{"id":21211,"date":"2013-11-12T11:30:50","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T11:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/?p=21211"},"modified":"2015-03-20T22:19:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T22:19:13","slug":"the-6-best-car-chases-on-film-and-what-we-can-learn-from-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/blog\/6-best-car-chases-on-film\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 Best Car Chases on Film \u2013 and What We Can Learn From Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Car-Chases.jpg\" alt=\"Car-Chases\" width=\"628\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Car-Chases.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Car-Chases-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Car chases are some of the best parts of some of the best movies of all time. And yes, they are completely unrealistic, but that\u2019s the point \u2013 we get a vicarious thrill just by suspending our collective disbelief and enjoying the virtual ride. But there are also some great safety tips and life-lessons to be learned from these films. Watch and learn.<\/p>\n<h2>Ronin<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PL6_4SLYoXw\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE SCENE:<\/strong> This is the pinnacle of high-speed car chases. It\u2019s got everything: great driving (thanks to the Formula One drivers hired as stuntmen), clever twists and turns, beautiful scenery of the French countryside \u2013 and it\u2019s completely grounded in reality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LESSON:<\/strong> Unlike other car chases, DeNiro and Reno sound the horn and flash their hi-beams to warn other drivers.<\/p>\n<h2>Terminator 2: Judgment Day<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/TERMINATOR2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-22855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/TERMINATOR2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"TERMINATOR2\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/TERMINATOR2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.idrivesafely.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/TERMINATOR2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE SCENE:<\/strong> Young John Connor escapes the T-1000 in a high-speed chase through the aqueducts of Los Angeles. The Governator comes to the rescue just in time<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LESSON: <\/strong>Hold out long enough, and a giant unintelligible robot will come to save you.<\/p>\n<h2>Die Hard 3<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0m5QoYnKne0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE SCENE:<\/strong> When Detective John McClane and his partner Samuel L. Jackson are racing the clock, they take a shortcut \u2013 through Central Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LESSON: <\/strong>Think outside the box.<\/p>\n<h2>Drive<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uX0H9moUGsI\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE SCENE:<\/strong> Gosling\u2019s character \u2013 by day: stunt driver, by night: getaway driver \u2013 evades the police in a scene that relies on dramatic tension over unrealistic peel-outs and barrel rolls. It\u2019s a unique twist on the modern car chase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LESSON:<\/strong> A heist is only as good as its getaway driver. Also, the best drivers are the ones who AVOID collisions.<\/p>\n<h2>Matrix: Reloaded<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WBWOnPI7j5s\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE SCENE:<\/strong> In the second installation of the Matrix trilogy, Morpheus and Trinity are escaping the white Milli-Vanilli twins in a CGI-heavy, high speed chase. In order to create the scene, the Wachowski siblings constructed a 1.5-mile stretch of freeway out on an abandoned airstrip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LESSON:<\/strong> Like Morpheus says \u2013 stay off the freeway.<\/p>\n<h2>Wanted<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YDmULxspTJM\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE SCENE:<\/strong> Anxiety-riddled James McAvoy is running away from a gunfight when Angelina Jolie scoops him \u2013 literally \u2013 into a sleek red Viper, and somehow a high-speed chase between a sports car (top speed: 251 mph) and a delivery truck (top speed: 65 mph maybe?) ends in some moves that pretty much spit on Sir Isaac Newton\u2019s grave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LESSON:<\/strong> If Angelina Jolie asks you to do something, you do something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car chases are some of the best parts of some of the best movies of all time. 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