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  2. PIT maneuver - Wikipedia

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    PIT maneuver diagram (animated GIF image) California Highway Patrol cruisers using a PIT maneuver to disable a fleeing vehicle The PIT maneuver (precision immobilization technique [1]), also known as TVI (tactical vehicle intervention), is a law enforcement pursuit tactic in which a pursuing vehicle forces another vehicle to turn sideways abruptly, causing the driver to lose control and stop. [2]

  3. Wrong car shunted off road by state trooper during Arkansas ...

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    Footage shows the officer performing a PIT (precision immobilisation technique) manoeuvre on a bystander’s vehicle “in error” during the chase. Wrong car shunted off road by state trooper ...

  4. Bullbar - Wikipedia

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    A bullbar on a Land Rover Discovery fitted with spotlights and a sand flag. Push bar of a police car in Abu Dhabi, used to move stranded vehicles out of the way. A bullbar or push bumper (also kangaroo bar, roo bar, winch bar or nudge bar in Australia, livestock stop [NB 1] or kangaroo device in Russia, and push bar, ram bar, brush guard, grille guard, cactus pusher, rammer, PIT bar, PIT ...

  5. To stop a vehicle, officers often use precision immobilization techniques or PIT maneuvers. This tactic is done by initiating contact between the fleeing vehicle and a police vehicle, department ...

  6. Fishtailing - Wikipedia

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    During fishtailing, [2] the rear end of the car skids to one side, which must be offset by the driver counter-steering, which is turning the front wheels in the same direction as the skid, (e.g. left if the rear swings left) [1] and reducing engine power. Over-correction will result in a skid in the opposite direction; hence the name.

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  8. PIT maneuver used by state troopers leads to fatal wreck in ...

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    A "PIT maneuver" used by state troopers on a fleeing vehicle caused it to roll over resulting in the deaths of two people, authorities said. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper attempted ...

  9. Bump and run (auto racing) - Wikipedia

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    Bump and run is a technique for passing mainly used in stock car and touring car racing, which eventually inspired the police PIT maneuver.While the bump and run maneuver is not uncommonly used in series such as NASCAR, it is dangerous to use in open-wheel racing in general due to the extremely high speeds and relative fragility of open-wheel race cars.