Ford 2006 Crown Victoria Supplement Manual page 11

L-Lateral
O-Orientation
A-and
D-Direction
Equipment Categories and Placement
It is recognized that a wide variety of equipment is carried in the trunks of
police vehicles as noted above. This section addresses the inherent risks of
various types of equipment in the event of a high-speed rear impact.
This information is divided into three categories:
• Carrying Not Recommended
• Carry With Caution
• Low Risk Items
Carrying not recommended – The following items have been
observed in police vehicles and should not be transported in a
vehicle trunk – containers with gasoline, loose ammunition, loose flares,
loose fire extinguisher(s), loose 4-point lug wrench, loose crowbars, loose
axes and other loose equipment with potential puncture capability in
high speed rear end collisions.
Gasoline should not be stored in the trunk at any time,
regardless of container.
Carry with caution – These items will require special packing or
mounting consideration and possibly use of the Trunk Pack
additional level of safety. Examples include (with proposed orientation):
fire extinguisher (fixed), lug wrench 4 point (fixed - vertical), rolotape
measuring wheel (fixed - vertical), safety flares (lateral orientation – in a
container), Stop Stick (lateral - mount on deck lid inner panel), shovel
(lateral - place at rear of trunk), shotgun and rifle (lateral - store in
case), baton (lateral - place at rear of trunk), ammunition (container).
Flares should be placed in a protective storage container (preferably soft
sided plastic). Flares with spikes attached should be laterally oriented in
the trunk area.
1. Spare Tire Special Considerations – The safest location for the
spare tire, jack and lug wrench is the production location on the forward
package shelf above the rear axle. If unable to mount there, the next
safest location for the spare tire is mounted vertically inside the Trunk
2006 Crown Victoria (cro)
Supplement
USA (fus)
Severe duty equipment
'LOAD SAFE'
S-Soft
A-and
F-Fixed
E-Equipment
as an
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