"I mean, when I was a young police officer we would pursue for kilometres on end and there would be multiple police cars," he said.
"That situation has changed dramatically now. Specialist drivers should be involved, specialist vehicles if available, and most pursuits now only last a matter of seconds."
Road police are trained to make a quick risk assessment before pursuing a driver.
It can be difficult to make that assessment in a split second, and Mr Cahill said police are being judged in these cases on a decision that is incredibly hard to make
"Something can happen two blocks down the road, and you'll be judged on your call in hindsight," he said.
"That's the problem with policing in these things.
"It's hindsight that people judge you in when you've got to make these split second decisions and things change so quickly."
The IPCA has been notified of Sunday's crash and will be investigating.
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