[kevincrane]

Is it feasible to just track them from above with a helicopter? That would reduce the number of speeding cars on the road at least.

[waterlesscloud]

Once police have drones high-speed chases become much harder to justify.

[Zolomon]

I seriously doubt drones will cause less innocent deaths.

[nknighthb]

You seem to have confused "armed drone" with "drone".

[tylerlh]

How so? I think they're just implying that even once police drones are in use it won't necessarily deter suspects from driving erratically.

[nknighthb]

They won't even know they're there. Small, quiet drones thousands of feet up are practically invisible.

[Argorak]

Once it's known that the police uses such machines, they know that they're there. Don't expect the conclusions to be in any way rational.

[lostlogin]

You may even need to drive faster...

[Ygg2]

Implying you can spot the drone. Best police drone would simply tag the vehicle and see where it is moving around, then apprehend the fugitive one he settles for a longer period (during the night usually).

[Tloewald]

Drive until you've got some distance from the police, head underground, then switch to public transport.

[Houshalter]

It is, but it takes time for the helicopter to get off the ground and show up, and if you don't chase them in the meantime they will likely get away.

I am curious what the average response time is for a police helicopter though.