Ah, the “Grand Theft Auto” rule. Lots of videos on YouTube of people getting arrested at home, confused that pulling into their driveway didn’t reset all the stars they built up during the police chase.

I don’t think this was just a sovcit thing, I have always been told to do this and do so if practical. Cop flicks lights on, pull into plaza parking lot and park. Safer for the police as they are not on the street, they usually will pull behind you so they know you won’t be able to back out to run. If they arrest you, most restaurants, grocery stores, etc won’t tow your car if you leave it overnight.

Also smart to turn on the overhead light, turn music down/off and put your hands on the steering wheel so they can see exactly where they are.

What does that advice accomplish except to escalate a situation where you’re being pulled over and risking additional criminal charges? What private property owner is going to say “yeah stay there as long as you like Sovcit”?