Car and Driver Magazine: Tested: How Fast Your Car Needs to Be to Outrun a Cop
I do not even know what to write about this because I always endeavor to drive safely and legally and I recommend everyone else does the same, but hey! A track!
My favorite part:https://youtu.be/sUHTvBwo6IE?t=2m6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUHTvBwo6IE |
I haven't yet watched the video, but my first thought is your car has to be faster than a radio signal...
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In my youth, I've won by default when the patrol car didn't even chase (I passed the car going 100 MPH). I've also passed a patrol car going in the opposite direction, turned around, and passed again as the car races to get me (another win). The time I lost, I had been going 50 MPH in a 55 MPH empty country highway. I rolled on a little more throttle, and shortly after that a cruiser passed by. I glanced down and noticed I was now going 75 MPH. Thinking this was BS, I went wide open throttle for 5 minutes before approaching a small town. I wasn't going to fly through there, so I slowed down to the speed limit and just pulled into a parking lot and waited. The cop pulled in a minute later furious. He said he was doing 130 MPH and losing ground. I made no incriminating reply. He asked why I didn't pull over, and I said I didn't see or hear him. He wrote me a ticket for 75 in a 55, and reckless endangerment. The judge lectured the officer on the inappropriate use of reckless endangerment considering the absence of anybody to endanger, and I paid the speeding fine. |
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The question is one of tactics, not equipment.
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Was it here on EM? I read about a Metro that got away. Good driver + dirt roads + driving like a ralley racer = left the cop in a ditch.
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A dirt bike isn't fast, but it's very capable. About the only way to capture one is on another dirt bike, or a helicopter. I never stopped for any of the "cops" in Peru who were out to extort the wealthy travelers, nor did they attempt to pursue.
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BTW this local equivalent of the Yamaha XT 250 is the standard motorcycle of the police in my state. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C4nT3veRC...%2Bbrigada.jpg |
Frank Lee, how do you feel about Harleys?
Someone claimed that if you are not in your car when the police find you they cannot do anything, but instead of attempting to test this claim, I just try to drive legally and safely. How would this conversation change if we considered police Teslas? |
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Tesla would change nothing other than it being a heavier car to push other cars around with. Only way to catch a motorcycle is with another motorcycle, or a helicopter, or a roadblock. Give up on catching a dirt bike. |
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Re: Out of the car: Back in the day I did test that claim several times! Motorcycling home after bar close... saw a squad at a gas station I passed... didn't even look his way; I KNEW he was comin' for me! Whipped into a parking lot with many cars, hopped off the bike, pocketed the key. Cop rolls up, asks what I'm doing, I say admiring this here nice classic car. Cop notices no key in the ignition, asks if I need a ride home? Sure! It was out in the country and since he hadn't run the plate or asked for my I.D. I decided to stay somewhat anonymous and got dropped off at some unknown-to-me neighbor down the road from my place. The only consequence was it was a dayam long walk to town the next day to get the bike! On a related note: Once at a college bar I over-indulged and went out to my car to get some fresh cold winter air and hopefully clear my head. I opened the door, barfed all over the parking lot, then passed out... next thing I knew there was loud knocking on the window. Cops! Two things went wrong for them: I blew clean on the Breathalyzer (it HAD to be broken!) and I'd left my jacket and car keys in the bar, which they failed to locate. No key in the ignition or even on my person = not controlling a vehicle. Sooooo they reluctantly let me go! :eek: Now, these events took place in a different era, one where cops generally didn't shoot you on sight, among other things. |
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Study the Italian Job or practice with video games. Last night, swear I saw a Grand Theft Auto; Los Santos gameplay? Driver in possible stolen truck leads police on wild chase through Los Angeles | abc13.com
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How would this conversation change if we considered motorcycle cops?
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