The Victorian Police has today announced "10,000 hoons taken off the road" in that state over the past three and a half years.
At a rate of almost eight per day, police have confiscated vehicles for 48 hours from drivers who choose to exceed the speed by over 45km/h, engage in dangerous driving practices or street race against other motorists. ...The media release is a nice example of marketing by a justice agency -
Deputy Commissioner Ken Lay (Road Policing) said ... "The fact that we have impounded 10,000 of these hoons shows that some people have just not got the message. Speed and dangerous driver behaviour kills, and it is time for everyone, not just some, to wake up and realise that".
Police recorded a triple-impoundment in November 2008 when three 18-year-old P-Plate drivers from Craigieburn had their cars removed after residents, fed up with the trio’s burnouts and doughnuts, dialled the hoon hotline.It is also of interest for basic statistics. Male drivers represent about 96% of the penalised Victorian hoons. Female hoons increased one percent in the past year, from an undisclosed base. The average age of hoon drivers remains at 24. The majority of impounds take place over the weekend. A 29 year-old Mooroopna man had his motorcycle impounded in January last year after he exceeded the speed limit by 150 kmh. Presumably just dashing out at 200 or 230 kmh to buy a carton of milk.
The residents watched and applauded as the Holden Commodore Ute, Ford Falcon Sedan and Holden Commodore Sedan were towed away.
