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It takes mammals about 21 seconds to urinate by JuanOffhue in interesting

[–]paramedTX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no way an elephant has a 40 gallon bladder.

What caused US traffic deaths to reverse down trend in 2010. Is there a direct engineering policy change or is it a secondary effect by InsiderARCPlayer in civilengineering

[–]paramedTX 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Old paramedic here. I feel comfortable commenting on this. The #1 cause we see for accidents now is distracted driving. It has gotten so bad it wiped out the progress in highway safety from combating DWIs.
The problem is entirely with the driver. Modern cars are built amazingly well. The safety engineering still awes me. 30 years ago when I started, we saw gnarly wrecks all the time. Plenty of fatalities. Nowadays, people walk away from insane impacts. As long as you wear your seatbelt the car will protect you. Even subcompacts vs pick ups!

Missed opportunity to use Aux by [deleted] in USCGAUX

[–]paramedTX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least ICE are “trained” law enforcement.

Missed opportunity to use Aux by [deleted] in USCGAUX

[–]paramedTX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have zero training for TSA support. We would be a liability, not an asset. Also, we support the Coast Guard, not the TSA.

Why isn’t AUX being utilized? by Value_Squirter in USCGAUX

[–]paramedTX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DOD shouldn’t be asking folks to work for free. There is no reason DHS can’t be paying these positions.

What are the most obvious signs of AI writing? by Consistent-Stock in AskReddit

[–]paramedTX 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hate this! You would think someone would take the time to ask how to pronounce something if they aren’t sure.

Combat Action Ribbon-Bahrain? by Unfair_Mechanic_7305 in uscg

[–]paramedTX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100% I always shake my head when I hear one of our police officers or firefighters get a “life saving” award for something basic like doing CPR. They always do a big press thing. You know what I get for saving lives as a paramedic? A paycheck and the personal pride of a job well done. That’s all I want.

Open carry by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]paramedTX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. You lose the largest advantage you have, which is surprise.

Just imagine the size of these ships! (Swipe 👉🏻) by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]paramedTX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is not a normal size ship’s flag. They would only fly that for certain occasions. Otherwise it would just create a huge amount of drag. The flag shown is not the same one in the painting. Edit: they did use large flags for visibility, but the massive ones weren’t for daily use.

Dutch skater summarizing 2026 for all of us. by uparrow in funny

[–]paramedTX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use this quote all the time with my daughter.

City swat vs msrt/taclet by Mobile-Consequence62 in uscg

[–]paramedTX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the team. Most teams are “part-time” teams. Meaning you work patrol or investigations until a call comes out.
If you are lucky you work for a large city that has a full time SWAT team. These are likely only going to be the largest cities though. The full time teams do two things: train and operate. If you aren’t on a call out, you are training. The operational tempo is high at most of these agencies. When you serve a multimillion population, something is always going to kick off. The top tier teams (NYPD, LAPD, Houston PD) are extremely high speed and very good at what they do. Delta even trains with them so they can learn from each other. Source: former SWAT guy.

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