Editing PIT maneuver (section)

{{short description|Pursuit tactic used by law enforcement in an attempt to stop a fleeing vehicle}}
{{Other uses|PIT (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}

[[File:PIT_TVI_aniGIF_byCramYourSpam_PublicDomain_2024.gif|thumb|PIT maneuver diagram (animated GIF image)]]
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[[File:California_Highway_Patrol_ending_pursuit_with_PIT_on_I-80.jpg|thumb|[[California Highway Patrol]] cruisers using a PIT maneuver to disable a fleeing vehicle]]
The '''PIT maneuver''' ('''precision immobilization technique'''<ref name=":0">Raviv, Shaun, and John Sullivan, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/investigations/pit-maneuver-police-deaths/ "Police driving maneuver used to end chases has killed 30 people since 2016, The Post finds"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527201038/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/investigations/pit-maneuver-police-deaths/ |date=May 27, 2023 }}, ''Washington Post'', August 24, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-24.</ref>), also known as '''TVI''' ('''tactical vehicle intervention'''), is a law enforcement [[Car chase|pursuit]] tactic in which a pursuing (first) vehicle forces another vehicle to turn sideways abruptly by striking the pursued car at an angle near its rear, causing the second car to spin out and come to an unplanned stop. This maneuver is routinely used in high-speed pursuits.<ref name="GACP1">{{cite web |title=Law Enforcement Pursuits in Georgia: Review and Recommendations |url=https://gachiefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pursuit-Committee-Recommendations-Report.pdf |website=Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police |access-date=2021-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314133247/http://www.gachiefs.com/pdfs/Pursuit%20Committee%20Recommendations%20Report.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-14 |date=2006-08-08 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was developed by BSR Inc. and first used by the [[Fairfax County Police Department]] in [[Virginia]], United States, in 1988.<ref name=GACP1 />