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>>>>Another tip:
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>>>>If you're on a winding mountain road, with vertiginous drop-offs, and some villain has severed your brake pipes, don't bother trying to pump the useless brake pedal and steer around the vicious bends; just reach for the key and turn the damn engine off. Engine braking will then slow you down and eventually stop you, esp. if in a manual trans. car.
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>>>What about if he's rigged your car so the ignition won't turn off and he's rigged your gear shift so you can't downshift or put it into reverse?
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>>>Or, what if he's cut your key so it breaks off when you try to turn off the engine? Or what if he's stolen your car and substituted an exact duplicate that only goes 240 Kph and the engine can't be turned off or be downshifted. And what if he's rigged your ejection seat so it doesn't work either, or it works, but he's replaced your breakaway car roof with a regular car roof.
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>>Then you're rubber-ducked!
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>>I can't cover ALL the bases!
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>>>Remember the guy is nefarious, so it could happen.
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>>But in most film all they do is sever the brake pipes. Once they realise that the goodies have taken up my safety precautions then their schemes will evolve.
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>Sure, and you won't have any useful tips, so we'll all DIE!

Sorry, I can't compete with your master villain. My only advice to you is keep out of US action films, especially the BIG budget ones where a lot of cars are wasted.

However, I can give this tip:

If the baddie is chasing you in his car, with you on foot, trying to run you down, don't run away from him, esp. up an alley; he's got more horses than you and will catch you. Instead simply move to one side, esp. near a lamppost or other street furniture, and keep within his turning circle. He'll circle around you until he gets frustrated and drives away.

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