Everyone loves police car chases. The fact that there are about a thousand different TV shows around the world showing nothing but police car chases is testament to this. In fact, the only people who don’t like police chases are the ones being chased, and even then it is only if they get caught in the end. So, what better than a quick run down of a few of the best police car chases in recent history? Nothing, that’s what. Here they are in no particular order (before someone complains about it).
The most recent on this list is a chase which covered 57 miles in Minnesota last week in a brilliant choice of vehicle: a garbage truck. Maybe this guy had been playing a bit too much GTA4, but the same could be said for the cops too – after popping all his tyres, the truck just kept on going. To get around this, the police drew alongside and began to shoot the buggery out of the engine of the truck with a shotgun, all to no avail. In fact, the guy was only caught when he stopped of his own accord to run away – only to be chased down by a bunch of police dogs, who made sure he was subdued by treating him like a jumbo dog toy. Unsurprisingly, the man was drunk.
Back to Britain this time, or to be more precise, Wales. A police chopper is flying around Cardiff when they see what they think is a UFO. They proceeded to chase the thing as far as Devon before they realised they were running out of fuel and turned back. The pilots are adamant that what they followed was not of Earthly origin, but I remain to be convinced. Cos, you know, the Welsh are pretty funny looking. Anyone could mistake them for an alien – I know I do, frequently.
What do you do if you’re caught driving a limo with no licence? Why, take off from the police of course, get up to 155mph and then decide to do some stunt driving by going 40mph in reverse. This would possibly be the funniest chase I have seen for a long time if it weren’t for the fact that there was a passenger in the limo during all this – brown trousers time, methinks.
Again, another guy who played a bit too much GTA took it into his head to steal a tank and go on a rampage. Yes, a goddamn tank. I don’t know where he got it from but if there is any chase you don’t wanna be the lead cop on, its this. You ain’t fishtailing this guy, thats for sure.
Finally, a true police chase involving a Porsche 911, a suped-up VW Golf and the Dutch police. This one goes through so many stages it is hard to follow – first the guy is in his Porsche 911, being chased by police. He manages to pull away a fair bit and confuses the officers chasing him, but not for long. They catch up and find him ditched in a barrier when he rejoins the motorway. Despite the fact his bodywork is now trashed and his engine is leaking vital fluids, he takes off again while even more pieces fall off. Then a massive twist – he meets up with another person who is in a Volkswagen Golf R32, where they swap cars. Turns out the other person is his wife – she takes the Porsche one way and he takes the VW the other. Needless to say, the cops caught up with him in the end. They found drugs and weapons in the Porsche, right underneath his 2 year old kid. If there was ever a guy who deserved a good kicking, I think he is it.
So there you go, a collection of some the best chases. Got any more suggestions? Send em in!
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