Mustang hits 150 m.p.h. on Colorado interstate; cops give up chase

Nish Nishant

- [Mustang hits 150 m.p.h. on Colorado interstate; cops give up chase](https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2018/04/01/mustang-chase-colorado/476671002) What a selfish nut-job! :thumbsdown: Good thinking by the cops though, too risky to continue the chase + high risk of causing other accidents.

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realJSOP

Before anyone suggests that it was my car, keep in mind that a) I live in Texas, b) my car is white, and c) my car is much faster.

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Nish Nishant

The funny (or perhaps sad) bit is that the article author decided to make it a sort of advertisement for the Mustang.

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RickZeeland

THE MOST INSANE MUSTANG CRASHES IN THE WORLD!! #1 - YouTube[^] ;P

Daniel Pfeffer

Is it time to consider arming the police with [these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder-fired\_missile)?

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Ron Anders

I win!

Mike Hankey

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

Before anyone suggests that it was my car,

I was thinking it though...

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RJOberg

Obviously the solution is to follow the lead of the police in Dubai! They had to purchase super/hyper cars to keep up with the rich kids driving them over there (source[^]).

RickZeeland

Taxpayer: oh happy happy joy joy :)

Nish Nishant

I don't believe they have federal tax on income in the UAE. Their government is rich enough to not need taxes. :omg:

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R Giskard Reventlov

Quote:

“It’s extremely reckless, especially with people who haven’t been trained to drive at those speeds,” Cooper said.

Says it all - anyone can floor it but if you can't control the vehicle...

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RickZeeland

Correct, but I meant the "follow the lead" part, thus my remark was aimed at those poor empoverished US citizens ... if you follow my lead ... :-\

Nish Nishant

Ah alright, yeah, all good then. :thumbsup:

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RickZeeland

You're forgiven (this time) :-\

Jon McKee

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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

As long as the "average" citizen can also be so armed!

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Jalapeno Bob

I hope they got the plate number. If they are smart, they look up the owner and wait for him at his home, then impound the car. With a speed of 150 mph, they should be able to make a felony case for reckless endangerment.

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Dr Walt Fair PE

Yeah, I'll bet he hit 150 going downhill and yours could do it uphill, right?

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dandy72

RJOberg wrote:

Obviously the solution is to follow the lead of the police in Dubai! They had to purchase super/hyper cars to keep up with the rich kids driving them over there

Getting the cops faster cars is just asking for trouble. The solution is much simpler, given that no car can outrun a radio. Decades ago police gave chase to a speeding idiot inside city limits where I live. And by city, I mean a small town of less than 10,000 at the time--this didn't take place on a 4-lane highway, but main street. It ended with a dead pedestrian--incidentally the mayor's nephew. It didn't take long before the rulebook on police pursuits were changed in Ontario.