A motor menace clocked speeds of 60mph in a 20 zone directly in front of an unmarked police car.
Uninsured Stevie Holliday also narrowly missed hitting a bus as he drove "aggressively" in his VW Golf through residential streets in Walker, Newcastle, as pedestrians walked nearby.
A court heard that the 29-year-old was forced to brake harshly and travelled close to the rear of other vehicles before the pursuing officer activated his blue lights and signalled for him to pull over.
