"I fought the law...and lost."

I was watching the morning news when they show a video clip of a high-speed chase involving the California Highway Patrol. The news anchors state that the suspect was a female who was fleeing and that it took the CHP about one and-a-half hours before they were able to pull the suspect over and arrest them.

The suspect drove at high speed through the Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza and somehow was able to navigate local city streets and get up into Marin county before being arrested in San Rafael near the San Rafael-Richmond Bridge. When they arrested the driver, they had drugs on them. How stupid is that?

First of all, this occurred early in the morning, so that was a saving grace because I would hate to think of what would have happened if there were lots of cars on the road during the height of the morning commute!

Here's an idea to anybody who has even the slightest inkling that they are Speed Race or has watched The Fast and The Furious on DVD for the umpteenth time: Just give it up!

For one thing, the cops have many advantages over you - they're TRAINED for high-speed chases, you're not. They can handle themselves better than you can while you're falling apart behind the wheel with each passing mile. Also, their cruisers can outrun you any time of the day. You can't outrun them when: 1) You're not thinking straight, 2) You're frightened and your heart is racing and you think you just soiled your brand-new Fruit Of The Looms, 3) You're driving a rice rocket compared to their high-performance police package Smokey and the Bandit rig, 4) You don't know the roads all that well and they do (remember, they drive the freeways and streets EVERYWHERE).

But, hey, I don't wanna ruin their fun! If those idiots want to give it a shot and try to outrun the police, go ahead! I'll just wait for the next episode of COPS to air on television. After all, we LOVE to watch high-speed police chases!