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Let’s say the first time you have sex with that person it was bad, a car crash. Is that reason to breakup with someone

Croatian music teacher Frane Selak cheated death an astonishing seven times. He survived a train crash, a plane crash, a bus crash, two car explosions, and a car plunging off a cliff. After this he won a million on the lottery, solidifying his reputation as the world's luckiest, unlucky man.

In 1962 his train derailed into a frozen river killing 17 people. He survived with only a broken hand, and a few scratches, and bruises.

A year later while in an aircraft the door suddenly came off, and the teacher flew out of the plane. Everyone lost their lives in the plane crash except Frane Salak who landed on a haystack, and awoke in hospital a few days later with minor injuries.

In 1966 he was travelling on a bus that crashed and fell into a river.

In 1970 he was driving his car when it caught fire, and he just managed to get out before it exploded.

Three years later another of his cars caught fire, and he survived again.

In 1995 in Zagreb he was hit by a bus and survived with minor injuries.

The following year he drove into a parapet to avoid a truck coming from the opposite direction. He was thrown out of his car and left hanging from a tree, only to see his car explode 100 meters below.

In 2003 Frane Salak won 1 million dollars in the Croatian lottery.

Frane Salak was married 5 times, but he lost his life in 2016 he was 87 years, and he finally succumbed to complications of a heart attack in 1998, and died in a Los Angeles hospital.

If the vehicle plates are known (99% of cop cars have dashcam) is there really any reason to chase them immediately?

Obviously if their crime is a violent felony that is a factor but almost ALL chases are the result of a initial traffic stop or at worst robbery (yes that could be violent felony but the vast majority of robberies only threaten violence, not inflict actual violence).

From the FBI:

Successful restrictions: Cities like Milwaukee, Los Angeles, and Orlando have restricted chase policies and have not seen corresponding spikes in crime.

Alternative technology: Some police departments are using GPS tracking units that can be fired onto a fleeing vehicle, allowing officers to disengage from a high-speed chase while still tracking the suspect. In one set of case studies, 80% of speeders were still apprehended using this method.

Widespread fatalities: More than one person is killed every day on average in police pursuit crashes.

Risk to bystanders: Most of those killed in police chases are not the fleeing drivers. 25-40% involved uninvolved third parties.

Disproportionate harm: Black people are 4x more likely to be killed in police pursuits than white people.

Traffic violations: The majority of pursuits begin because of a minor traffic or property-related offense.

Fatal chases: From 2017 to 2022, 82% of fatal police chases started over a traffic stop. Only about 15% were for violent felonies.

Low felony arrest rate: Only 1 in 50 result in a felony arrest.

Significant failure and crash rates

High escape rate: Studies suggest that between 30% and 50% of police pursuits end with no capture.

High crash rate: An FBI analysis 35%-40% of all pursuits ended in a crash.

Ineffective deterrence: A study found that 75% of fleeing drivers said they would slow down after police disengaged.

High financial costs

Taxpayer expense: The costs of high-speed chases, including litigation and liability payouts for crashes.