previously made an intelligent comment on that site and got no reply, so I thought I'd mke this one smarmy..
"If the definition of a hoon is one who accelerates or brakes, then how should one drive a car from point a to point b?
Jump in whilst it's moving and jump out whilst it's moving? doesnt sound very safe."
Ric, I'm not really sure what your point is, but to clarify a few things..
The Leach Highway incident was a media beat-up. There is no evidence that the driver involved was even speeding, let alone racing. He wasnt even charged. After 6 months of intense "investigation" he left the country and the State Government could do nothing.
this is not to say that it is a tragedy.
However, it is at the heart of this issue - and the fact remains that this law is 100% political stunt scapegoating. be seen to be doing something. anything!
as for the ****tail of drugs and the alcohol staements - are you serious?!
Hoon laws do not take drugs off the streets, make alcohol any less accessible or control their use in combination with driving a motor vehicle.
the fact remains that the majority of people in this club drive sensibly the majority of the time. I hope that no one from the forums will end up on tv as the third and fourth people to have their cars impounded.