A Current Affair Hoons

[Crackfox]

he was ripping it on a crowded street if he slipped on the brakes he could either smak a drunk fool crossing without realizing what was happening or maybe even lost the rear end and gone into the people sitting at the cafe's. not likely but possible, especially if the driver dosnt know what there doing.

heres a nice example of a quality burnout.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-a...3-1225807350240

i agree its way overhyped, the guy seemed to be in pretty good control of his car, however it wasnt really the safest spot to do it. if it was in a empty car park with no passengers i wouldnt have a problem with it. however the law wouldnt see any difference.

Hmm yeah but a drunk person could cross infront of anything, I'm not quite sure how drunk I would have to be to not notice someone ripping a big burnout next to me though. I wouldnt know because I have never even attempted to do a burnout, but if you felt yourself losing it surely you would be able to stop before you went flying into a cafe. Youd have to be pretty stupid to keep your foot on the accelerator the whole time.

As for the ferrari incident, a I understand what happened was:

-Hektik dude gets married, rents $150,000 ferrari

-Not used to the ferrari's power, handling or controls as he has never driven anything other than his hyundai excel.

-Fangs it and loses it on shifting to second which woulda been atleast 50kmph and keeps revving till he runs into a car.

I do agree it an insane spot to rip a burnout though, you cant really expect to do this and not be crucified by the media and have an example made of you by the law

[SLED]

even if what that cock did in Rundle Street wasn't dangerous, the last thing I'd need if dining out on the footpath with my missus is a lung full of smoke and a face full of rubber......go somewhere else dude!!

Surprised nobody picked up an outdoor chair or table and chucked at the Tard's car.

[Dohmar]

especially if you're having a meal... burnt rubber on steak don't do much for me

-D

even if what that cock did in Rundle Street wasn't dangerous, the last thing I'd need if dining out on the footpath with my missus is a lung full of smoke and a face full of rubber......go somewhere else dude!!

Surprised nobody picked up an outdoor chair or table and chucked at the Tard's car.

[scarface_au]

especially if you're having a meal... burnt rubber on steak don't do much for me

-D

Partly laws against stuff like burnouts is to stop tools who don't know what they're doing from hurting themselves and others. Go to failblog.org and check out "Burnout Fail" to see what I mean. If you can't be bothered, basically an idiot in a beemer does a burnout with the door open ... and gets thrown out and nearly runs himself over.

Burnouts aren't dangerous if you know what you're doing ... but there's no way for the police to know who knows what they're doing, so they have to make it illegal for everyone. The other thing is that stuff like burnouts is best done in an environment where those present appreciate such things. If I'm going to a drag race or something I expect clouds of smoke and bellowing engines. If I'm having dinner down the street ... not so much. As the previous poster put it, burnouts and dinner don't go well together.

It's stuff like this that gives us a bad rep, and it's a lot to do with why police harass import drivers. If it wasn't for idiots like this we could enjoy our cars (and our meals) in peace. Come on guys, keep it safe on the street, and save fanging around for the track. It's what they're there for.

[Damo_R34]

^, lol, so the excessive noise, damage to council property (road) and rubber spray on innocent pedestrians are fine?

[kb-r33]

^, lol, so the excessive noise, damage to council property (road) and rubber spray on innocent pedestrians are fine?

negative

[pyro-ns]

Partly laws against stuff like burnouts is to stop tools who don't know what they're doing from hurting themselves and others. Go to failblog.org and check out "Burnout Fail" to see what I mean. If you can't be bothered, basically an idiot in a beemer does a burnout with the door open ... and gets thrown out and nearly runs himself over.

type "driving fail" into failblog.org and review the 7 pages of results. maybe we should outlaw driving too?

[Madaz]

not such a bad thing for some people

and would cut the accident toll down too

[Krishy]

the amount of drivers out on the roads that dont have a clue what they are doing is ridiculous......it amazes me as to how did they get their license......out of a cereal box perhaps......

[scarface_au]

the amount of drivers out on the roads that dont have a clue what they are doing is ridiculous......it amazes me as to how did they get their license......out of a cereal box perhaps......

