Traffic Police AI excessive "crash avoidance"

Hi, just wanted to point out the following:
When I overtake a police car that is supposed to be chasing me, the AI cop will tend to swerve hard as if trying to avoid me (bearing in mind that I'm driving past it), resulting in said AI police car either crashing itself into something or launching itself off a cliff. Suffice it to say, this does not result in very satisfactory chases.
From what I've gathered, the normal "chase me" AI does not do this.

Should be easy to replicate: spawn traffic with police, drive like a numpty, watch as the police drive like even bigger numpties. It's most obvious when you overtake a cop car that is heading in the same direction as you are, but afaik it can also happen when passing an oncoming one as well.
I am using simplified traffic, if that makes a difference. I'll be sure to check in a bit.