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<i>Howard Broad:</i> Faulty perceptions cloud issue of police pursuits

Fleeing from police brings little chance of escape but a much higher chance of further charges.

12 Days of Christmas: Plunket

<i>Editorial</i>: The high cost of giving chase

Child safety shock for checkpoint staff

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Death too high a price to pay for fleeing

<i>Eric Thompson:</i> No happy ending for fleeing fools

What a great incentive to stop when the police ask you, because if you don't you might die as a result of your own stupidity.

Watchdog renews call for rethink on police pursuit policy

The head of the police watchdog body is again calling for a rethink on pursuit policy after two more deaths from high-speed smashes.

Learners rate fathers as best driving tutors

Study: Dads better driver instructors

Slippery slab tough test for drivers' self-control

<i>Mike Hosking:</i> Nip cyclist demands in bud with dose of reality

Cyclist and petrolhead Mike Hosking has advice for road users in either camp.

Manslaughter charge over roadside picnic death

A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman hit by a car while picnicking with a friend on the roadside north of Wellington last month.

<i>Eric Thompson:</i> Cyclists and cars are a fatal mix

<i>Dan Sloan:</i> Toughen up road rules for Tour De Wannabes

<i>Editorial</i>: Cycle safety not a blame game