State Government Says It Will Match Part Of Opposition Plan To Crush Hoons' Cars After Third Offence

[l_uk3y]

i give up on the government

how many people have died from a burnout, a doughnut or some skids in an industrial area?

i bet the number wouldn't even make 1% of people who died cause of drink driving

the media needs to go and f*k themselves, always put a hoon spin on a totally unrelated story

The problem is its not just industrial areas. The 1st of January this year a "hoon" who happened to be a drunk unlicensed person crashed into our front yard whilst sliding around a corner. 2nd time someone has slid around the corner into properties in the last 3 years on this 1 intersection. (last time it was our next door neighbour)

At the end of the day their are people driving out their that are a pure pain in the ass to the rest of us. If you go flying around me on the roads being ridiculously stupid don't be surprised if i try and get your plates because the plate I just wrote down belongs to a person causing me to be afraid to drive my Skyline on the road for fear of harassment whilst doing the right thing.

Luke

Edited January 23, 2010 by l_uk3y

[alr33x]

good luck selling off the car and having money left over for TAC etc.. every single one of my cars has lost money and i've had to tip in..so not really that bad a result for the driver plus just get a friend/family member to buy it back cheaply id think..cant see much demand for a "thrashed" commo / import. start saving

[Wyseman]

i would think logical and common sense would prevail here

if you are caught and fined 3 times for driving with hoon style behaviour

then it seems reasonable that you loose your car

+1 for this. And for crushing. What's the point of just selling it again so someone else can do the same thing with it. No one would support the cops selling weapons that they'd confiscated from criminals, they want them gone so that they can't be used to commit more offences by someone else.

As to outstanding finance on cars that are being crushed, imagine if you had to prove a good driving history to the finance company before they'd accept you as a good "risk" to loan to? Perhaps people would drive more sensibly if they thought that certain offences would prevent them from ever getting a car loan...

It wouldn't take much confiscating / crushing etc to have an impact on anti-social behaviour in cars. You'd be out with mates and they'd encourage you to do a skid etc, it wouldn't be worth the risk in your nice car..

The one thing i would wish however is that cop cars were all fitted with video recording, and that offences that might lose you your car needed to be backed up with video evidence, not just their word against yours. No evidence, no impound, no proof of hooning.

[l_uk3y]

The one thing i would wish however is that cop cars were all fitted with video recording, and that offences that might lose you your car needed to be backed up with video evidence, not just their word against yours. No evidence, no impound, no proof of hooning.

Agreed some form of evidence should be necessary. I'd hate to see someones pride and joy get crushed over something completely minor (i.e lsd noises) doing a U turn being claimed as hooning. That being said you would have to be having a bad day to be nabbed 3 times for very lame non hoon offenses. Regardless the possibility is their as it is at the officers digression.

What I dont understand is how everything is now marked as hooning.

- If your doing 150km/h + on the road you should be charged with excessive speeding and reckless endangerment.

- If your doing a burnout you should be charged with dangerous driving and public nuisance

- If your street racing against someone then you should get slapped with all of the above.

Badging the whole lot as "hooning" really pulls it away from the real offense. Every offense should be treated for exactly what it is. If your putting especially high risk areas at risk (i.e residential areas, city centres, blackspots) then they should be charged accordingly.

Stop calling a garden spade a shovel just because you don't want them to feel small.

[alr33x]

^^

agree everything is hooning these days its a joke..

but they have to tighten the police powers to impound otherwise a bloke might just not like your hair style and say you took off to quick from the lights or anything they want to make up.. and its your job to prove thats not that case guna take up a lot of court time with bs imo

[Bozz]

Carry a bottle of Beam in the car.

If you get pulled over after being a tool, down half the bottle.

The judge will understand if you were drunk. You wont get off but you'll probably keep your car

[PIOTREK]

^^^^ lol that is so true, chripy the wheels will result in your car been crushed- while driving pissed is not an offence lol