ULPT: when in a police pursuit, you get away with maneuvers, not speed.

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WeAreyoMomma@reddit

You just need to hide in a tunnel until the stars stop flashing. Then you are gucci.

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deivse@reddit

I was so confused because i couldn't figure out what the three body problem had to do with this, and then it dawned on me xdd

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pdarkfred@reddit

Just enter a bubble and disable the pursuing vehicles' engines by rewiring at the atomic level.

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One_Adhesiveness_317@reddit

Or better yet: convince your friend with cancer to put his brain in a jar and hack into the police network

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Txindeed1@reddit

Take your foot off the brake when you’re parked.

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I watched some chase in LA and some guy did exactly that absolutely Houdini’d under a bridge it was hilarious because both the chopper and cop chasing him popped out the other side but he didn’t. The news immediately cut away and acted like nothing happened.

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CptBronzeBalls@reddit

Better yet, parking garage.

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Spence10873@reddit

Toretto!

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1_shade_off@reddit

Pay n spray is your best bet really

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TacoRising@reddit

Drive on the train tracks and they won't be able to follow you.

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DonatedEyeballs@reddit

What five stars?

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RattusMcRatface@reddit

GTA.

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DonatedEyeballs@reddit

I lost the po po. Listening to Lazslo now as I make my getaway.

Do you want to go bowling?

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zSprawl@reddit

Get a hypercolor car!

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Unusual-Tale-74@reddit

I did it once about 17 years ago 😬

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nullfais@reddit

Not in GTA 5, they'll eventually come up in there and get you; best place to hide on the whole map is the tunnel that runs from under the freeway north of downtown all the way to where the LS River channel starts, south of the casino. If you're all the way out in Blaine, head to either the rail tunnel or the abandoned mine in the Great Chaparral hills

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discostud1515@reddit

Make sure there are a dozen cars just like yours already in the tunnel to confuse them.

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TopDesert_ace@reddit

You say that, but that actually worked at least once or twice. The last time I heard of someone doing that, the only reason they got caught was because they hid in a utility closet near the tunnel entrance.

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maggos@reddit

Just get a new paint job

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TheVykin@reddit

About to do a tunnel trick

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jontss@reddit

I saw a mini documentary about people that successfully ran from cops a few months ago. It was all people that outran them in Dodge Hellcats or whatever.

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cbelt3@reddit

I will note that modern police pursuits usually end poorly for the pursued. But

In my running from the cops days, I would follow the turn turn turn and stop somewhere rule. Once passed a statie speed trap doing about 130. Saw him, decided to get off at the next exit, ran into a small farming town , parked behind a truck at the grocery store, went in and shopped for snacks. Saw the officer go past a few times.

I continued my trip on local roads.

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Awesome_hospital@reddit

When I was a kid I passed a school bus going uphill over a double yellow line and almost head on'd a motorcycle cop. We made eye contact it was so close. I knew I was in deep shit. I turned on the first dirt road, hauled ass down it for a second, made a couple of turns and got back on the original road and beelined it back to my house and put my truck in the garage.

I def regret my stupidity as a teen, but that one I got away with.

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The_Forgotten_King@reddit

passed a school bus going uphill over a double yellow line and almost head on'd a motorcycle cop

Holy shit, I think you pretty much managed to check every box in this sentence:

passing a school bus
passing uphill
passing on a double yellow
nearly avoided head on collision
with a motorcycle
and with a cop

Was the bus stopped? Because really that's all we're missing here. I'm presuming you were speeding when passing too.

Impressive!

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Awesome_hospital@reddit

Not stopped thankfully, but I'm pretty sure I was going 60 in a 40. I was kinda of a piece of shit a teen lol

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SneakerTreater@reddit

That was a good dick move to escape from.

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genericnewlurker@reddit

This works pretty goodin the country if you know the back roads pretty well.

Back in the day when I was a teenager, I blew past a cop going the other way, while doing 90ish in my truck late at night (dumb I know). Cop immediately hit the lights and started to turn around. I just sped up to break line of sight around a couple of curves and immediately turned down the next road which had another road coming off of it like 50ft away running parallel to the main road that was obscured by trees. Turned on there, turned off the lights, shifted out of gear and stopped using the parking brake. Cop went flying by on the main road as I was coming to a stop. I quickly made my way home via the back roads with no issues, just with an eye on the rear view mirror just in case.

Wish I could say I played it cool as a cucumber but I was shaking like a leaf once as I started to drive away.

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The_Real_Scrotus@reddit

This works pretty goodin the country if you know the back roads pretty well.

That can backfire if the cop chasing you is a local who also knows the back roads well.

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Rare_Helicopter_5933@reddit

Or knows your parents lol

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FreedomCanadian@reddit

Or is your parent.

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No-Drama-187@reddit

Or knows your parents' backroads.

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Mr_Fried@reddit

These days cop cars have cameras good enough to get your plates from a distance. If they drove past you, it’s game over. They have your address and will be waiting at your house for you.

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Trash-Forever@reddit

There are YouTube channels that are nothing but dudes running from the cops, it's a sport nowadays I guess

Wheres981 and BriQ50 come to mind

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dangerousdope@reddit

SqeezeBenz or definitely look up Critical from Sweden, his pursuits are filmed like on Jason Statham level on YouTube

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tindonot@reddit

What the fuck? TIL that a lot more people have fled from the cops than I would have expected

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2Loves2loves@reddit

put it in park, no foot on the brakes.

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cbelt3@reddit

Downshift, emergency brake….

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Broad_Rabbit1764@reddit

A lot of cars if you have the emergency brake even barely lifted up, it will light the tails if the engine is running. Just be careful to check that prior.

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GasStationArson@reddit

Good call. You could also "theoretically" hardwire a toggle switch to interrupt your brake-light circuit and perhaps headlights, maybe all the rest of the lights if you have enough time, wire, and room on your hands, or at least you could 20+ years ago "theoretically".

New cars are weird. I'm out of the tinkering industry, last serviced a '99 . Maybe useful to some and not to others.

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meowtiger@reddit

very much still possible. just have to know what you're doing

it's also possible to install a thermal night vision camera in the front and connect it to a screen inside the car that still operates when the theoretical light toggle switch is engaged

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Bloomed_Lotus@reddit

You can shift to neutral and turn your vehicle mostly off whole in motion.

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Broad_Rabbit1764@reddit

Then make sure the steering wheel doesn't lock

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koyaani@reddit

Mostly off aside for its ballistic trajectory

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orangepeecock@reddit

Especially when receiving head.

