morris Oxford bullnose to a 1977 BMC Mini. The collection also includes a Z-type van and a Nuffield tractor.
The link between William Morris, founder of Morris Motors and buses in Oxford, can be traced to 1913 when he and a partner started the first motorbus service in the city.
www.oxfordbusmuseum.org/morrismotorsmuseum
Automobile Association
Radiator Grille Badge
Florida's Turnpike Road Ranger
Orange County, Florida
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Florida's Turnpike Road Ranger
Orange County, Florida
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO)
Metro Atlanta, Georgia
May 2021
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
Manchetts Of Burwell AD19ODK, a brightly liveried heavy recovery truck, pictured at the Hedingham yard while hauling LX05EZH. The night scene, reflective lighting and parked buses give it a strong workshop-and-recovery atmosphere.
Coordinated Highway Assistance & Maintenance Program (CHAMP)
State of Georgia
Photo by Asher Heimermann/Incident Response
"KAPOT"
Ook de wegenwacht heeft soms pechhulp nodig.
[Roadside assistance sometimes also needs breakdown assistance.]
Photographed in Wisconsin, this heavy duty sleeper cab semi recovery truck has the wrecker body attached directly to its 5th wheel. The first truly aerodynamic big rig, the Kenworth T600 was introduced in 1985 and produced through 2007 after which it was replaced by their T660 model.
Photographed in Wisconsin, this heavy duty sleeper cab semi recovery truck has the wrecker body attached directly to its 5th wheel. The first truly aerodynamic big rig, the Kenworth T600 was introduced in 1985 and produced through 2007 after which it was replaced by their T660 model.
Central Towing 2004-2015 Ford F-650 Super Duty extended cab rollback tow truck. One of the many recovery trucks I photographed at the annual CTTA Move Over Law awareness towing parade in San Leandro.
This classic rollback recovery truck is a 1987-1991 Ford F-Super Duty. Pre-2010 35mm scan photographed by me in San Jose.
You never know what you will find cruising the roads in Northern Okinawa.
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Since Keen Transport Inc. hauls oversized loads, the company must make specific arrangements as to where and when it can haul, usually limited to daylight hours. When the company has a roadside issue, representatives at the PACCAR Customer Center are able to quickly respond and offer solutions that don’t require the company to break the terms of its hauling permit.
I would imagine the Chevy mechanic knows his way around a Dodge as well.
1:64 M2 Machines:
1958 Chevrolet LCF Tow Truck
1966 Dodge L600 Stake Bed Truck
Auto-Trucks R42
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I don't know what's going on over there... looks like it might be a tricky problem, or they were running a 2 for 1 service truck deal at the time?
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Recognition of sudden cardiac arrest, and activation of the emergency response system is the first and most important link.
1. Recognize and Call for Help
2. Effective CPR
3. Rapid Defibrillation
4. Emergency Medical Services
5. Post-Arrest Advanced Care
Luckily no more time was wasted, and the patient is now on his way to MBTC.
Hopefully, he wasn't down too long before the officer arrived, and help arrived in time.
Driftwood Road
Mystic Beach
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Late for work, afraid to stop on a busy street, wary of strangers...
Sooner or later, you would hope a passerby could at least call 911 while driving by.
Then again, you don't want to get stopped for using your phone while driving, so, maybe just check the news feed later to see what happened and if the poor guy made it?
Driftwood Road
Mystic Beach
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Luckily, there's a telephone booth over by the dune cross over and the Shell mechanic was there in under an hour.
1:64 Autoworld
1958 Plymouth Fury
Classic Chrome Series
1:64 Johnny Lightning:
1965Chevrolet Tow TruckShell Service Station
Mijo Toys Exclusive
City of Mystic Beach
Treasure Cove Beach Park (Treasure Cove Preserve)
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Another one of my many photos of the tow truck fleet from Palace Garage Towing Recovery. Palace has one of the largest Freeway Service Patrol contracts in Alameda County. The unique taillight arrowboards that they have on their tow trucks are visible from miles away and should be utilized on all recovery trucks.
On the water front, near to the harbour, a preserved and interesting old garage-cum-petrol station converted from a pilchard store.
It owes its survival to an inhabitant of St Mawes, Brenda Pye, who in 1976 made it into an artists' studio. She subsequently donated it to the St. Mawes Gig Club. It now serves as the club's boathouse.
This petrol pump still stands alongside what was the garage forecourt. It harks back to a time when an attendant, usually in overalls, would appear on your arrival and top up your tank as required.
This pump hails from the 1920s and has been preserved with help from Shell Petroleum.
Also great to see the early AA sign attached to the garage's wall. Most of these signs were removed during WW2 in a bid to confuse any unwelcome visitors that might land on our shores.
Despite the end of a long shift, this officer still stops to helps a damsel in distress, when it looks like under the hood, is way over her head.
Hot Wheels:
1947 Chevrolet *Custom
Welton Police
Cardboard County Ohio, USA
1:64 M2 Machines:
1955 Dodge Royal Lancer
Auto-Thentics Release 43
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*Custom 47 Chevy courtesy of Jim Inman
As emergencies go, this one was a lot of get up and go, but not a lot of hard work to do.
Traffic is finally creeping by, FHP handles an unrelated fender bender, and C&S towing is getting that overheated Cavalier off the road.
Baynard Bridge-Tunnel
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Stagecoach have placed a further order for hybrids for Scotland although this time they will be on the Volvo chassis with Alexander Dennis bodywork and will go to East Scotland for the Tayway network.
29005 was causing a bit of bother in the evening peak on Market Street earlier in the week having come to a halt with the Stagecoach recovery van unable to get it to move again with Norscot presumably having to come in the end.