A MELBOURNE man's dramatic arrest after a high speed chase he later posted on YouTube has highlighted a trend for car chases, road rage and other police run-ins to hit the internet.

This footage and others, highlights the bizarre reasons drivers give for flouting road rules, as well as motorists' ignorance of police powers.

In the latest case, the Hampton Park man was taken into custody after officers smashed his car's window after he allegedly led police on a high-speed chase while videoing the whole thing last month.

The footage shows the man speeding away from two police cars, as officers inside the patrol cars gesture for him to pull over.

But instead of doing that, the driver appears to be enjoying the experience, boasting: "Here we go!" to his mate in the passenger seat and video viewers as he accelerates past service stations and shopping centres in Taylors Lakes in Melbourne's west.

After eventually him pulling over following the three-minute chase, the driver refuses to open the driver's side door, as a police officer with baton raised repeatedly demands he open up.

"Nah mate. Nah mate," the driver says.

Instead, he repeats over and over, "Am I under arrest? Am I under arrest?!", even as officers outside warn, "we will break the window to get you out!"

The self-righteous driver even demands: "I do not consent! You have no right!" as an officer smashes through the driver's side window with his baton.

And the wayward motorist appears genuinely shocked, protesting "this is thuggery!" when he finds out that he really is under arrest.

Speaking on A Current Affair after his YouTube exploits were exposed, the man refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing, and instead took aim at police saying: "I feared for my life".

And asked 'Why didn't you pull over?' he retorts: "I was just in a good mood."

The 40-year-old also declares: "I'm not ashamed of it", and while on the one hand saying he did follow the road rules, also suggested: "I follow my own rules".

Police have confirmed that a 40-year-old Hampton Park man had been arrested in connection with an alleged pursuit in Taylors Lakes on Thursday, September 5, days before the video was first posted on YouTube.

"The Hampton Park man was charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury and traffic-related matters and bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates Court on 22 November," a police spokeswoman said.

But the latest incident has also highlighted the increasing presence of video cameras capturing wayward drivers - whether it is police-shot video, YouTube clips posted by hoons and their mates or even CCTV cameras capturing drivers losing the plot.

One of our favourites is footage of a man at the wheel of a crashed car telling a Victorian policeman he was "just waiting for a mate", which didn't take long to become a viral hit.

The footage, from Channel 7's Highway Patrol, amassed more than 250,000 YouTube views and its own Facebook page with more than 45,000 likes after it was uploaded.

The video shows Senior Constable Ash Bowden responding to reports of a car doing burnouts in Carrum Downs, 34km southeast of Melbourne's CBD.

What seems like a routine hunt for hoon drivers takes a turn for the bizarre, when he finds a car crashed on a curb and the driver, named in the video as Clinton, sitting inside.

When asked what happened, Clinton nonchalantly explains: "I'm just waiting for a mate."

Seemingly unaware of the extensive damage to his car, Clinton continues the charade and repeats the "waiting for a mate" line four times over the next few minutes.

And, police were stunned, when their attention was drawn to this clip showing a driver in Melbourne's west allowing a toddler to take the wheel.

Brimbank Acting Inspector Tim O'Connor said the actions taken by the people involved with the video were "absolutely ridiculous, stupid (and) so dangerous".

"From a policing perspective, you just can't work out why someone would do such a thing," he said.

SA police released this footage of a high-speed pursuit, showing a wild car chase reaching speeds of up to 180km/h.

It is alleged two men, aged 20 and 24, stole four vehicles, which included carjacking a man and woman, and made several attempts to steal other vehicles before they were finally arrested.

It seems that a select few motorists would rather hit the accelerator rather than the brakes when confronted by police.

Not the least of which was this case, in which an allegedly stolen yellow Porsche was seen rocketing through the Gold Coast at "insane speeds", before the driver came to grief with a timber fence.

But while many people figure it's fine to make up their own interpretations of the road rules depending on their mood, in many cases things can turn nasty - particularly when people want their own instant justice, such as this skateboarder who took umbrage at a driver's apparent misdemeanour.

Asked how motorists should respond to police cars behind them with lights and sirens, a Victoria Police spokeswoman said should follow the lead of police officers.

"When directed by police to stop, it's important for drivers not to panic," a police spokeswoman said.

"Drivers should find a safe location to pull over on the left side of the road and await further instructions from police.

"It is the responsibility of all motorists to stop their vehicle when signaled to do so by police and anyone failing to comply with these instructions could face criminal charges.

And she also noted that posting your exploits online could just get you into more trouble.

"Footage of criminal activity published online can be used as evidence for prosecution," she said.

On the other hand, perhaps this example really takes the cake, as far as thumbing your nose at both written and unwritten rules.

Erin Holdsworth, 28, was arrested after she led cops on a 200km/h-speed chase through Ohio in the US that only ended after officers used road spikes to puncture her tyres.

She was not only drunk, but was wearing nothing but fishnet stockings, a G-string and trainers.

So far the most over-the-top reactions to road rule violations have been caught overseas, such as this total road rage meltdown. But perhaps it is only a matter of time before an Aussie is caught on camera going way too far.

And just as an indication of what not to do … this clip from is really taking things too far, as a Russian pedestrian shoots at a car which bumps into him.

Strangely enough the people watching from a nearby car laugh at the incident.

So the lesson is, watch the road and watch your manners, because chances are that someone else is watching.

matthew.schulz@news.com.au