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qaz_wsx_love@reddit

Where were you when Hugh grant needed that advice

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mctacoflurry@reddit

Since they knew the trick, probably giving/getting head

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amd2800barton@reddit

The regen braking mode on my PHEV can be like a mild foot on the brake or downshifting in a manual trans. Unlike a foot on the brake but like a downshift, it doesn’t light up the brake lights. I’ve used That a time or two to be a bit more subtle when trying to slow down quick.

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SneakerTreater@reddit

Fuck yes! I've been waiting for some random car guy to "hack" an EV. Exhaust farts are everything, but I love the working/moving parts of my machines. When I finally have to get an EV I'm gonna jailbreak it.

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Mokatines@reddit

I pulled the same maneuver once. Only doubled back the way I came from much slower as I was driving a very common car. My heart didn't stop racing for an hour.

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ililegal@reddit

I’ve done this in the past too. I no longer do this reckless shit but when I had my Audi that thing was brutal. I was doing 115 like you and passed a cop on the highway - I immediately was like “oh shit” I got off on the next exit booking it taking every turn and eventually pulled into some random corner behind a house . I turned off the car and threw my seat back for a few minutes 😂 I was sweating and shaking ! You can’t buy that rush from an energy drink LMAO

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un_rancais_infiltre@reddit

I read an automotive journalist tell the story of running from the cops at night whilst testing the then new Lamborghini Murciélago in Scandinavia. Must have been doing something like 150 mph when he saw a cop coming the other way.

I think he kept speeding to put some distance between them whilst he was turning around, shut off his lights, parked between some trees and shut off everything. Apparently got quite the scare when he realised his exhaust was glowing red in the dark, but didn't get caught.

I'm sure he's glad he didn't write about it at the time and he'll be telling his grandkids that story for years to come...

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Affectionate_Way_428@reddit

I took three exits in succession once and watched a couple of them driving the opposite way of me, one even took the second exit

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SailorGohan@reddit

Yep. Early 2000s I outran them often. Its the first few seconds when they hit their lights is if you know you can likely get away or not and you should make turns asap. The last time I did it was in 2016 or so and it had been awhile since I had done it. I was paranoid as fuck hiding in a walmart parking lot for like 90 minutes.

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SupportLocalShart@reddit

Same thing happened to me. Did 100 passing a motorcycle cop on my way to work at a busy mall. He got cut off by traffic. I sped up to 120 until the next exit, parked and went about my shift.

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guyfromtn@reddit

We would hammer down and get some distance then cut off on a back road and turn the lights off. Except one time wasn't so lucky. There was a particular "hump" on a side street. We always liked to hit it going as fast as we could to see who could fly the furtherest. One day I hit it in my 95 Blazer (RIP). When all four tires finally hit the ground there was a police roadblock and they just pointed to pull over. He comes to my window and says "Do you know how fast you were going just now?" in my youthful exuberance and albeit arrogance I said "I have no idea, but I know it had to be fast enough for all four tires to leave!" I got a lecture then was told to be on my way. Thank God for small towns and being In a well known family.

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PM_ME_YOUR_BIG_DOG@reddit

Lol while handling will be important it's all state dependant.your never gonna win in Arkansas.New England states will be most likely to call off the state if you can hit high speed quickly then dispatch will call all officers off for danger concerns. So yes handling is important but if you can get going over 100 before the helicopters come in might be a better option.

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Glum-Lab1634@reddit

I didn’t realize it was different by region, but this is true, where I am you just accelerate recklessly and you get away

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rheureddit@reddit

You should look up videos about the ASP or GSP. They'll chase you down for months if they have to.

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Top_Investigatorr@reddit

Is that Arizona, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona or Alaska? (internationaller).

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DoctorSalt@reddit

Pit maneuvering a pregnant woman is a 2x combo

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zerocool359@reddit

3x if she turned on her hazards and 10x if she slowing up but kept going to find a safer spot for cop to get out. 20x if you approach her now upside down vehicle and taunt w/ blaming her.

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dennys123@reddit

As soon as tropper Byrd gets a sniff of ya, it's over

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Real-Acanthisitta754@reddit

I call him the pitmaster

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GiantEnemySpider385@reddit

Real. Gsp gets hard at the thought of a high speed chase

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brandon0297@reddit

GSP will pit you into a telephone pole at 100+ lmao

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Exoticmaniac06@reddit

You also aren’t gonna win against Georgia Highway Patrol considering they have Hellcats

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messiah91@reddit

This is true just make turns to get away no straight shit u will get hawk down also u can leave car running and jump out moving car they have to stop car first before foot pursuit cuz it will put others in danger

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GnPQGuTFagzncZwB@reddit

One time a long time ago I used to work at the top of a very big hill and there were a few ways I could go home. Also there was a Tee intersection with a lane for the left turn and a lane for a right turn. This was a crappy winter night and I was driving my little powder blur 50cc razz scooter home. There was a cop stopped right before the lane split off into L and R and being on a skinny scooter, I just went around him. I don't think he liked that as he moved and pulled up behind me. I was going left. the light changed and I took off and made my turn. There is another T like intersection and I figure if he is just patrolling the area he is gong to go one way and I am going the other. Nope, he follows me. Now one of the ways back involved going down a very very steep hill that had near a 90 degree bend in it near the bottom, It was a city street but had no houses on it and was not maintained. Now if you have ever driven a scooter in the snow, they are odd ducks. If the show is more than a few inches deep the whole base of the scooter becomes kind of like a snowboard and the tires are more like the keel on a boat. So I think this is going to be a do or die moment, I turn down that hill and I nail it, I come to the turn and lean hard into it and bank right around it. I had one peek in the mirrors and that was of the cop car going sideways. I never did find out what happened to that cop. He must have spun a story about how he wound up there though cause I think he would have been the laughing stock of the department if he told them he was outran by a power blue razz scooter, who got away... I also walked to work for a while after that.

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Aeonzeta@reddit

I got a question about legally living in your vehicle if you got a moment.

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TNoStone@reddit

Sleeping on scooters sucks, i do not recommend

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Aeonzeta@reddit

I apologize. My question must have seemed totally random. I imagined you have or had upgraded at some point to a car or van. You sound like a pretty experienced guy, and might have come across someone who's had to live in such a vehicle, or even chose that situation willingly as part of the VanLife movement.

I've been aquatinted with an acquaintance of such an individual, but the interaction was too brief for inquiries into the technicalities of such a lifestyle.

Are you familiar with these issues? Or can you at least direct me to someone who is familiar with them?

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sammy4543@reddit

I’m very sure there’s a van life subreddit. There is also subreddits for the homeless or people living in non traditional housing situations. Those might be great places to start.

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Aeonzeta@reddit

There's a few. I was having a brain fart. 😅 Now I've joined two of them and I'm gonna get used to the flow of community before posting my question. 🫡

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bioweaponblue@reddit

Why do you talk like a Victorian news reporter?

