Can police really do this?

[Linflas]

We have all seen movies and TV shoes where a cop runs out in front of a car waving his badge and yells at the driver to "get out, I need this car! Police business!". I happened to see this on some show while channel hopping yesterday and it made me curious if this is strictly a Hollywood plot device or do the police actually have the authority to commandeer your car?

 

[DaShen]

Yes, they can. Do they normally? No.

 

[MisterJackson]

Only if your name is either Briggs, Murtock or McClain!

 

[Mill]

Unlikely.

 

[Krazy4Real]

They do have the power to, but I doubt they'd ever do it nowadays with how sue happy people are.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Krazy4Real
They do have the power to, but I doubt they'd ever do it nowadays with how sue happy people are.

QFT

 

[Aharami]

Im sorry, but I aint giving up my car for anyone. If he makes me get out of the car, im taking the keys with me

 

[Demon-Xanth]

They can, but they really never have. I seem to remember reading an interview that there hasn't been one time that the LAPD did that in the last 20 years.

 

[ThePresence]

You can be sure they'd do it if they were chasing a terrorist.

 

[erikistired]

Originally said by: Mike Lowery
Dan Marino should definitely buy this car. Well not this one, cause I'm gonna **** this one up. But he should get one just like it.

 

[FoBoT]

they all have radios, i think it would be more effective to contact the other officers that have cars and helicopters and get them to chase the bad guy

would a cop really think they can catch a bad guy driving my 1990 mazda protege with 196k miles on a 1.8L engine?

 

[Dissipate]

If a cop tried to take my car I would just drive away.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
they all have radios, i think it would be more effective to contact the other officers that have cars and helicopters and get them to chase the bad guy

would a cop really think they can catch a bad guy driving my 1990 mazda protege with 196k miles on a 1.8L engine?

lol

 

[Tu13erhead]

If Keanu Reeves did it, it must be real.

 

[BriGy86]

and they are screwed if the tank is on E

 

[QED]

Yes, in most places anyway.

Explainer: Can the Police Commandeer Your Car?

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: Aharami
Im sorry, but I aint giving up my car for anyone. If he makes me get out of the car, im taking the keys with me

QFT

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: MathMan


Yes, in most places anyway.

Explainer: Can the Police Commandeer Your Car?

The Snopes link in that Slate article says maybe.

 

[Illusions89]

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: Aharami
Im sorry, but I aint giving up my car for anyone. If he makes me get out of the car, im taking the keys with me

QFT

Lmfao....."im taking the keys with me" haha

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally said by: Mike Lowery
Dan Marino should definitely buy this car. Well not this one, cause I'm gonna **** this one up. But he should get one just like it.

I love that movie.

 

[matthekim]

nope, cops are useless. 24 proves that.

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
they all have radios, i think it would be more effective to contact the other officers that have cars and helicopters and get them to chase the bad guy

would a cop really think they can catch a bad guy driving my 1990 mazda protege with 196k miles on a 1.8L engine?

LOL, maybe not a cop, but I could.

 

[fitzov]

Yes, but only if it his partner is down, the other car is blown up, and he has one bullet left in his weapon.

 

[Dualist]

They really can if their car is out of commission.