New Jersey, several years ago, said no high speed chases. --- The gangs then started taunting the police and speeding away, knowing they could not be chased --- shown on tv by news program.
Yeah, I can just see it now, a carload of hooded thugs pulls up to a cruiser on the Garden State Parkway and flips him the bird. The cop, knowing he cannot give persuit, pulls over into a HoJo's and orders a tuna sammich and coffee. You want me to believe this claptrap? I was born in the day, but not yesterday.
On the other hand, certain cities in New Jersey still engage in "unofficial" practices that are absolutely forbidden in their police procedures, including the use of impounded vehicles as battering rams to stop high-speed chases. These practices "don't happen," according to anyone who works in the law enforcement community -- but they've gone a long way toward reducing high-speed pursuits in these places.