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salty_drafter@reddit

Or just drive a plain no marks car that looks like every other car. Toyota Corolla or Nissan Altima are great for this. Find a lot, park and hide in your car.

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Corneliuslongpockets@reddit

Or find two other identical cars traveling together on the highway and squeeze between them. Then when the road splits and each goes a separate direction they’ll follow the wrong car.

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VoidKatana@reddit

real talk, it was so weird seeing all those spots in atlanta with no traffic

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FordShelbyGTreeFiddy@reddit

That's my Baby.

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borobricks@reddit

Best scene in the movie

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mysteryteam@reddit

They have three mini coopers?! What are the odds?

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StonerMetalhead710@reddit

Red 2019 Toyota Corolla, take the plates off before the robbery, bring them, some bolts and a small impact socket to put them back on in 30 seconds before they find out

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Dazzling_Ad9250@reddit

my buddy has a light blue 2019 Corolla LE. i’m convinced that’s the most common car as i always see the exact color and trim driving around.

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Jdoggcrash@reddit

Late 2010s blue Toyota Rav 4s are the most common in my area.

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

Even better, take the badges off, and replace them with badges from a different make and model, specifically one that looks similar enough to be easily confused with your car.

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meowtiger@reddit

there was a cannonball run record set during the covid lockdowns that used an audi s6 dressed up to look like an undercover ford taurus cop car, complete with a badge replacing the "four circles" with a blue oval and "audi" in cursive instead of ford

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

I know, I saw that video! That’s where I got my inspiration!

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Starfire2313@reddit

Red cars are the second most commonly ticketed while taking up less than 9% of cars on the road.

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StreetlampEsq@reddit

How many colors are there.

Cause if it's like, 10, that's pretty proportional.

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I-dont-carrot-all@reddit

Yeah I Googled it and apparently like 9% of cars are red lol.

Only doing a very rudimentary search so don't actually know if this statistic or the commenter is based on America or the world etc but yeah the statistic doesn't surprise me either after giving it a moments thought.

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StonerMetalhead710@reddit

We'll go with white then

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bkinnc@reddit

I thought black cars got all the tickets

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birthday_suit_kevlar@reddit

Nah they get shot up

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cheesenuggets2003@reddit

It's not about color but about conduct.

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TheScrantonStrangler@reddit

Proper term is African American

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StonerMetalhead710@reddit

Idk, whichever one blends in the most then

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Starfire2313@reddit

But you do realize the white cars get more tickets than the red cars right?

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ground__contro1@reddit

Because there’s more white cars. Which is the benefit. We aren’t avoiding a being pulled over for a speeding ticket here

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StonerMetalhead710@reddit

Then we'll go with gray

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digitaldigdug@reddit

Magnets would be even faster

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James1722@reddit

I've done this. Not to evade during a pursuit, but to allow super fast changes to prevent identification by camers. Works well

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casualblair@reddit

Brown Toyota Sienna around here

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pkeg212@reddit

Ah the ol’ Assassins Creed strategy.

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LetMeBe_Frank_@reddit

Nissassin's creed, if you will.

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CrocodileJock@reddit

"The Italian Job" did it first...

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LuminalGrunt2@reddit

three matching minis isnt necessarily inconspicuous

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K_Linkmaster@reddit

All different colors in the Mos Def version. I don't recall in the michael Caine what colors they were.

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LuminalGrunt2@reddit

white blue and red i believe.

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CrocodileJock@reddit

It is in a parking lot of 100 matching minis.

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GoodGuyGiff@reddit

Wait till you see him jump his car off a perch on a tall hill into a bail of hay

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schaudhery@reddit

At my sons elementary school there’s so many Tesla Model Ys the kids were getting confused as to which belonged to them. The school had to send a letter out that said anyone picking up their kid had to have the kids name hung from the car. At pick up 9/10 cars are Model Ys.

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StopNowThink@reddit

I'm so glad I dont live where you live

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schaudhery@reddit

Why?

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Three53@reddit

Sounds like an impoverished area

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FishDawgX@reddit

Yeah, my kid’s school is all Model Xs.

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Three53@reddit

Our au pair take a hot air balloon

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RenownedJester@reddit

Mostly illegal immigrants lmao

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Loud_Ad3666@reddit

Like Elon

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koyaani@reddit

In a sense

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Three53@reddit

Is that Because they can’t afford to wrap them with dogecoin dogs to distinguish them

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vancelxix@reddit

Smug alert!

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Elevatejeff@reddit

That's a great way to raise a beta bitch

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Granadafan@reddit

Bay Area?

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VengefulHero@reddit

If they're on your ass how are you gonna just find a parking lot and park lmfao.

I dont know if you ever watched a pursuit video but they beat out hellcats in some chases. You aint getting away in a standard as sedan.

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Anygirlx@reddit

I couldn’t even tell which mom gray suv was mine until I glued an orange monster to my dash. And still sometimes…

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MegaXinfinity@reddit

Nissan Altima 😂😂😂, there is a reason the cops don't do anything in Memphis, TN. There are so many tinted up Altimas with fake/expired/no temp plates, no one cares and no one knows anything.

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quackamole4@reddit

Or just drive a police car. The real police will think you're one of them and keep going.

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Hot_Edge4916@reddit

Did this once with my Honda civic. Pulled into a busy parking lot inbetween a whole whack of cars and went into the store as the po drove by. 👋🏻

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Skyblacker@reddit

I drive a minivan. Pretty sure I could just pull over and let my pursuer pass.

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BumpoSplat@reddit

no, you haven't thought this through at all

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Schtweetz@reddit

Silver Camry.

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LavishnessSimilar@reddit

RB, RB, B, RT, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN

That's how I get rid of the cops

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NormalBeyondG37@reddit

Watch Sean Sean or wheres981. Pure speed on the highway and the cop explorers can't keep up

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CharlieWorkInHere@reddit

Don't forget to look at how much fuel you have. My uncle told me if you have under three quarters of a tank, don't run.

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rilloroc@reddit

I floored it on E once. That 430 made it 2 blocks and ran out. I told the cop "I wasn't running, I was trying to get out of your way. I didn't realize those lights were for me"

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Four-Triangles@reddit

Dirtbike is the way to go

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PilotBurner44@reddit

I'm sorry, in this wild scenario, are cars unable to turn around? Why would you need to "throw it in reverse" to go back the way you came, and more importantly why would the LEO need to "throw it in reverse" to pursue you? Is racing in reverse the only way of changing direction in this fantasy?

