The family of Calum Meyer who died in a police chase are hopeful recommendations by the Independent Police Conduct Authority will be taken up.
Mr Meyer died about 9.30am on May 7 after his car collided with a parked truck while fleeing police in Whanganui.
The 25-year-old unlicensed driver, who had been forbidden to drive, hit a cyclist and the pursuit was abandoned. However, on two further occasions it was recommenced and abandoned again, before Mr Meyer's car collided with the truck in Tayforth Rd shortly after road spikes had been used for a second time.
The IPCA found police generally complied with policy, but the second and third stage of the pursuit should not have happened and posed too much of a risk to officers and members of the public.
It recommended police amend policy to prohibit recommencing chases unless the new pursuit would significantly reduce the risk posed by the fleeing driver or would likely stop the driver.