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==Procedure== The PIT maneuver begins when the pursuing vehicle pulls alongside the fleeing vehicle so that the portion of the pursuer's vehicle forward of the front wheels is aligned with the portion of the target vehicle behind the back wheels. The pursuer makes contact with the target's side, then sharply steers into the target. The pursuer must also accelerate (or its bumper will slide off the target vehicle).<ref>{{cite web | last = Mascarenas | first = David |author2=G. Park |author3=C. Farrar | title = Escape and Evade Policies for High-Speed, Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles | publisher = Los Alamos National Security | date = 2011-11-27 | url = http://www.lanl.gov/science/ldrd/ldrdday/posters/Mascarenas.pdf }}</ref> [[List of moments of inertia|Forces of motion]] tend to swing the fleeing vehicle around in a sweeping arc until its position is reversed, with its front bumper suddenly facing the rear. At high speeds, such sudden lateral movement can cause [[Vehicle rollover|rollover]] collisions.
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