Besides that glaring stupidity, "confidence behind the wheel" and "common sense" don't get you very far in a police chase if you're driving a 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix with good brakes and tires. Police vehicles tend to be fairly quick and rather agile. Moreover, police do tend to take driving courses and oftentimes are confident behind the wheel themselves. Police in the real world don't usually drive like they do in The Blues Brothers. People who have never been in a vehicle chase and are under the pressure of imprisonment oftentimes don't drive as well as a police officer who very well has been in a chase or two, and has received professional training on the matter, and isn't risking imprisonment if they fail. Guessing OP has never been in a police chase, and plays too many games or seen too many movies. 'Be cool and you won't get caught' is shit UPLT and definitely more illegal than unethical.

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uwatpleasety@reddit

I laughed and upvoted but I do want to point out that I believe officers are risking imprisonment nowadays if a pursuit goes wrong. I've heard of a few in my service that were charged and nearly imprisoned (as well as one who was sentenced) after the pursuit resulted in seriously bodily harm/death. Mind you, in these cases the officers didn't get in an accident - the person fleeing got in an accident but the officers were charged for engaging in the pursuit.

I was pursuing an armed carjacking/stolen car once and nearly went head on with three vehicles in a row when this duckhead somehow squeezed through a moving car and through a red light. In those moments I saw the rest of my life in prison. Never pursued again despite the positive outcome.

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BuddyOptimal4971@reddit

I've eluded the police on foot 4 times and 3 times in my car. But, if you choose to run and get caught you should expect to get a beating for it - even with body cams. They'll accuse you of resisting and you'll get roughed up.

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FactSquatch@reddit

"It's not how you stand beside your car, it's how you race your car."

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Efficient_You_3976@reddit

After watching quite a few police chase videos, I've been wondering why the fleeing subject doesn't try to PIT some civilians as they make their way down the road. If all goes well, you have a wrecked vehicle to block traffic and likely pull off some of your pursuers. Best case, the police decide that it's too dangerous to continue the chase.

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Life_is_an_RPG@reddit

You also need to be aware when police stop chase you. Saw a news report last night about a high speed police chase in southern california. Police stopped chasing but the guy kept driving fast, lost control, and went off a cliff

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R2-Scotia@reddit

Good call. 12-0 here

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Due-Contribution6424@reddit

So… you watched lots of movies, eh?

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rallytoad@reddit

You win an actual police pursuit by never getting in a car and hiding in swamp or disappearing into the desert. Do Redditors think GTA is real life?

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Timsmomshardsalami@reddit

At the end of the day, just use your common sense and dont do any of this bullshit

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JasontheFuzz@reddit

You're on the wrong sub with all that ethical advice

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ServantOfTheSlaad@reddit

There's a difference between ethical and logical

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Jijonbreaker@reddit

My father was once involved in a pursuit solely because the actual suspect turned into a parking lot after making a quick turn, and the cop didn't notice. And the vehicles were similar.

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Infinite_Junket2625@reddit

Or just not be a piece of shit.

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Famineanddeath@reddit

Combination of high speeds and turns haven’t failed.

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rberg89@reddit

I find it hilarious that a redditor is giving advice on how to evade police in a chase as though they know what they are talking about

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evo-1999@reddit

You hide.

Back in the day when I rode a sports bike (CBR 900) I rode like an asshole. I’m sure there are still people telling stories about the douche bag who blasted past them at 150 mph on the highway while lane splitting… you get the idea. I’m happy to say that I’m no longer like that and am lucky to have survived that era of my life.

Based on the above, I have plenty of experience running from the cops. I never got caught. It’s because I wouldn’t go far from the initial point of contact- I would hide in the woods, hide at a friends, car wash, mall, wherever you could find to blend in. I was quick, and wasn’t afraid to run as fast as the bike would go. Once I got to my hiding spot I stayed. 4 or 5 hours. Then ease home.. I was good at changing up the look of the bike too. I would also take it easy for a while after. This was 20 years ago so things have changed, But yes- don’t run..

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DCF_ll@reddit

Yeah, done this plenty of times myself. I used to ride a GSXR 1000 and I rode it like I stole it. I hardly ever did less than 100mph on that bike and I never registered it. I didn’t even have plates cause I wasn’t stopping.

Anyways, it was a blast, but also damn near got me killed. Ride like a dumbass for 8 years and eventually you run out of luck. Regardless, it was a fun time for sure.

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Xplain_Like_Im_LoL@reddit

Hard to get away nowadays if you're running legit registration tags. Before I left my old department we had just gotten 4K dash cameras and ALPRs on most of our cruisers. Officers are much more coordinated now too with real-time GPS, live video feeds, and better comms.

Also departments across my state have long been ditching the Harleys for suped up litre bikes and dual sports. Compared to 20 years ago, running from the cops is rolling the dice in a big way.

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WarhammerChaos@reddit

It's quite difficult in a car these days.

A sports bike or dirt bike, a whole different story.

Drop a gear and dissappear on a R1 or S1000 RR.

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sole-it@reddit

but what to do after you have more than four stars?

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Darth__Voda@reddit

Did you just restart GTA5 too?

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Fluffy_WAR_Bunny@reddit

The best way to bail is to stop under a big tree with lots of snow in it and then vigorously shake the tree so that you and the car get covered in snow.

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Professefinesse@reddit

For Floridians: try during the spring under an oak and cover it in pollen 😂

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ksenichna@reddit

Blend in with crocs

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The_Bandit_King_@reddit

Hide in the bushes and the 5 star level drops

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oh_no3000@reddit

'reverse towards the cop ' sure buddy let me know how that goes.

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Starkravingmad7@reddit

roughly 20% of people (and that's on the low end) manage to evade the police. just remember kids, if you're really hosed, your chances of getting away aren't terrible.

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Floraldragon2000@reddit

Just call Lester. Amateurs.🙄

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codillocmon@reddit

Just like Jimmy Rockford.

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rainbowalreadytaken@reddit

Yes! I learned you always backtrack the first chance you get when being chased!

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whatevs550@reddit

Flying cars is the answer, dipshit. It’ll take them fifteen minutes to get their helicopter in the air.

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Experiunce@reddit

I played need for speed most wanted so I know that the real answer is going inside a parking lot and waiting for your wanted level to go down

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smugfruitplate@reddit

Kinda like in musicals, patter songs are done with diction and a steady clip, not with speed. A Modern Major General (Pirates of Penzance) or a Sing! (A Chorus Line) is done by removing the commas/pauses, and keeping the movement. Meanwhile for something like Guns & Ships (Hamilton) it's all about speed. How many words can you fit into that small amount of time?

Anyway, super long comparison just to say: straight speed don't mean shit. Finesse, control, skill, that's where it's won.

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UnsharpenedSwan@reddit

the intersection of pirates of penzance and ULPT is something I never expected to see 😂😂

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Mysterious_Flan8093@reddit

why? It's quite literally a story about pirates.

