Editing Car chase (section)

{{Short description|Chase between two automobiles, often involving law enforcement}}
{{for|the Snow Patrol song|Chasing Cars}}
{{see also|Resisting arrest}}
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[[File:Police chase sweden malmo 2020.png|thumb|[[Swedish Police Authority]] vehicles pursuing a suspect fleeing in a vehicle in 2020|300x300px]]A '''car chase''' or '''vehicle pursuit''' is the vehicular overland chase of one party by another, involving at least one [[Car|automobile]] or other wheeled [[motor vehicle]], commonly [[hot pursuit]] of [[suspect]]s by [[law enforcement]]. The rise of the [[automotive industry]] in the 20th century increased [[car ownership]], leading to a growing number of criminals attempting to evade police in [[Crime scene getaway#Vehicle|their own vehicle]] or a [[Motor vehicle theft|stolen car]]. Car chases may also involve other parties in pursuit of a criminal suspect or intended victim, or simply in an attempt to make contact with a moving person for non-conflict reasons.

Car chases are often captured on news broadcast due to the video footage recorded by [[police car]]s, [[Police aviation|police aircraft]], and [[News media|news aircraft]] participating in the chase. Car chases are also a popular subject with media and audiences due to their intensity, drama and the innate danger of high-speed driving, and thus are common content in fiction, particularly [[action film]]s and [[video game]]s.