High-speed police pursuits with blaring sirens and burning rubber? There's a very real human toll to high-speed pursuits. Unfortunately, bystanders often pay the price for the chaos of high-speed chases – more often than you may think, too. It's precisely why some jurisdictions have overhauled how they initiate and conduct high-speed pursuits. But some tweaks to the way law enforcement agencies approach high-speed pursuits could potentially save lives.