A real police chase?
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Last week I saw a greyish cavalier being chased by a single police car on the A64. Today I saw what looked like the same cavalier being chased by 2 police cars. Now obviously the chasee could not have evaded the police for a whole week only to be found again on the same stretch of road. Do the police run simulated chases? There was no flashy lights on the cavalier.
JustinP1 said:
You've just noticed a glitch in the matrix.
I'm sorry to have to tell you that your life as you know it is simply part of the simulation which many others experience.
Your only connection to the real world is through this website and this thread.
Funny you should mention that. I saw a ginger cat as I was outside the pub go round the corner then I looked again and saw another ginger cat doing the same thing. They obviously switched things back to how they where. I'm sorry to have to tell you that your life as you know it is simply part of the simulation which many others experience.
Your only connection to the real world is through this website and this thread.
I am now totally confused, up is down, down is up, front is back, back is front. Arrrrggghhhh!!!
ManFromDelmonte said:
It certainly sounds like a big coincidence and it is true that the police do training runs on the public road, but would the police use something as old as a Cavalier for this kind of work?
Wasn't an old old one. More like a newish old one. Would be kind of interested in how they do this as it seems a bit risky doing it at 8:30 on a busy dual carriageway.Sexual Chocolate said:
ManFromDelmonte said:
It certainly sounds like a big coincidence and it is true that the police do training runs on the public road, but would the police use something as old as a Cavalier for this kind of work?
Wasn't an old old one. More like a newish old one.Sexual Chocolate said:
Would be kind of interested in how they do this as it seems a bit risky doing it at 8:30 on a busy dual carriageway.
I imagine to train for police chases during rush hour you need to practice during rush hour. Not much point doing it at 3am. I remember seeing something on one of those Police Wars Crash Traffic Action type programs where some officers were training to get their TPAC qualification and after numerous practice runs on a runway, they had to complete a run on an open motorway (albeit with rolling road block in place). Pretty sure they didn't use a Cavalier for the target vehicle though 
.lel said:
i know its good practice to train in rush hour, but isn't it a bit dangerous?
It's safer than the real life scenarios the officers are training for as the persued car is being driven by a professional who will know when to call it off. As someone earlier said training scenarios have to be realistic otherwise they're pointless. I seen a black clio 172 being driven by a mid 50's greying slightly overweight chap, being 'chased' by a 3 series traffic car on the M5 last week.
Speed about 90mph, clio in outside lane, not undertaking or driving like a tit, cop car following with blues on about 4 car lengths behind.
It was all very un-dramatic, not like you see on police interceptors or motorway cops or whatever. Never occured to me that it could be a simulated chase/training operation.
Speed about 90mph, clio in outside lane, not undertaking or driving like a tit, cop car following with blues on about 4 car lengths behind.
It was all very un-dramatic, not like you see on police interceptors or motorway cops or whatever. Never occured to me that it could be a simulated chase/training operation.
markmullen said:
lel said:
i know its good practice to train in rush hour, but isn't it a bit dangerous?
It's safer than the real life scenarios the officers are training for as the persued car is being driven by a professional who will know when to call it off. As someone earlier said training scenarios have to be realistic otherwise they're pointless. 
A one-off, admittedly
. But - oof! 
16plates said:
I seen a black clio 172 being driven by a mid 50's greying slightly overweight chap, being 'chased' by a 3 series traffic car on the M5 last week.
Speed about 90mph, clio in outside lane, not undertaking or driving like a tit, cop car following with blues on about 4 car lengths behind.
It was all very un-dramatic, not like you see on police interceptors or motorway cops or whatever. Never occured to me that it could be a simulated chase/training operation.
Or the police car was on a shout and the Clio was oblivious to them and not moving out the way Speed about 90mph, clio in outside lane, not undertaking or driving like a tit, cop car following with blues on about 4 car lengths behind.
It was all very un-dramatic, not like you see on police interceptors or motorway cops or whatever. Never occured to me that it could be a simulated chase/training operation.
Sexual Chocolate said:
Last week I saw a greyish cavalier being chased by a single police car on the A64. Today I saw what looked like the same cavalier being chased by 2 police cars.
That's 'Cavalier Colin', a local legend - he keeps getting away from the police by the extremely fortuitous fact that him & the police are now completely in sync with their petrol consumption, meal times & toilet times. When the police stop for petrol so does he, same with food & toilets. This chase has been going on for eight years now. markmullen said:
It's safer than the real life scenarios the officers are training for as the persued car is being driven by a professional who will know when to call it off. As someone earlier said training scenarios have to be realistic otherwise they're pointless.
But this still puts all our lives in danger.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff