>>212678804Lots of departments are trained to not engage in high speed pursuits unless there are extenuating circumstances. On paper, it's to prevent further chaos and endangerment to people's lives. If they have your plate, they have your name, your address, your phone, your location, they'll get you eventually. Deeper down, it's to prevent the massive amount of money lost due to lawsuits again Rambo, gung-ho police officers causing property damage and killing people so they can play cops and robbers. Also, it's more common than you think for the wrong car to get ID'd after an extended chase and to violently arrest or kill a random person.