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soapy_goatherd@reddit

You seem like a person with a smattering of elemental strategy

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amanuensisninja@reddit

I’d say a better smugfruitplate has never sat a gee!

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theOnlyDaive@reddit

From someone who used to do stupid shit like this, you play way too many video games. Everything you said is wrong except for handling being more important than top speed (which is common sense). In the 90s a little bit of this may have made sense, but the scenario you laid out is pure fiction in 2024. Wrong sub, try r/fantasy

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IPauseForHurricanes@reddit

“Invest in quality brakes and tires”. 😂. Dang, what are you into?

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

Performance. The art of driving.

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IPauseForHurricanes@reddit

Sounds very cool. 😅

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lilac_ravenX@reddit

I wish the guy who crashed into me running from the cops n August had this info 🤣

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Impossible_Stay3610@reddit

GSP calls bullshit. They’ll pit maneuver anyone, anywhere.

I’ve seen the videos.

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

If they can pit you then you're not driving fast enough.

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Impossible_Stay3610@reddit

But you just said it’s more important to handle well than go fast tho.

I’d argue that it depends where you are and how much experience they have. Running from random city CA cops, sure.

From CHP? Good luck. GSP? Get fucked.

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Black_Eis@reddit

Nowadays, cops are adding a feature on cruiser that they can launch a tracker with an adhesive from their cars. So they just hit you with a tracker, “let you get away”, and the. Just roll up to your house and arrest you. Much safer that way as there’s no pursuit.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/police-tag-fleeing-cars-with-gps-tracking-darts-to-avoid-dangerous-pursuits

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ReticentSentiment@reddit

I know what sub this is, but JFC, how fucking stupid is this! Remember "never break more than one law at a time?" Running is almost always the worst choice. This isn't the 90s anymore; every cop car has a camera and every other house has a doorbell camera. It's not worth it, since you will very likely get caught eventually and fleeing is often a felony charge. If you kill or injure an innocent person while living out your "Transporter/Fast and the Furious wet dream, then I hope you are trapped in your car and burn to death slowly.

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deathfromabove-@reddit

Shut up

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K1NG2L4Y3R@reddit

Do not try this in Georgia. They will eagerly kill you.

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smoke0o7@reddit

Saw a video of a doge charger being chased and they opened their trunk to drop oil, cruiser spun out like Mario cart and guy got away

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augustus_7@reddit

Your comment reminds me of a real unethical life hack which I will share for educational purposes.

A friend once told me he kept coins in his car as a final safe for when police wouldn’t stop pursuing him. He’d throw the coins out of his window with the cop car right behind him. Those coins would then hit the cop car like a bunch of rocks and damage their vehicle. Sometimes they stop or slam their brakes and create distance which then gave him the opportunity to get away.

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Timmyty@reddit

Sounds like a great way to get shot by cops for sure, lol

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

Like James Bond’s car.

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TNoStone@reddit

doge charger

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Glum-Lab1634@reddit

Are you sure that wasn’t Spy Hunter?

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JonSpic@reddit

That was a render

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smoke0o7@reddit

Lol was 420 when I saw it so didn't notice the obviously AI of it until I just watched it again. Ai can't do hands lol.

Link to video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/u4XsV_uaM_s?si=d-jfQwgLuzd4CLZ4

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anjim19@reddit

Username checks out

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CaptainHoey@reddit

I saw that too. Legit cartoon style.

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CasualNihilist22@reddit

I drop goggle maps hazards along my path to slow pursuers down.

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kuriT9@reddit

I have this little maneuver called "hiding in the car wash"

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magic_vs_science@reddit

I feel like it would be MORE obvious that it was you if you were driving in reverse back toward the cop that's chasing you...

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josepippen@reddit

Once upon in 2022, while on a date with a married nurse, we were driving in my BMW M2, which I had pulling up to 460HP with thoughtful modifications. I ran a stop sign in her neighborhood just a couple miles out from the freeway entrance. Parked pig noticed and followed, of course I absolutely did not stop and continued onto the freeway in which I traveled to just shy of 180mph. I still recall the screams of the my engine, which was the highlight of my night. Despite getting play from the nurse!

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

As you should, playboy.

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Binessed@reddit

Just change the color of your car they’ll stop chasing you

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puskunk@reddit

Dunno, many departments will not chase anymore. My friend was woken up a week ago by cops telling him he ran from the cops an hour away in his Hellcat. He goes "wait, where is my car?" It had gotten stolen and involved in a police chase that night and they got the tag and backed off. So the moral of the story is, always run in a stolen car.

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rocinantesghost@reddit

Alternatively make sure your car gets stolen after you run from the cops!

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zZzzXanaXzZzz@reddit

If they have your plates, they can call off a pursuit and just come to you where the vehicle is registered to get you.

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Low_Champion8158@reddit

My friend was driving. Cop "who is your friend" then invoke your right to remain silent

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Free_Donkey4797@reddit

Meh. My vehicles are registered at an empty commercial lot 372 miles away from my home.

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dirtymoney@reddit

That's when you trash the ignition and then dump it somewhere and report it stolen. Then hire a lawyer because you are gonna need it. Having an alibi helps too.

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panic82@reddit

Also make sure you have a full tank of gas before the pursuit.

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

I once lost the cops, put $5 gas in the car, and 4 minutes later was back in a pursuit.

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Jkal91@reddit

There's a top gear episode about this.

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

Which one?

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Jkal91@reddit

https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Series_21,_Episode_1

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

Thanks!

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ExoticEntrance2092@reddit

In the 80s film "To Live and Die in LA", the protagonist escapes police by driving the wrong way against a busy highway. That's effective, because most police would not follow. But highly unethical.

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geriatrikwaktrik@reddit

Something else you might not know, water is wet

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Cultural_Ad9307@reddit

Is this for GTA 5?

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

Nah, it’s for GTA 6.

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coolest35@reddit

Can also lose them if you get your car repainted

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

Nobody ever goes to those lengths fr

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

Just wrap your car in a different colored vinyl wrap, pull over, peel it off, and away you go. Be sure to change the plates, too.

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Tactics28@reddit

Love listening to a bunch of dorks who watched too many action movies give advice as if they have any clue what would really work.

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

Hey, if you can learn to fight from action movies, you can learn to evade cops in a car chase.

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iniciadomdp@reddit

Police often have to drive in high speed, high stress situations while under the influence of a mustache.

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Worthy-Of-Dignity@reddit

😂😂😂that killed me

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CyberGuy1001@reddit

Me too!

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iniciadomdp@reddit

Nothing beats old top gear! 😂

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UCFknight2016@reddit

I saw someone get away from the police on a motorcycle. He may have got away ut we had photos of his face and his plate when we went through a toll booth. Im betting the cops were waiting at his house.

