American Reacts to a WILD UK Police Chase

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[@callumfrizzell1117]

I totally didn’t take in to account the “might have a gun” factor in the US, the British police rush the car to keep them disoriented and easier to detain

[@papalaz4444244]

yeah in the USA they just kill you right away

[@JelMain]

The likelihood of firearms is low - it's been illegal for decades now. Being told to get out of the car when there were only inches either side wasn't the best, but if shooting had started, those boyos had no escape.

[@Aengus42]

​@@JelMain It was the two Dibble who clambered onto the bonnet to kick the windscreen in that got me! It looked like they'd been looking forward to that bit all through the chase!

[@bakersmileyface]

It's also why they're shouting, kicking windows and being aggressive. They're not actually angry, nor are they power tripping like many people seem to think. They're trained to do this precisely for the reason you highlighted. It's an effective tactic.

[@rexex345]

the tactic is called shock and awe, which is in and of itself meant to prevent a perp from being able to draw a weapon if they do have one. We don't have pistols legally but it can still be a possibility and we do have knife crime which is an even bigger threat in these tight quarters encounters so the tactic is to basically stun the person for long enough to overwhelm and detain them before they can think to pull a weapon. Even armed, our monkey brains have a habit of shutting down when confronted by that.

[@anitaherbert1037]

You should watch the clip of the British armed response teams responding to report of an armed man. He shoots at this police team on 2 different occasions. Neither time do the police return fire. Eventually the police talk him down and he surrendered. When asked why they had not returned fire they said that they thought it sounded like blanks. That's British armed police, picked for non reactive personalities, highly trained and usually with about 10 years normal unarmed police experience. That's who we give guns to in our country and how we train them. I cannot believe it when I see the nervous trigger happy inexperienced US cops you give guns to.

[@Uniques97]

Should drop the link, as I'm British so I would get more relevant results and even I can't find that one

[@anitaherbert1037]

@@Uniques97 it's on one of those police series. I actually saw it when an American reactor reacted to it.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

​@@Uniques97Will need the title. Links are not usually possible to post.

[@jonlippiatt783]

The glass smashing is a deliberate distraction technique, usually works pretty well too.

[@RWL2012]

I like when the police hand back the car to the owner and they smile and say "here's your car back!" - never mind the smashed window 😂

[@geofrancis2001]

@@RWL2012 insurance covers that. its only glass.

[@TheSpotify95]

@@RWL2012 given the state the police left that car in, I dare say it would have been written off and any contents left inside given to the owner for salvage. Then it would be a case of liasing with the insurance company -- or the police force - to get you sorted again.

[@RWL2012]

😊

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

10:45 "That's a special kind of stupid right there". I remember a copper once telling me that their 'customers' are never brain surgeons. 🤣 (UK)

[@corjp]

Not even close to be an assistant or an orderly 🤣🤣

[@Cleow33]

Provided the evidence against themselves too.

[@Shoomer1988]

It's from a Channel 5 show called 'Traffic Cops'.

[@TH3L3G3ND]

ive watched this show soo many times its a really great TV show

[@JungleTunes94]

Yeah Channel 5 do some really good shows like this. Police Interceptors is another good one or for 90s cars Road Wars, started about 2001.

[@nikskin30]

@@JungleTunes94Road Wars featured Bristol which in the 90s used to have the honour of being the car crime capital of Europe.

[@angelabushby1891]

Yellow and blue-POLICE yellow and green-MEDICS,Ambulances ETC: yellow and red the FIRE BRIGADE

[@Zgadventure]

It’s on itv I think or something

[@HJJSL-bl8kk]

A bit of UK police slang you might like is 'blues and twos' which means blue lights and the siren. It's a term that is generally understood by the general public as well.

[@Corbytown75]

Twos being short for two tones

[@HJJSL-bl8kk]

@@Corbytown75 This will date me but I remember police cars, ambulances and fire engines pre-sirens with a trilling but loud bell!

[@warweezil2802]

⁠@@HJJSL-bl8kksome units still had bells (aka winkworth) gong) as late as the early 80s.

