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That's why cops typically don't engage in high speed chases (at least in the US, unsure about the UK) and instead rely on aerial surveillance (eg. police helico
by runjake 13y ago
That's why cops typically don't engage in high speed chases (at least in the US, unsure about the UK) and instead rely on aerial surveillance (eg. police helicopters) to track the criminal.
- Silhouette 13y agoIt's similar in the UK. Rules change from time to time and sometimes policies have varied between the different regional police forces, but the last time I talked to police friends it seemed like everything was going the same way: only specialist officers would be permitted to engage in high speed pursuit, and even then they would be subject to direction from a control room where someone not tied up in the situation around them could order everyone to abandon the pursuit on safety grounds. Basically, the risk of not bringing the vehicle being chased to a halt as fast as possible would have to outweigh the risk of the pursuit, which it almost never does once you get to crazy speeds.