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stm32f722@reddit

Its already been mentioned but turn turn turn stop.

Ez-pz. Their little brains can't comprehend the play.

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the_clash_is_back@reddit

If your going to jail may as well make it for 25-30

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JDUB8911@reddit

DO NOT SHAKE YOUR PENIS AT THE COPS WHILE IN A PURSUIT, YOU WILL CRASH.

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HWL_Dekarr@reddit

Yeah like 25 years ago had a similiar situation blew past a cop they put thier lights on and for some dumb reason I decided to evade and cranked a right on a sidestreet I knew as particularly windy and dark. After going through enough winds to feel full sight loss between us I pullled an almost 120 degree turn into someone's driveway up a hill, killed my car and lights and just waited for 2 minutes. Then I left the way I came and went home waiting to go to jail for years lol.

TLDR - maneuvers helped me evade a ticket.

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TheDude_229@reddit

Cops have radios. No matter how fast your car goes, it can't outrun radio waves

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toastychief93@reddit

As Jim Carey once said " stop breaking the law asshole!"

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SemtexVictory@reddit

Not true if you are very fast

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TK-Squared-LLC@reddit

when out of sight you throw it in reverse and start going in the direction you just came from.

I feel like driving around in reverse is going to make you stand out.

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No-Pension4113@reddit

How about "Don't do Stupid Shit" to put yourself in that position!

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chrisproglf@reddit

Head to the multi level car park at the mall, head in get lost in the crowd. Can even buy new clothes if you were spotted.

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bluepie@reddit

They most likely have your license plate number so you may get away for now but they’ll still find you and buttfuck you with charges for evading arrest.

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robvdgeer@reddit

Not unethical. Just illegal.

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GunslingerOutForHire@reddit

Like any illegal activity, it only counts if you're caught.

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robvdgeer@reddit

You only get in trouble when you're caught. But it's illegal whether you're caught or not.

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GunslingerOutForHire@reddit

Not necessarily so. Again unjust laws where it's decided by society that this activity, though illegal, isn't worth the prosecution. The entire point of a justice system is to push the social contract of not being a criminal. However, as we've seen in the last decade or so that people doing illegal things face no repercussions or accountability for those actions. "Illegal" is just word with a myriad of meanings given where you are when faced with a legal dilemma.

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Inevitable_Shift1365@reddit

I'm a fan of having a go bag in the car and bailing on foot. It is much easier to get away on foot and I will assume that the police already had my license plate number. Staying in the car and trying to outrun the cops in your car is what gets most people caught. It is much easier to escape and hide on foot.

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zZzzXanaXzZzz@reddit

Release the K9

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Inevitable_Shift1365@reddit

The thing is you can hide from the canines as long as you hide well and don't move and they don't have your scent. Been there done that.

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MarathonRabbit69@reddit

The problem is that you can’t outrun radio or a helicopter.

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Important-Living-267@reddit

Hell yea brother

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shadowhawkz@reddit

I watched enough police chases to know the real way to get away from the police during a chase is to start driving near the airport because the helicopters can't fly in that area due to it being a protected airspace.

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SgtKarj@reddit

Just like the movie Heat.

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BaconGristle@reddit

My brother once escaped pursuit by getting far enough away before they could get a good ID on his car (dark night), pulling into a sub-division and putting his Papa Johns delivery top sign on before they got in. He had a pizza bag with him and simply pretended to be walking back to his car from a random house.

It helped that he was originally with a bunch of other douchebags street racing, so the cops were initially frenzied on who to chase down.

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CommentU@reddit

or just drive near an airport, no air support over the airport

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yardbirdtex@reddit

It’s pretty simple:

-pass as fast as possible to prevent a plate read

-Break visual contact

-ditch the highway and forget about wherever you were headed

-get as far away as reasonable from the area without being noticed

-get the car under a tarp, in a garage, or in a parking lot (dealerships are great hiding spots)

-go home, get in bed, wake up tomorrow and report your car stolen

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sbwcwero@reddit

Unless you have a bike. I ran from cops on it all the time and that acceleration was clutch.

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LYSF_backwards@reddit

One time I was being chased by a civilian. After getting a little lead I made a turn, and then another quick turn into an alley that took me back in the opposite direction. I lost them, and hid in a parking lot for an hour. I later found out that the parking was for the actual police station!
I didn't get caught until the next day when a cop showed up at my house because the guy chasing me got my license plate number.

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Kitkatis@reddit

To add to this, if you are at the wrong end of a helicopter, you can't out drive it, but you can out last ot. Depending on proximity to the base they will have roughly 30/45 minutes of fuel.

Your objective in this situation is to keep moving.

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Ghostbunney@reddit

Or you can drive into an airport, helicopters can't violate the No Fly Zone. I once knew a lad who, while being chased by a helicopter, drove into the airport, parked in the long term lot and took acab (see what I did there?;) to the bar. Came back 2 days later and drove away.

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Korotai@reddit

Not necessarily - there was one video of an 800HP Hellcat actually outrunning the helicopter. But as mentioned above, fuel is the issue. I think it was found 20 miles down the road abandoned with an empty tank.

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neomusk2@reddit

Why can’t there be new refs in epl ? I’m sick of these cunts

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randoguynumber5@reddit

Make sure to get to a parking garage as soon as possible to avoid the chopper

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

No because a parking garage is a trap for you. You want your surroundings to be as fluid as possible at all times.

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randoguynumber5@reddit

You ain’t losing the chopper with out cover. Go there when you’re ready to ditch that bitch.

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

The point is to lose them before they have a chance to break that mf out. If a chopper is now tracking you, you've been in the pursuit much too long but it's not hopeless. You have to make radical, sudden changes like going front north to south.

The plane will have to bank and lose visual of you and then (and you have to be so ducking careful doing this) you cut your headlights and drive that way for 2-3 miles.

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The_Real_Scrotus@reddit

Let's be honest here, if you're being followed by a helicopter then you are almost certainly fucked.

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randoguynumber5@reddit

Agreed. But always have all options ready

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Anangrywookiee@reddit

That’s why I’m tossing molotovs out the window the whole drive. The increased temperature will cause my surroundings to become more liquid and less solid.

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The_Real_Scrotus@reddit

Anytime I had a problem and I threw a Molotov cocktail, boom! Right away, I had a different problem.

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

You play too much GTA

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Anangrywookiee@reddit

I’ve never played GTA, I’m just a student of physics.

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JellyfishApart5518@reddit

Every one of us is a victim, but few are brave or stupid enough to become students. I salute you, Wookiee

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

Yeah sure that's what they all say.

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WeAreyoMomma@reddit

Don't blaspheme!