[@jamessanderson9258]

This video is from York. It ended 2 minutes' walk from my house. As for the roads being tight, they are all pretty tight in york. Bits of the city are nearly 1000 years old, the car was not in mind when the streets were planned.

[@corjp]

Carts drawn by horses... Like the real slow stuff ( and the rather safe ones too)

[@richards200]

The undercover X5s will usually be armed response units

[@ianmclean6399]

You really dont want those

[@katiekatconway1880]

I thought armed response units in UK were only for really dangerous situations? That’s interesting.

[@ianmclean6399]

@@katiekatconway1880 they will respond and assist other units. They probably weren’t called in because they have guns, just so happens they do.

[@Jamestait25]

​@@katiekatconway1880 they also carry first aid kits etc and are also first aid trained

[@rogu3rooster]

@@katiekatconway1880 My father was armed response in the Met in London, they are the tippy top of the police over here, prior to becoming an armed response officer he was a trafffic officer so he would be called in for car chases if they started or went through his area, being TPAC (Tactical Persuit and Containment) trained, he was a valuable asset until his retirement.

[@simonatkinson1107]

Sadly, some law breakers consider a police chase as a "Badge of Honour"". Something they can brag about to their criminal friends, hence the passenger live streaming it. The police cars with no visible stickers or lights is referred to as an "unmarked" cars. They are used to blend in so they are not so obvious to the those are more of a 'Career' criminal. Generally UK police don't use the PIT maneuver. The UK Police use what's called the T-PAC method which is referred to at the start of the video. T-PAC is "Tactical Pursuit And Containment". It is a method where the police use 3 cars to box in the target vehicle, (one in front, one to the side and one to the rear), and push it to the side of the road trapping the people inside the car. They then use lots of noise, shouting and smashing of windows to cause confusion while they grab and arrest people.

[@cheman579]

You realise you just explained what an unmarked car is to a KZbinr that pointed out the car was undercover, which is obviously the same thing

[@simonatkinson1107]

@@cheman579 Yes I am aware of that. Sometimes people can assume certain meanings depending on context. To me an undercover car is one used occasionally for 'Stake outs' where an unmarked car is used daily.

[@module79l28]

This is from a TV show, that's why you get narration, different footage, more cameras and different angles that you normally won't see in the raw POV police chases you've reacted so far.

[@paulmidsussex3409]

Yeah, it is a TV crew ride along in one of the cars, with bonus footage from the criminals live stream.

[@andypandy9013]

We don't generally do Pit Bull manoeuvres over here as they are dangerous for the Pursuers, the Pursued and the public in general. Instead we use the TPAC manoeuvre (Tactical Pursuit And Containment) which you saw there where a vehicle is boxed in to force a stop. Guns? Not really an issue here. We have Firearms Laws fit for the Twenty First Century, not for the Eighteenth Century (1791). 😉

[@McLintox]

pit bull???

[@andypandy9013]

@@McLintox Where a Police Car impacts one rear corner of a vehicle being pursued in order to spin it around and prevent the driver continuing to flee in it. Imagine doing that on a UK "A" or "B" road! 😳

[@jimh2211]

​@andypandy9013 it's called a PIT maneuver, meaning Pursuit Intervention Technique. Where did you get Pit bull maneuver from that's hilarious!Lmao 🤣 🤣

[@andypandy9013]

@@jimh2211 I got it from watching lots and lots of car chase reports from local US TV stations who all referred to it as a "Pit Bull" manouver. That's where! OK? 🤣

[@roversnolan1]

I think you need to rewatch. I've watched a huge amount of those very same videos and they never refer to it as a PIT BULL Manoeuvre. ​@andypandy9013

[@helenwood8482]

We don't have long chases here. As soon as a police car is in sight, we're talking minutes. The coordination is fantastic.

[@alistairhackney]

One of the longest chases i've seen in England was 4 hours... the Police chased a guy from Skegness in Lincolnshire through Derby and Nottingham and into Yorkshire. Mad stuff.

[@Arekkusu1614]

The marked BMW SUV is actually an arm response vehicle, if you watch closely the driver that gets out, you can see his leg holster when he jumps on the windscreen of the car.

