Comments on: Police crack down on car enthusiasts

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:31:58 +0000

Hi Everyone,
Im a frightenned driver in South Australia, with a car that looks fast and is fast. B U T:

I have NEVER had a driving offense in the ten years ive had my license. So i DEFINATELY dont participate in hoon activities.

2 Questions:
- What happens if im wrongly accused by a jealous or corrupt police officer of doing something wrong just because my car looks fast?
- What happens if I keep on getting defected for no reason by an UNTRAINED officer, even though there is nothing wrong with my car (completely stock car). Isnt that harrassment?

It seems that we might as well give up on this, because no one has an answer on how to fight these corrupt laws. I agree that even saving ONE life makes tough laws worth while, but not all drivers should be picked on and defected if they have never done a thing wrong. That is the unfair bit.

What answer is there to protect the truly honest drivers with legal cars? If someone owns a firearm for example, does that mean they should be automatically accused of killing someone, just because a gun looks like it can kill someone?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:28:12 +0000

Next thing will be noise control confiscating your house if you have too many parties or too much loud noise.

By: LOWDWN NZ HOON

LOWDWN NZ HOON — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:13:18 +0000

Thats a joke give the guy back his GT sure take his car off him for 28days but selling it is just downright rude!!!We are tax payers we pay for the roads so we should be able too do skids on them!

By: Stuzz

Stuzz — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:37:19 +0000

Expensive lesson, and probably not fitting to the “crime”. Revenue is hiding under the guise of safety and hazard reduction. For the kill joys in blue, go do some real police work. As for the “serves him right” people, go yell at the tv when a current affair is on.

By: Marty

Marty — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:12:34 +0000

Everyone is quick to say “take it to the track for $20″. What doesn’t make it to the media is that if you dare to actually drive your street registered modified car to the track, you will get bent over by the same people who tell you to take it to the track. My license is currently suspended because last time I went to the drags I “allegedly” broke the speed limit by 40kph infront of a marked police car. It didn’t happen.

By: Matt Coates

Matt Coates — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:25:27 +0000

I want to know what happens when police take off quick, or turn around hard and squeal the tyres, do they confiscate their wife……heck, watching TV would have you belive every police car turns around in a cloud of smoke…
This is just a complete abuse of legislative power…..but being devils advocate says second time….do the time.

I for one do not believe that authorities should have the rights to confiscate cars without concrete proof that it was committed ie: video evidence, including driver in case.

What happens if I let my son drive my GT and he does a skid….

By: andrew joseph

andrew joseph — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:38:51 +0000

lol yeah i no i couldn’t correct it when i posted it

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:28:43 +0000

or do you mean its the sirens that go A-LOUD???
because they are ALOUD to

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:27:49 +0000

Andrew,
the police arent even ALOUD to pull you over for smoking the wheels.
They are how ever ALLOWED to pull you over smoking the wheels.
its all a funny area to me

By: andrew joseph

andrew joseph — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:55:14 +0000

wat happens when you see a unmarked police car spin the wheels with smoke coming of the tyres to chase some one for speeding in the other direction can i give chase and pull them over when they stop the car for speeding and say why u spin your wheels there was no need for it so i as a tax payer am confiscating your car NO I AM NOT ALOUD TO AM I ,he gets away with it doesnt he yes he does,as far as i am concerned if i ever get caught spinning wheels for some reason i want video footage of my actual car doing it,and if you dont have it or u carnt prove it u can get stuffed or u take it becuase the police get a big head doing it,makes them look big, we are going to court and i want evidence this hoon law is just stupid and unfair