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Ravenae@reddit

Depends on the area, but some parking garages lead straight to destinations. Obviously you’d need to know which parking garages are more accessible, but if a helicopter is following you, you’d ideally need aerial cover if the ground officers stop following you, or if you have distance on them. Bonus points if you have another car acting as a getaway stationed out in there.

Of course this all sounds practical, but it probably makes for a better action/drama movie than an actual escape sequence.

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DblClickyourupvote@reddit

Nah hit the pay and spray. You’ll be good To go in no time

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HawleyTech@reddit

You forget to tell them to remove their plates first. Otherwise they can just pick you up at home.

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Sleazyridr@reddit

One time I saw a dude get away on a bike because he ducked between some cars and went on the highway turn around. Cop came past a minute later and went straight.

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ajcook888@reddit

I was 20 working the late shift coming home, 1989. No other cars on the road at 3 am. Ran a long yellow in front of a Chicago cop. I knew i was burnt so before he turned his lights on, took a quick turn & turn down a dark alley. Parking brake, so no tail lights. Parked in a grocery store lot behind some other cars. I got lucky that night and lost him.

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Thin_Scar_9724@reddit

I live in Chicago he probably didn’t care. The most dangerous maneuvers I’ve seen living here are by unmarked cop cars.

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ajcook888@reddit

you're probably right. not mention it was 1989.

I was young and didn't feel like getting a ticket that night from a bored cop.

funny thing was I saw him going up and down Milwaukee Ave looking for me heh heh

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ITMORON@reddit

I did an accidental clutch dump on my 2005 STi with stage 3 Cobb many years ago, I bought and built the car for auto-X duties and it served me very well! This was at night, I hit the gas, did the launch and he was opposite me, he hit the lights and before he could cop a U turn I had already made my first of a few turns. Turned right into the city neighborhood, the hit another right and yet one more, a lst turn and then I was in an alley and creeping with lights off. Saw cop go by a few times and then he gave up. We chilled for ten more min then took every single corner we could to get home.

Good times!

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cookingwithgladic@reddit

If it's your car you're fucked as soon as they catch the plate number.

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card401@reddit

When approaching an intersection it's always clear and it's the same difference left or right always go to the left when police go to an intersection and lose sight of you they are trained to Go to the right because that's usually the flow of traffic if you go against this thought process you have a better chance of getting out

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dirtymoney@reddit

I once witnessed the end of a police chase while in a parking lot after dark. A car came flying in, and parked between two cars at the edhe o a parking lot that bordered the woods of a large heavily wooded park. The cop came flying in afterwards and drove around the building. Completely missing the parked car. Then the driver jumped out and ran into the woods. I assume he got away.

If you want to look the location up it is the Spoffard home for boys in Kansas City, Missouri off Grandview Road. This was probably 14 years ago

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shtinkypuppie@reddit

I've successfully done this twice.

One time, I was in a rural town's "downtown" area, and saw a cop do a U-turn behind me and start weaving through traffic to catch up to me. I made a hasty right, raced down to the end of the block, sailed around the corner to the right again, then tucked into the middle of a parking lot behind a business and lowered my seat.

Another time I was on an industrial road and sailed past a cop who was speed trapping. I saw him put it in gear and turn his wheels, but then I eclipsed him behind a curve. I stood on the brake, hooked a fast turn into a business and raced around behind a building, out of sight. The employees gave me funny looks, but I waited around for about 90 seconds, gave an apologetic 'sorry, i'm lost' kind of gesture, slunk back out onto the road, and drove out of the area in the opposite direction.

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BumpoSplat@reddit

Can confirm, speed did NOT work for me.

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WarOk87@reddit

Story time???

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BumpoSplat@reddit

Sitting at a stop light on my GT550 ( 3 cylinder 2 stroke) at a light in Georgia. Temp was about 110 with 100+ percent humidity. The bike was struggling with the heat, so it had zero low end. The light turns green, and I let out the clutch... "bla" it dies. Kickstart about 5 times, then blah again. This happened 2 or three times before I said, f-it ran it up to 7-8K RPM, dropped the clutch, and rocketed through the green light. Front end just off the ground. I ran through those gears solid through the power band. I was lying on the tank, so I had no rearview. Something I didn't know was that if I sat up and rotated, I could hit a GA sheriff with a rock toss. He watched the whole thing. I didn't even know I was being chased. A few miles down the road was another Sheriff/Trooper. He radioed when I didn't stop. I saw the cop up front and took the first left, thinking I could find a way around this guy (hey, I didn't know I was being chased). Nogo, another one after I turned left. I'm boxed, so I pull over and put my helmet on the mirror. That first cop was completely livid. Bufford T Justice looking guy. Viens coming out of his forehead, " Do, do, do you, do you HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING!!!" To this day, my proudest moment was looking at him deadpan and saying, "why no officer, was I speeding?" Good times. I had been gifted a pair of cuffs the previous year for not stopping in a less spectacular way. Another day at the price of a beer.

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overheightexit@reddit

Impossible to be over 100% humidity.

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ee328p@reddit

Incorrect.

In the absence of a foreign body on which droplets or crystals can nucleate, the relative humidity can exceed 100%, in which case the air is said to be supersaturated.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humidity

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BumpoSplat@reddit

Well let's just say it was Augusta GA in June/July.

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fanoftom@reddit

Just drive into the railroad tunnel and hide is what I do when I need to lose a 5 star wanted level.

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carmellacream@reddit

What did I just read???

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Some_Ad_530@reddit

You actually will get away by heading into heavily populated areas i.e. downtown for example, more often than not... high speeds + posing danger to innocent bystanders = term pursuit

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Key-Candle8141@reddit

So....

Steal a good car when your done set it on fire?

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CasualNihilist22@reddit

Steal a rental car. Usually has a full tank.

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Key-Candle8141@reddit

If I'm gonna steal a car I'm setting my sites higher than a Altima 😄😂

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

It really is not what it is but who's hands it's in.

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trappedohio2024@reddit (OP)

No either steal or purchase a license plate then slap that mf on the back and rock that license plate. Then you keep your legitimate license plate with you so you can put that on as needed.

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Key-Candle8141@reddit

I'd rather have a nice car for a while instead -- life is about experiences not acquiring things

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KoalaWorking@reddit

Head towards the airport. Most have a no-fly zone for helicopters - so not air support or media.

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criminalsunrise@reddit

When I was much younger I had a car That was never registered, taxed or insured (don’t do it kids) and one evening I pulled out of the pub car park. I hadn’t been drinking but immediately a police car started following me. I didn’t run but turned down a few streets and they followed. Eventually I ended up driving to a friends house and parking in his driveway and knocking on the door. He let me stay there until the police finally left (which took a good 5 minutes).