[@stevehaddon151]

It ain't an armed response vehicle. The leg holster is handcuffs.....

[@Arekkusu1614]

@@stevehaddon151​​⁠​⁠ An ARV is marked with an Asterix (*) on its roof for easy indentication for helicoptors. This ARV is marked with 12*, jump to 10:28 and pause.

[@47GAMER489YT]

@@stevehaddon151 BRO YES IT IS I SEEN IT IN REAL LIFE ITS A GUN A GLOCK 17

[@doreenbennett2454]

Because of the complexity of UK roads, I think that the skill set of the police needs to be far higher than in the US

[@Lv1Magikarp]

Without a shadow of a doubt.

[@Aquarium-Downunder]

At least he can look at his view count when he gets out.

[@lorddoobsworth144]

😆

[@zakaryasworld5498]

I'm british and I actually saw the chase pass by me neighbour hood so that is pretty cool

[@John_cupra290]

Bro there’s a video from here in the uk with a brand new subaru wrx sti and a mitsibushi evo 6 , both are stolen and been out ram raiding and the police were chasing them over 100 miles and they got so far ahead they both stopped and got petrol and paid for it before the police were close and the chase started again. I shit you not!!! It only ended after the sti blew a tyre and kept going over 100 mph before having to give up. I think it was on a program called “police camera action “ you HAVE TO review it, it’s absolutely nuts. Guy’s hit like if you want to see that reviewed. Plus the helicopter was hardly able to keep up with them 👍🏻

[@asjbfjbkaw]

that chase is crazy they had 3 different police forces for it

[@GamingTV28212]

Uk, don't piss about when it comes to crime.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

We don't use the PIT maneuver we have something called Tactical pursuit and containment or TPAC. Check out a vid if you want to see it in action

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

In Australia sometimes police will quit a high speed pursuit if there's a risk of injury

[@HalNordmann]

I think PIT is still used, but only if there are no other options and the risk of collateral damage is minimal

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

@@HalNordmann pretty sure PIT isn't used in Australia, for a start non of our police cars have nudge bars like the US. So vehicle damage is always going to be higher on all vehicles.

[@andrewcharlton4053]

​Same in the UK @@alwynemcintyre2184

[@MsBabylove11]

They do that here often too....i think u guys may have gotten that from us but im not 100%?....we are cousins after all! 😁🫡​@alwynemcintyre2184

[@bman20085]

The uk has one of the best police force in the world

[@petersullivan3012]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@47GAMER489YT]

Actually the 1st best

[@Wolfsong27FlyHalfFullHeart]

@@petersullivan3012 Meanwhile an American copper is trained less then a barber

[@RWL2012]

which one is that?

[@47GAMER489YT]

@@petersullivan3012 what's so funny

[@bentucker2301]

There's a little video titled 170 mph R1 Vs Porsche that's right up your alley. Grainy footage, no music and some amazing, albeit very dangerous driving on British roads. It's only 8 mins and is a bit of a hidden gem, well by KZbin numbers.

[@janis7077]

Racing on public roads isn't amazing. It's dangerous and stupid.

[@bentucker2301]

@@janis7077 I agree.

[@andyadams43]

in the UK police chases never usually run for any more than 10-15minutes, (given the speed they travel at) but Uk police tend to follow in built up areas and wait for a moment to strike with minimal damage to property and zero damage to persons, or wait until they subjects crash themselves (with that being out of their own controll and if the pursuit is become to dangerous to members of the public the police will call off the chase or drastically reduce the distance they follow at). When they do stop a car the objective is to distract the driver (from driving the car) usually by smashing as many panels of glass (to get a humans fight or flight response tp defend themselves from shards of glass) to get the occupant/s to duck for cover give the police more time to gain access and arrest the vehicle (removing the keys from the ignition) before arresting the occupants. Also the black car you involved was a BMW aswell and that would be a firearms unit. its the typical firearms car of the UK, they have marked cars aswell but they are normally used for major events. Im more suprised that yorkshire have the funding to be able to afford having their force using BMWs as patrol cars... where i live in the UK the police use mainly underpowered Skoda's.... or tractors.... (not a joke either... rural England)

[@TheSpotify95]

I've seen Peugeot 208s being used as general patrol cars around my way, and I'd definitely not choose one of those if I had the choice! Peugeot's are known for being a bit...crappy 😝

[@JazHaz]

Apparently, these three guys got 8 years in prison (out in 4 years), according to a comment in the original video. But other comments say that often the courts let them off with a fine.

