Four of the five killed were innocent bystanders embroiled in the pursuit. A review of police road rules occurred at this time and changes were made to the procedures for emergency vehicles under the Road Safety Act . However, it appears that little has been done to question the validity of pursuits per se. Until this is done the cycle will continue. Young male police in particular become more readily consumed with the thrill of pursuing and testing their driving skills.
Police describe much of the routine patrol work as mundane.
A car chase offers the opportunity to prove ability and to call on high speed driving skills introduced in training. Your competence as a police officer seemed to rely solely on how quickly you could catch the offending vehicle or how you manoeuvred around obstacles such as red lights, traffic islands and footpaths at high speed. Even if he got away it was top fun trying to catch him. It was a great feeling that lasted for days with adrenalin surging, and which I welcomed with open arms every time it happened. Then when it was all over and somehow through good luck rather than good management, you have survived, you could return to the office feeling absolutely fantastic.