getaway driving

Criminal transport specialist

Getaway driving is the skill or act of operating a vehicle to help someone escape, especially from a crime scene.

The term evokes bank robberies and heist films, where the getaway driver waits outside while accomplices work inside: He handled the getaway driving while the others grabbed the cash.

The phrase can extend to any quick departure requiring skilled or aggressive driving.

Related

pursuit · screech · tires · adrenaline · police · sirens · robbery · speeding · pedal to the metal · burn rubber · evasion · bank · criminal · stunt · burnout · fugitive · accomplice · highway

Opposites
legality/purpose

getaway drivingpolice escort

Officers accompanying for safety

prisoner transport · surrendering · chauffeuring · defensive driving

relationship to law enforcement

getaway drivingpolice pursuit

Law enforcement vehicle chase

police chase · hot pursuit · apprehension · intercepting · roadblock

purpose/intent of transport

getaway drivingchauffeur service

Hired personal transportation

rideshare driving · limousine service · shuttle service · passenger transport

Family

get, away, drive, gets, getting, got, gotten, getter, aways

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13