[@stevencrouch6036]

out in 4 if they behave themselves & then on license for 4 years & go back to prison for any lawbreaking which tbh given what they done I highly dealt they could do so highly done the whole 8 years or more.

[@ricardolinterna4041]

4:54 stinger=spikestrip

[@andrewwaller5913]

An old Fiesta against BMW 3 series and X5s has only one outcome.

[@RWL2012]

that Fiesta isn't that old.

[@paulfletcher3998]

I used to work for Ford in an accident repair centre. We had the local police headquarters about a mile away. We regularly had police cars in, often in two's. One with the left side smashed in and one with the right smashed in. They'd obviously been used to stop somebody.

[@MoA-Reload...]

PIT maneuver is an option but our police usually favour TPAC which is boxing them in and bring it to a hault that way. A lot of our roads don't have a lot of run off space either side so high chance a PIT = wrap them round a tree or something. The extra units that showed up were probably running paralel to the chase instead of all slotting in behind too. They'll position ahead to block certain junctions too to gradually gain control of where the chase is going. Also worth mentioning in N Ireland around Belfast there are a number of roads that were redesigned specifically to slow, bottleneck and give PSNI options to deal with joyriders. Not far out of West Belfast theres a stretch of the road raised with boggy land either side specifically for police to shove cars into to get stuck and after that there's a bottleneck with walls either side and a layby at the end for police to set up spikestrips. Oh and cherry on top, PSNI are all armed AND there's a higher than zero chance instead of an SUV grinding you into a wall, it's a 5 tonne armoured Landrover that looks like it was brought back from Afganistan, painted white and blue flashy lights stuck on top. PSNI don't mess around and get the coolest toys of all UK police 😂

[@alexscars7035]

As you liked the MG B GT in your other video now have a look at the MG metro 6R4 (it's a group B rally car)

[@Scot-land]

We use shock and aw tactics given the criminals no time to react

[@Squareheed]

Loving the content, new bus here, I made a suggestion on an older video but figured I'd post it there too lol You should consider doing a reaction video to some of Northern Ireland's car-culture, as it is an incredibly unique scene within the UK and Europe. The car scene here in NI revolves mostly around two major things, the 'Port' (which is short for the coastal towns of Portstewart and Portrush, where Port Sundays are held) and 'Felt-Spec' (which is a term that means a car that has been modified to standards popularised in the Mid-Ulster town of Magherafelt during the 90s/early 2000s (Felt_Spec is usually accompanied with lowering a car via cutting the springs with an angle grinder, modifying the engine to produce copius amounds of black smoke, which we clal 'reek', and covering the cars in obscene stickers to really make a point) Hope you see this comment, as I feel it could be a unique experience and something a little different for the channel! Oh and I'm sticking around, love the content kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5TRpHtumsuja68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYXUl2acmdNlf9E&t kzbin.info/www/bejne/e53MdqyCbpJnZ6M&t

[@DaChaGee]

The black SUVs are BMW X5s.

[@combatclifton]

Looked like a Volvo XC90

[@DaChaGee]

@@combatclifton No. They use them too, but at 7:15 you can clearly see the X5.

[@combatclifton]

@@DaChaGeeearlier in the video there was an unmarked XC90 thought that was what one you was talking about

[@DaChaGee]

@@combatclifton It's the same X5 throughout the video.

[@lesjones471]

It won't be long before we have Drones doing the chases,which could lockon to a target,it would be more safer to follow at a distance too,helicopters are ok but it takes time to catch up to a pursuit and the price increase is out of reach if used alot.The chase I think would be slower not having a vehicle behind in pursuits.