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Oakshand@reddit

Blew past a cop in the dark going like 30 over. Realized it was a cop as I passed him. I immediately sped up a bit more and pulled into a quick chek. Got out and went inside and watched him pull into the parking lot and sit there for 20 minutes. He went one way down the intersection so I took the other turn through a town instead of down the main road. Only time I ever got away from a cop.

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ChubbyHanover@reddit

shouldn't you invest in a NOS system, too?

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JerseyGuy-77@reddit

I remember my mom always said that drug dealers liked driving Pontiac grand AM's bc of their maneuverability.

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Far-Manner-5602@reddit

This being the sponsored ad made me cackle

https://imgur.com/a/tDBw6yq

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Elevatejeff@reddit

This is moronic advice

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mr-optomist@reddit

Seems like very good bad advice to keep in my head.

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kindaa_sortaa@reddit

Study material: the movie Baby Driver

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PhilMeUpBaby@reddit

I know someone...

Who had done a fast lap of a particular area late one night.

Being moderately intelligent, he had the FlightRadar24 app on his phone to check for police helicopters.

At the end of the lap FlightRadar24 was showing a police helicopter directly above him.

Some slow riding nearby confirmed that the chopper was following.

The rider found a nearby multi-level carpark, and by going into that broke line of sight (ie essential).

Chopper hung around for a couple of minutes above the carpark but eventually left.

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secondphase@reddit

And you DEFINITELY need to get out of your parents basement!

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ANAL-FART@reddit

Drive like a dangerous asshole going really fast and putting other peoples safety at risk. Do this until they go in tracking mode - which only works in certain states. Then go to a large city center near an airport where their helicopter can’t fly over you. Then enter the first parking garage you see - go as deep as you can, and bail on foot.

This works best with a stolen car. So steal cars for crimes. Then it’s not tied to your name or address.

Don’t include guns in your crime - and don’t break laws in Georgia. Georgia will happily kill non-guilty commuters just for a chance to catch you.

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ijustwannapostokay@reddit

This isn't always true. I've seen people get away just by cutting up and finding an empty bit of freeway where you can hit 150+

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imasysadmin@reddit

Turn, turn, turn, park and walk away.

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KheyotecGoud@reddit

tl;dr get arrested hours later for much worse charges than you would have received.

ULPT: just steal a bike

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Three53@reddit

Also Go to sonic and order some tots

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Gold_Mask_54@reddit

If you're on the highway, getting out of sight then just merging into the surrounding traffic usually does the trick if you have a generic looking car.

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tastytang@reddit

This is illegal, not unethical. Breaks Rule 1.

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Deflargo@reddit

Crying about breaking rules in a forum dedicated to breaking rules

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tastytang@reddit

Weird definition of "crying", but ok bud.

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Deflargo@reddit

Reddit ahh response

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tastytang@reddit

Wow your comments are extremely homophobic:

https://www.reddit.com/user/Deflargo/comments/?sort=controversial

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Dekster123@reddit

Did you even read the thread that his responses were tied to? Some guy was saying that conservatives created the gap between doors in restrooms because they repressed homosexuality from the 1950's and on. They said that the gaps are there because homosexuals would go to bathroom glory holes and walmart bathrooms to hook up. Completely flippant and off base.

R/Deflargo was telling that commentor to keep his homosexual fantasies to himself because what that guy was saying was 1:unfounded and 2:completely irrelevant to the OP post and that it wreaked of delusion. Oof.

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deathboyuk@reddit

oof. no kidding!

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WeAreyoMomma@reddit

u/Deflargo dude has dicks on his mind 24/7. Not that there's nothing wrong with that.

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WarOk87@reddit

Take a lap tasty tang you need some sun

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Fuckblackhorses@reddit

It’s only illegal if you get caught

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pooferfeesh97@reddit

I got away from a road rager like that. He flipped me off, I returned it while passing him while he was in a left turn lane. He cut off the car behind me to follow me. He was waving and sticking his head out the window to yell. I started heading for the police station and happened to get the chance to make 3 quick turns while he would be stuck at a turn. I proceeded to make several turns in while out of sight. I then went to the other side of town to keep working doordash. Don't flip people off.

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Skyblacker@reddit

Maybe it's good that my first response to other people's rage tends to be puzzlement. I wouldn't flip him off, I'd just look at him like, really?

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OptimusGrime707@reddit

WHO THE FUCK IS PELLE LARSSON

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Dropitlikeitscold555@reddit

In high school I passed a highway patrolman going opposite direction. We locked eyes and I was speeding. When he was turning around I made a quick judgement to dip into a parking lot. I used the rear access to go a few restaurants down and parked behind a dumpster and ran inside and ordered. 30 min later I left.

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huellhowser19@reddit

Ahhh but you forget about the choppers. You gotta go fast so the cars fall back. The go to an airport drive through and come out clean on the other side Andy dufrane style

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smugfruitplate@reddit

Or Baby Driver style :p

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Much_Independent9628@reddit

Can confirm this works. I will not specify any more, even if you are in a bright and unique vehicle.

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minimK@reddit

You've been playing too many video games. Grow up.

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Positive-quack@reddit

What a shit post

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WarOk87@reddit

You just have to get away before they turn their lights on

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BlackAsP1tch@reddit

Or just do what I do and enter RT, RT, LB, RT, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN

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Ryan_D_Lion@reddit

Yeah.

So many people on here involved in police chases...

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FooJenkins@reddit

In high school, driving to work in my dad’s ford escort wagon. I was going way over the speed limit down a divided highway and saw the LEO flipping around with lights on. Immediately right, right, into a driveway and all the way back. Saw him drive down the side road and across the next major. Backed out and went to work. My passenger thought it was absolutely hilarious.

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blazingStarfire@reddit

It's fairly true. Best to get away from them before they have their lights on. I.e. when I was much younger I've seen them turn around to pull me over for BS probably just wanted to pull me over for having a shitty car in a rich county. Took a turn parked the car turned off the lights. They started spot lighting all the cars in the apartment complex but didn't see me on the road. Take a corner very fast through basically an alley and park. They flew by on the main road... They were trying to pull me over because the biggest asshole cop didn't like the volume on the stock radio system in the car... It really wasn't even too loud dude was just known to be a dick... And basically the laughingstock of police in town as he had left his gun (ridiculous 357 magnum) in a bar bathroom one night when he was drunk. I'm pretty sure he just wanted to hassle me because I had a decent looking car period. He was on foot yelling at me and called others to pull me over... Didn't happen though. Have a lot more stories but But this was all like 20 years ago.... Now I've only had 2 parking tickets in like 15 years so I guess I've calmed down... Or moved away from areas where they care about what I do. Idk but eventually they'll probably catch ya if ya keep on doing it.

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