So Senseless...

[CCSRacer114]

In my mind, there is no such thing as a "high speed pursuit"...

It's the criminal FLEEING that causes the situation.

[Zac]

If you're that irresponsible with something going that fast...

You're gonna take out a family of four in a heart beat with that kind of tupperware torpedo.  It's a lethal weapon.  
  

Food for thought.  I don't know of the validity of the pictures and story below as it came from the internet, but all the same it demonstrates that it is not only the fleeing (or just speeding) rider at risk.









A picture is worth a thousand words.

The Honda rider was traveling at such a "very high speed", his reaction time was not sufficient enough to avoid this accident.
Swedish Police estimate a speed of ~250 KM/h (155mph) before the bike hit the slow moving car side-on at an intersection.
At that speed, they predicted that the rider's reaction time (once the vehicle came into view) wasn't sufficient enough for him to
even apply the brakes. The car had two passengers and the bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them. The Volkswagen
actually flipped over from the force of impact and landed 10 feet from where the collision took place.


All three involved (two in car and rider) were killed instantly. This graphic demonstration was placed at the Stockholm Motorcycle
Fair by the Swedish Police and Road Safety Department. The sign above the display also noted that the rider had only recently obtained his license.

At 250 KM (155 mph) the operator is traveling at 227 feet per second. With normal reaction time to SEE-DECIDE-REACT of 1.6 seconds
the above operator would have traveled over 363 feet while making a decision on what actions to take. In this incident the Swedish police indicate
that no actions were taken.

-z.