[@DigiDivide]

They jumped on top of the vehicle there as a distraction tactic. The more noise you can make and intimidating you can be completely throws the criminals in the car. If they had a weapon it is vital that you get those few seconds over them to ensure safety to all. Even though they are criminals, we don't look for loss of life. Common myth is that UK police don't carry firearms... this is not true. But if if can go hard on a target and overwhelm them like this, without a casualty, it's a win.

[@lina9535]

Our police cars in Sweden are very similar to the ones in the UK. Probably my favorite variants. Oh, and just because I can share it, these are the most commonly used models of cars for the police in Sweden: Volvo V90, Volvo XC90, Volvo XC60, Volkswagen Touareg, Volkswagen Caravelle

[@hermanbloemhof8518]

in the UK and The Netherlands are always 2 policeman ore women. in a patrolcar so you dont need so many cars as in the USA. And you dont need every time a backup car for a second cop . It cost a lot of money for al those extra cars also.

[@nickbates7645]

That's exactly it - criminals think they're in control, all of a sudden they're stopped, surrounded, glass breaking, sirens, people shouting - complete sensory overload. It's a really effective tactic to stop them doing anything even more stupid and get them into custody fast. Of course, in the UK the chances of them having a gun is extremely low, so that's not really a risk.

[@TheSpotify95]

3:39 Yes, in the UK we also use miles per hour. We're one of only a few countries that still use MPH, along with the USA (obviously)

[@L.Mitchell]

The SUV's are BMW X5 Performance/Sport edition

[@StevenBird-e9n]

The worste thing of all is that they probably only got banned from driving and points on the licence that they don't have as punishment!

[@Abdul.M.]

Down London we have Unmarked BMW X5 and Volvo XC90

[@loganbarker6501]

They won’t get jail time as UK jails are currently full. Rapists and murderers are being released early because of the prison crisis we currently have.

[@jonchilds1637]

Really interesting to hear the comparison between UK and US tactics. I would mention that there is always the possibility that the UK villains are carrying a variety of weapons but the cops just steam in anyway. Where it’s known in advance, there will be an ARV in the posse and you DON’T want to end up facing those guys!

[@tonys1636]

I always wonder what the reason was when a radio traffic report announces that a road is closed between two places due to a Police Incident, they never say what the incident was although sometimes makes the news if serious or fatal.

[@chrismitev8053]

They're not actually hitting or kicking the car, they're attempting to break the windows, reach through (while they're disoriented from the crash, screaming and shattering glass) and unlock the door to get them out. They're basically on the ground before they've realised what's going on, that's why they're jumping on the front windscreen, trying to break it, even though they can't get them through there.

[@WEYLANDSchannel]

Definitely a shock and awe tactic to bewilder the car thieves, well commented.

[@CK662]

What I would say is that in cases of theft in the uk a lot of the theirs carry knives or other weapons, there aren’t as many guns here as there harder to get hold of but there is still a big problem with gun and knife crime in the uk

[@gordowg1wg145]

Reminds me, as you like Skodas, they're what the NZ Police use for their fleets.

[@NomadUniverse]

The same arrest in the US would cost 10s of 1000s more as well.

[@JulesLumley]

The UK police do not use the pit manouver

[@lightinthenight9860]

3:15 is a BMW X5 comp

[@RSS-o8z]

fun fact circle yellow stickers on police vehicles in the UK mean there armed if the sticker is on the top left windshield the driver is armed top right means the passenger is armed (armed police)

[@LTTPUK]

why would they advertise who's armed?

[@RSS-o8z]

@@LTTPUK its so other officers know and it doesnt matter because as soon as the cop steps out you can identify there heavily armed

[@Abdul.M.]

BMW 5 series estate the Unmarked are BMW X5 4x4.

[@colinshard8665]

the dutch police have a different approach if a chase is on the motorway(highway) they send units to close off every on and off-ramp on that stretch of motorway, so traffice will eventually come to a complete stop, but on dual-carriageways they will use spike strips if possible

[@ShaunieMcNeil]

Swarming the car and smashing out the windows is a stun tactic to make the criminals disorientated.

[@13_Aries]

More uk police videos! Another amazing reaction!

