Lane splitting and other things wrong

[argonsagas]

This rider, who was a suspect in the shooting of a police officer, had a wild ride, splitting lanes many dozens of times at 120-140mph, and using the medians as well, with his top speeds coming just under 160mph, according to the on-screen speedometer .

After all that he was taken out at the relatively slow speed of 70mph.


As an aside, it always amazes me that US police so often assign an utterly insane number of vehicles to a single-vehicle chase.
I did not do an actual count, but it looks like at least twenty police vehicles were on scene within moments after the rider was stopped.

Obviously they had to be moving at high speeds in order to be there that quickly, so a question: how much danger did THEY create for other motorists?

https://us.yahoo.com/news/articles/motorcyclist-wanted-connection-deputys-killing-052956053.html

[GS1150Pilot]

When I worked for the sheriff's department, we were forbidden to go over 25 over the speed limit in a pursuit. They invented helicopters, radio and roadspikes for that.

[Big Block]

If he killed a peace officer, then whatever it takes.

[argonsagas]

If he killed a peace officer, then whatever it takes.

Perhaps you missed this line above

" it always amazes me that US police so often assign an utterly insane number of vehicles to a single-vehicle chase. "

It has happened so often, over so many years, and is done for the lamest of excuses........WHY?

A phalanx of fifteen to twenty, or even more vehicles moving through normal traffic at high speeds is beyond any doubt or question the most dangerous thing that can happen on any roadway......

I truly cannot comprehend why because if you really believe that fifteen or twenty chase vehicles can be justified for any reason at all, then YOU are the biggest problem on our roads today. .

In this instance, they were not all that far behind the guy who had been running at 120 and hitting OVER 150 miles per hour........