thats bull.... .
i replied to that article, see the two by John.

That is just nonsense. Instead of making up laws targeting hoons, why not spend the millions of dollars they take from tax payers and fund some driver education courses?
Learning how to control a car and learning about the consequences of speedind, racing and burnout is the main key in kurbing this behaviour.
i'm 18, and i like to drive quick. Fortunately i have a drag strip and track not too far from home, however why isnt there money thrown into creating a designated drag strip for people to have fun?
Just another revenue raising plan by the government

*yawn*

:boredom:

thinks to himself...
"not another p-plater sympathy thread"....

SOO081, you come under this banner too, see they think "Hoon" AKA f**kWIT = Enthusiast.

If you get caught speeding, expect a nice old arse reeming, just because your driving a turbo charged subaru.
If it was a Mazda Metro, no such trouble. Even tho it seems must f**kWITS drive those POS'S.

*yawn*

so i read the article, following stewprack's post.

its not even a reputable news source.




why should I even care?


I don't know why you're getting your knickers knotted. So hoons are back in the media spotlight....Electionmania became boring. Give it to the end of the week, and something else will come into the spotlight.

If you're stupid enough to get done twice for street racing, maybe you SHOULDN'T be driving anyway? Anyone stop and think about that?

LE7SGO wrote:

True SOOOBI it isnt a reputable news source. but there has been coverage of this idea else where such as news and i think SMH also talked about it.

And that's just it.

Its just talk.



Just like terrorism, the election, speed cameras, how supermarkets rip us off on fresh produce, wrinkle creams, music piracy and amazing weight loss techniques.

XoN wrote:

If you're stupid enough to get done twice for street racing, maybe you SHOULDN'T be driving anyway? Anyone stop and think about that?

+1

seems to me the "thread starters" or "complainers" on this topic are possibly concerned due to their "sometimes" partaking in said hoonish behaviour???

personally i dont care and will applaud when they bring in the laws, as i have nothing to worry about. its really simple, just abide by the law.

(eagerly awaits scathing replies from sooky lala immature hoons )

this was my P plate car and as it looked 7 years ago......



a hj wagon i spent 20k on over the years i had it. pretty much everything new, worked v8, etc, etc. it was a daily driver. in 6 years i was only pulled over twice for the "random check", all other times i was doin something stupid.

this wagon attracted attention more so than a stock looking liberty ever could, yet i never had a problem. ive always had modified "look at me" cars (apart from the lib) yet also, never had a problem.

but thats just me, im not a hoon.

legacy rsk wrote:

here we go again a p plater being picked on.....grow up you people are high risk get used to it....i get pulled over as well but i dont winge about it.....shane

I'm a green P plater and I kinda agree with you.

P plate stuff comes and goes in the Media, and when it does come up they have a field day on it.

At the end of the day people have all gone through a similar or the same licensing scheme as us, and would have done similar things and shared similar attitudes.

I say its just time to prove everyone wrong and show to the road users that P platers can be responsible, and that we deserve a better reputation.

There are always going to be things that can be done to help us out such as government funded training courses or track days and the like, but there will always be problems and issues associated with all of them.

Perhaps with more media exposure and more publicised meets and greets for car groups / clubs and the likes we can show enthusiast does not mean hoon. If they see P platers taking the initiative to do training courses and have track days it may help to show we do know the right place to take the car for a squirt.

10k/h over = 1hr Driver Training.
20k/h over = 2hr Driver Training.
25k/h+ over = 2 day Driver Training Course.

The more it is in the media, the more people accept raising the fine amounts every few months. I believe a 2 second loss of traction now incurs something like a $500 fine.

Economically crippling someone does not make them a better driver.

Cheers,
Nik

how are we high risk compared to other drivers. the only reason i can see of been high risk is us having less experience. but as soup said its bull being targeted because of that p. when i was on reds i was pulled over 15 times over a 12 month period for RBT's, looking at me you wouldnt class me as a hoon my lib isnt hoonish and i dont drive like a hoon but since ive got greens im hoping it doesnt happen as much.

and for all the people who are complaining about winging f**k YOU im sick of bweing bullied by police

theprotest wrote:

10k/h over = 1hr Driver Training.
20k/h over = 2hr Driver Training.
25k/h+ over = 2 day Driver Training Course.

The more it is in the media, the more people accept raising the fine amounts every few months. I believe a 2 second loss of traction now incurs something like a $500 fine.

Economically crippling someone does not make them a better driver.

Cheers,
Nik

very valid point. to all who are bitching about P platers winging, u are the ppl that need to grow up, i mean answer this: I got my open licence the other day (paid the renewal cost, no tests or anything) so does that mean that im a perfect driver now that i am a "experienced driver"?????? im classed as 1 so do i miraculosly evolve into that said "perfect driver"

its a proven fact: the nail that sticks out gets hammered! who said that us enthusiasts are un-educated.