[@wolfie35p]

I can remember watching that episode, those drivers were complete a$$holes, I think they were given suspended sentences, but I can't remember, and banned from driving for 2 years or so. It doesn't matter how long idiots like this get banned for, they go back to driving illegally with every opportunity they get, they need to lose their licence, and NEVER get it back, but they would still drive without a licence. They always do.

[@10C45E]

Pit maneuvers are generally seen as too dangerous in the UK (especially in cities where there are loads of people around), the police in the UK tend to use TPAC (tactical pursuit and containment), which can involve boxing in the suspect and using numbers to the police's advantage I realise that this has been said a few times so sorry about that XD

[@davidfuters7152]

You should really check out the UK car club scene Jaguars , Landrovers, MG , TVR , Rolls Royce and Bentley, Japanese cars the list is endless and then there is the Steam Engine Rallies

[@Alpha24200]

It was 9 total Including the following: 1X DSU (K-9), 1 X ARV (Firearms police or those that carry firearms) 4X Marked RPU (Roads policing/traffic police) and 3X unmarked (undercover)

[@Hutchkins77]

I'm glad you have taken the time to have a look at a British police chase instead of different types of vehicles, and I would like to see more of this please, loving your posts as usual keep them coming!!!! Thank you

[@katiekatconway1880]

We don’t have police chases in Guernsey BUT police cars are nice BMWs. We do have those stinger strips - but think that’s just for practice. I love Channel 5 for UK police chases etc! However on few occasions we’ve had cars speeding and driving over edge of road into harbour! Actually was behind a lorry that fell into the yacht marina. Found it really exciting! 😂

[@combatclifton]

When they stop the car the idea of the rush it and smash windows is to disorientate the criminals so they are confused and in cuffs before they know it. Seems extreme but they get the bad guys in cuffs pretty blooming quickly

[@stormclearer]

You should look at the 165mph Audi chase, that was sick One had 25 cars chasing as well, traffic cops is amazing One had firearms officers wacking offenders in the face for grabbing their gun

[@grahamwebb1367]

the program is police interceptors its kinda like cops in the uk on channel 5

[@jacquieashurst4487]

Our roads have a code on how to drive it..we need to know our high way code which is like learning a degree in code to even think about passing our practicle driving test

[@gmdhargreaves]

Love the channel mate, and love the lack of ads!!

[@ianprince1698]

on one chase in the Uk one officer says at the end it gets a bit shouty, it seems that is how they are traind to rush in, disorientats them

[@twostroke350]

PIT manouvers aren't as effective in the UK where most cars have manual transmissions. When you PIT an automatic, you tend to stall out the engine as the car rolls backwards and the trans gets all tangled which takes a bit fo time to sort out and get the engine re-started. With a manual, the driver tends to dip the clutch then immediately drive off again once they've come to a stop.

[@kingarthur83rd]

iirc the BMWs estates are basically police spec BMW M5s. basically an M5 that has been tuned/torqued up even more

[@TheSpotify95]

Oh I remember this video. It amazes me that people would even consider stealing and "joyriding" other people's vehicles. And yes in the UK we often don't have armed police because there's much less gun crime in the UK. I've seen USA police chases on KZbin and they are wildly different to those in the UK.

[@elkevera]

Thank you Ian, great as always!

[@tracymuckle8512]

Police pit maneuvers are not allowed in the UK

[@jacquieashurst4487]

Ok the stripe area on the road is no drive zone.. the double lines is do not cross and the spotted lines is stating danger zone

[@user-kq8sm2nm3h]

Comment on how calm and well controlled the uk traffic cops are.

[@ter3360]

The undercover suv is a bmw x5. They use these and nowadays Volvo's, Seat's, Peugeot's etc some you wouldn't expect. The unmarked units are armed.

[@toxictony4230]

Hey! My daughter works at that pub! The Fox at 6:07 on the A59

[@heatherharvey3129]

I'm surprised nobody has commented on the 2 pedestrians, who can be seen on the police car footage, very close to where they trapped the car between the wall and the cop cars. If the unmarked police car hadn't been quick enough to get in front of the stolen car, I've no doubt that the driver of the stolen car would have continued down that foot path, wiping out at least one of the pedestrians (one managed to get off the footpath into what was probably a private gate/entrance). Also, they smashed the windows because how else are they going to grab the three idiots in the stolen car that is hard wedged between the fence and the police cars? The doors can't be opened and the police aren't going to move their vehicles, giving them a chance to take off again.

