Saints Row: The Third Roadblock Clearing and Police Escort Guide

To break through heavy gang roadblocks during high-speed chases in Saints Row: The Third, line up responding police cruisers with enemy barricades while targeting lead vehicles with high-tier experimental weapons. This tactic uses aggressive law enforcement AI as an impromptu path-clearer, but it requires active management of rising Notoriety levels and limited weapon ammunition.

Using Police AI to Clear Roadblocks

When fighting rival gangs during vehicle chases, attracting police attention forces responding cruisers to intervene in traffic flow. Police AI prioritizes ramming and clearing vehicles that impede traffic, creating openings through gang barricades.

• Positioning: Drive directly in front of or beside gang barricades so pursuing police cruisers crash into the blockade while trying to disable your vehicle.
• Urban Navigation: Apply this maneuver primarily in high-density city streets where dense enemy spawns frequently block main routes.
• Vehicle Swaps: If your ride begins to smoke, lose handling, or suffer severe collision damage, swap to a fresh vehicle immediately or head to a repair station to avoid becoming stranded in a hostile zone.

Deploying Experimental Weapons Efficiently

High-tier experimental weapons—such as energy-based rifles and heavy explosive launchers—offer large area-of-effect damage to clear blockades instantly. However, their constrained ammunition reserves require deliberate deployment.

• Convoys and Roadblocks: Aim directly at the lead vehicle in an enemy convoy or roadblock. Neutralizing the front vehicle triggers a chain collision that halts pursuing forces behind it.
• Firing Angles: Attack while standing on your vehicle's roof or firing from an elevated position to maintain a clear line of sight over surrounding traffic.
• Reserve Ammo: Save high-impact weapons for dense blockades or emergency extractions. Using specialized ammo on individual thugs exhausts resources rapidly.

Managing Notoriety and Vehicle Selection

Using law enforcement intervention carries trade-offs. As your Notoriety escalates, police force responses escalate from basic patrol cars to heavily armed SWAT units and aggressive aerial support.

To avoid getting overwhelmed by military-grade law enforcement, use police interference strictly to punch through immediate barricades. Once an obstacle is clear, break line of sight and proceed directly to your objective marker rather than prolonging street firefights.