Getting a driver's licence in Australia is so pathetically easy ... there's nothing in the driver's test that examines your ability to control a car. You might get the brake pedal and the accelerator confused on a regular basis, but so long as you indicate in the right places you're fine.

What we should do is get rid of the minimum hours requirement for learners (about 120 in Victoria I think) and replace it with a couple of sessions of driver training. A few hours on a skid pan, learning how to control a slide, how to stop quickly without losing it, stuff like that. It would teach learners a lot more than dozens of hours driving in traffic. At the very least, the government should introduce subsidies for people who want to learn to control their cars better. It would save a lot of lives.

[TALBO]

None of that addresses the issues (for the majority) of selfishness, and just the plain inattentive drivers

[Krishy]

there is a bit of both out there....inattentive driving plus people who think they are the next schumacher in their vn commies......it should be mandatory for the Learners to go through defensive driver training as well as do the 50 odd hours of supervised driver training.......i know my lil bro is going through his learners atm and i make sure that i make the point very clear to him in regards of inattentive driving or thinking that he is the best driver on the planet.....dont take risks and i will be making sure that he goes for those defensive driver courses.....

[Dohmar]

the shit thing is, many of the drivers out there dont bother doing something as easy as using indicators (my pet hate) or they put the indicators on, while theyre changing lanes, not before..

ive noticed a lot of douchebags in suv's and hatchbacks overtaking me on main roads when im going 60-61kph, many of them overtaking on the inside lane (bad move). its these people that we need to get sent to the automotive gulag for 're-education'

-D

Getting a driver's licence in Australia is so pathetically easy ... there's nothing in the driver's test that examines your ability to control a car. You might get the brake pedal and the accelerator confused on a regular basis, but so long as you indicate in the right places you're fine.

What we should do is get rid of the minimum hours requirement for learners (about 120 in Victoria I think) and replace it with a couple of sessions of driver training. A few hours on a skid pan, learning how to control a slide, how to stop quickly without losing it, stuff like that. It would teach learners a lot more than dozens of hours driving in traffic. At the very least, the government should introduce subsidies for people who want to learn to control their cars better. It would save a lot of lives.

[Krishy]

dont even start me on Cab drivers

[On Edge]

plus people who think they are the next schumacher in their vn commies

it aint just people in vn commodores....

[TALBO]

the shit thing is, many of the drivers out there dont bother doing something as easy as using indicators (my pet hate) or they put the indicators on, while theyre changing lanes, not before..

ive noticed a lot of douchebags in suv's and hatchbacks overtaking me on main roads when im going 60-61kph, many of them overtaking on the inside lane (bad move). its these people that we need to get sent to the automotive gulag for 're-education'

-D

That's pretty much what I'm on about. They put their indicator on and change lanes without looking because they've used their indicator means they're allowed to change lanes as aggressively as they want without looking. Women who delve into their handbags either on the passenger floor or the seat and yank the steering wheel left as they reach over.... the list goes on!

Not even 20 minutes ago I got beeped at on Tapleys hill Rd by a woman who I was behind at a set of traffic lights. Lights went green and she slowly sped up to 40-45Kmh so I changed lanes and went to move in front of her and she sped up and beeped at me. Then disappears in my mirrors as she slowed down again to 40Kmh....WTF. I think I saw her get pen and paper and write down my plate

[Krishy]

now you will get the cops coming at your house because you are a hoon steve....lol

[TALBO]

Doesn't bother me if they did. I'll get them to go ask her why she did 45 in a 60 zone in the right lane and then why did she speed up to block me from over taking her!

[RubyRS4]

Doesn't bother me if they did. I'll get them to go ask her why she did 45 in a 60 zone in the right lane and then why did she speed up to block me from over taking her!

I get that all the time. People driving slow in either left or right hand lanes. I change lanes to pass them, then suddenly they don't want me passing them so they speed up. Then when I do get in front, they carry on like idiots and tailgate me.

[Krishy]

Doesn't bother me if they did. I'll get them to go ask her why she did 45 in a 60 zone in the right lane and then why did she speed up to block me from over taking her!

i forgot to put my post in Italics