[@basscharenborg6441]

Exactly

[@Goodywloss2010]

If a gun is used, shown or they have previous or links to firearms the approach is different massively, like mp5 out the window type stops

[@strawbs1977]

We recovered your car. Barely a scratch.... gee thanks mister....😂

[@Grez6232]

I used to live in York - always kind of weird to see places you know so well on TV. The chase covers quite a large area of York, they kind of go round in a circle then back on themselves. Some of the roads are really narrow - the bit with the cyclist is only a little more than 2 cars wide. The traffic police unit based in York has largely switched to Volvos now.

[@Grez6232]

UK police don't do PITting as a matter of course - it's far too dangerous. Though it can be done as an absolute last resort at low speed. Instead, the preferred technique is to block and/or box a car in - it's much safer and less likely to result in damage to the police cars

[@Nobby76]

Yeah we have some fairly "beefy" police cars. Ever since the 80's and the birth of the "Boy racer" cops realised they needed cars that can keep up or out perform the kids on the street. Back in the 80's traffic cops used to roll around in Ford sierra cosworths and similar cars. Nowadays they roll around in Vauxhal VRX's, BMW 5 series and Skoda Octavia's, which are all pretty high powered street cars. Then when they need to get something a little bigger involved they will bring out stuff like a BMW X5

[@davidclarke67]

Jail time? Nah they will probably get a supervision order and told it not to do it again. Although the driver may get a little prison time.

[@margaretnicol3423]

They only just missed the pedestrian who was going into the house.

[@Philcoxon]

York is an ancient walled city, castle, the streets once inside the walls are super narrow, so you can imagine the danger if these arse holes had got within the walls.

[@alistairhackney]

This is either Traffic Cops or Police Interceptors.. i get the two mixed up😅

[@DGB.569]

There is one you need to watch with the armed police in london, stopping a car who was forcing there way through traffic. Its brilliant how the armed police don't muck about.

[@mindjal19]

lol there’s a whole catalogue of live streamed police chases like that from UK on youtube

[@lesjones471]

For the bikes it would not be worth it so I think something else was in that car.

[@stevecarter8810]

Depends on the bikes, if chosen well could be £10k in hardware

[@skeletore_Gaming6687]

In the uk only armed units have weapons normal marked units don’t so the marked units turn them self into the weapon to stop them, our police can’t pit manoeuvre as it’s dangerous so they have to try box them in without seriously injuring anyone. But British police don’t mess around

[@richardwani2803]

The SUVS are BMW X5s

[@sidwills]

Interesting fact - BMW no longer approve their vehicles (except motorcycles) for Police use in the UK, after an incident when an officer lost his life following a mechanical failure. Essentially, they (BMW) said that the unique way Police vehicles are used could have contributed to premature component wear. Most forces are now using high-spec Volvos, Volkswagens and Audis in roles where the BMWs were previously favoured.

[@carllockpick6179]

The unmarked suv, may of been a fire arms car.

[@sbjchef]

criminals in the uk carry guns sometimes but our police training requires controlled violence

[@C.H.K.N_tenders]

3:18 looks like a BMW SUV (forgot the type)

[@CyanicusTwice]

There were actually at least 9 police cars.

[@christonkinson8473]

9:46 the cop at the back of the car you can clearly see is armed ... he would have been in the bmw suv or bmw estate.. those fast respond cars are usually armed police difference between uk and us the uk armed police will only pull a gun if theres an immediate threat/risk to theire or the general public itherwise it stays in its holster

[@alex1o66]

I count 10 police cars you should watch land rover defender Vs Dodge ram old videos but you'd like them

[@deanwebb1362]

That black SUV is a BMW X5. Unmarked. Also armed response.😊

[@stevehaddon151]

Ain't armed response

[@lorddoobsworth144]

Your reaction to his Yorkshire accent was priceless 🤣👍