Anti Hooning Laws.... spoiling the fun
Discussion
Hoon crackdown triggers excuse boom
From: By Miguel D'Souza and Heather Low Choy
December 15, 2005
Smokin' ... "I'm having diff problems officer", just won't cut it with the cops / File THE need to show off to the opposite sex proved too much for a young Tasmanian driver, who was nabbed by police for doing a burnout outside a school formal so he could impress the gathering girls.
An off-duty police officer caught the hoon in the act outside the leavers' dinner at Laetare Gardens in Moonah and promptly booked him and the young man had his car confiscated under tough new "anti-hooning" laws announced in Tasmania.
The young man was the second driver to have his car seized in the past month after hooning at a school formal.
Tasmania police say their festive-season crackdown on hooning has resulted in numerous arrests, and some interesting excuses, which have included such gems as:
"I just put in a reconditioned engine and was trying it out";
"I wasn't on the brakes, the car uses a lot of oil when it is under pressure";
"I have problems with my differential"; and
"I was just trying to make a name for myself".
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Sergeant Grant Twining, of Glenorchy Police, said other recent confiscations included a car belonging to a driver who had held his licence for only six months.
"He had his vehicle confiscated for three months after police observed him doing burnouts," Sgt Twining said.
The driver, a second-time offender, had evidently tried his hardest to avoid being caught: "At the time of sighting the vehicle, police couldn't see the make or colour of the car due to the amount of smoke from the burnout," said Sgt Twining.
Another driver had his vehicle confiscated after racing while completely unaware of the police car driving behind him.
Tasmania police have been following up on all reports of anti-social driving behaviour, in a state-wide crackdown on car-hooning.
Victoria's police force have had their fair share of creative lip from apprehended hoons, with the following surfacing from their archives of worst excuses for speeding:
"I just washed the car and was trying to dry it off before it streaked"
"I had to go to the toilet"
"The car was overheating so I was hurrying to put water into it"
Victorian police have also pointed out that drivers caught using mobile phones while on the move are also a rich vein of comic excuse talent, citing the following gems. "I wasn't using it, I was sending a text message," said one driver. Others included:
I was using the calculator function, not the actual phone
I wasn't using the phone, I was scratching my ear
I'm a very busy person
From: By Miguel D'Souza and Heather Low Choy
December 15, 2005
Smokin' ... "I'm having diff problems officer", just won't cut it with the cops / File THE need to show off to the opposite sex proved too much for a young Tasmanian driver, who was nabbed by police for doing a burnout outside a school formal so he could impress the gathering girls.
An off-duty police officer caught the hoon in the act outside the leavers' dinner at Laetare Gardens in Moonah and promptly booked him and the young man had his car confiscated under tough new "anti-hooning" laws announced in Tasmania.
The young man was the second driver to have his car seized in the past month after hooning at a school formal.
Tasmania police say their festive-season crackdown on hooning has resulted in numerous arrests, and some interesting excuses, which have included such gems as:
"I just put in a reconditioned engine and was trying it out";
"I wasn't on the brakes, the car uses a lot of oil when it is under pressure";
"I have problems with my differential"; and
"I was just trying to make a name for myself".
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Sergeant Grant Twining, of Glenorchy Police, said other recent confiscations included a car belonging to a driver who had held his licence for only six months.
"He had his vehicle confiscated for three months after police observed him doing burnouts," Sgt Twining said.
The driver, a second-time offender, had evidently tried his hardest to avoid being caught: "At the time of sighting the vehicle, police couldn't see the make or colour of the car due to the amount of smoke from the burnout," said Sgt Twining.
Another driver had his vehicle confiscated after racing while completely unaware of the police car driving behind him.
Tasmania police have been following up on all reports of anti-social driving behaviour, in a state-wide crackdown on car-hooning.
Victoria's police force have had their fair share of creative lip from apprehended hoons, with the following surfacing from their archives of worst excuses for speeding:
"I just washed the car and was trying to dry it off before it streaked"
"I had to go to the toilet"
"The car was overheating so I was hurrying to put water into it"
Victorian police have also pointed out that drivers caught using mobile phones while on the move are also a rich vein of comic excuse talent, citing the following gems. "I wasn't using it, I was sending a text message," said one driver. Others included:
I was using the calculator function, not the actual phone
I wasn't using the phone, I was scratching my ear
I'm a very busy person
Probably wont be long before it happens here.
It all boils down to extorting more money from us, for no reason other than owning a car.
I'd hate to imagine what costs these criminals made the "hooners" pay for storage and towing their cars away.
Yes, the criminals are the ones who stole the cars from their owners.
and WTF is a hooner lol.
It all boils down to extorting more money from us, for no reason other than owning a car.
I'd hate to imagine what costs these criminals made the "hooners" pay for storage and towing their cars away.
Yes, the criminals are the ones who stole the cars from their owners.
and WTF is a hooner lol.
I know when i was visiting my better half in august the cops in Brissy & Surfers Paradise were having a massive crackdown on hoons & pulling over modified cars & doing safety checks on the spot. Saw 1 guy with a beaut R34 Skyline obviously spent thousands on it, get it towed away cos the cops said the intercooler was dangerous cos the bottom of it protruded below the bumper. He wasn't even driving @ the time just walked up & slapped a ticket on his car
Surely some of these car owners would have legal rights to fight what has been done, if a car has been confiscated for no reason ??
The R34 intercooler thing is complete BS. How on earth could that possibly be dangerous ? If someone ended up under a car, the intercooler would be the last thing to worry about !!!!!!!!
The R34 intercooler thing is complete BS. How on earth could that possibly be dangerous ? If someone ended up under a car, the intercooler would be the last thing to worry about !!!!!!!!
Nah it is law now, and the cops can do something about it.
There was nothing better than watching a heap of cars doing laps around surfers at night. Use to sit out on the balcony and watch all the cars fly down the straight.
Will have to dig out some photos.. of when the cops use to hide out around the corner.
There was nothing better than watching a heap of cars doing laps around surfers at night. Use to sit out on the balcony and watch all the cars fly down the straight.
Will have to dig out some photos.. of when the cops use to hide out around the corner.
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