What is it with those who blame the police or the law after someone dies in a car chase? Those who die were not 'given the death penalty' for a minor infraction as some newspaper correspondents suggest. They chose to take a calculated risk, and lost.

Yes, if a police chase kills someone close to me my immediate reaction may be to blame the cops. After all, no-one wants to admit their loved ones are fallible.

But let’s be objective: would you really prefer police not try and stop suspicious drivers? Every low life would know they’re safe if they hit the accelerator, and given they're punting tons of high-speed steel, innocent folk would still get hurt.

The cops must have a 'catch and chase' policy and be seen to have one. Those who run should be slapped with an evasion charge. Only then will idiots think twice about legging it, especially after minor infractions.

People will get hurt - but let's be realistic. Idiots have hurt themselves and innocent onlookers since the dawn of time, and will continue to do so whether they're chased or not.

Cars are designed to suit 95 per cent of driver sizes, but some folk always sit outside that square.

Travelling with a wheelchair-mounted friend recently revealed a whole new set of parameters.

Like those sports sills? Forget them - or tape them. They will get damaged by the chair as you transfer, and add to the width between chair and car seat. Sorry Suzuki, I taped them up a bit late.

Supportive seats are appreciated once underway - but make it harder to haul yourself in and out of the car, while grab handles placed for passenger comfort might be best placed to help.

Fortunately my mate’s chair folds, so it fit in the boot round the subwoofer for the Kizashi all-wheel-drive’s Rockford Fosgate sound system – just.

He was impressed with the width of the door-opening though, which is often smaller in a sedan than a three-door hatch or coupe. Next time he visits I’ll get the tape measure out.