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> I thought high-speed chases were often about getting a dangerous driver off the road High speed chases create dangerous driving. Unless the reason you're pu
by vkou 4y ago
> I thought high-speed chases were often about getting a dangerous driver off the road
High speed chases create dangerous driving.
Unless the reason you're pulling someone over in the first place is 'The guy is was driving like he's in a high-speed chase, before we turned on the sirens', the safest thing for the public is to just not chase. It's not worth killing a bystander over.
A 'Don't chase unless the public is actively and acutely in immediate danger' is generally the best policy.
- nobody9999 4y ago>Unless the reason you're pulling someone over in the first place is 'The guy is was driving like he's in a high-speed chase, before we turned on the sirens', the safest thing for the public is to just not chase. It's not worth killing a bystander over. Which happens way too frequently, even when the police aren't chasing anybody[0]. Reducing the number of high-speed chases will likely save lives. I'm all for it. [0] https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-car-struck-and-killed-52-year-old-woman-in-far-rockaway https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-car-struck-and-killed-52-yea...