Tag Archives: Hoon Laws

Hoon laws toughened in Victoria from July 1

A P-plate hoon in Victoria has had his car impounded for 48 hours after he was caught travelling at 175km/h in the hail and rain in an unroadworthy, unregistered vehicle. The 20-year-old man from Ferntree Gully was travelling 75km/h over the speed

Queensland Hoon Hotline operational from December

The Queensland Police Service will launch a ‘hoon hotline’ next month in an attempt to give the public an easy way to report antisocial behavior on the roads. Police Minister Neil Roberts confirmed the creation of the service – 13 HOON (134

Lewis Hamilton receives $500 fine under hoon laws

Lewis Hamilton's attempt to show-off in front of his fans came to end in March, when the Formula 1 driver was caught by Victorian police outside Albert Park during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix doing a burnout in his borrowed Mercedes-Benz C6

Lewis Hamilton caught hooning in Melbourne

It's hard to believe but even the likes of Lewis Hamilton have now experienced the draconian traffic laws in Australia. The former Formula One world champion was tonight caught and charged with hooning in his Mercedes-Benz as he left Albert Park.

Anti-Hoon Laws – Road Safety or Political Vote Winner?

Any lingering doubt that Australian governments are exclusively PR driven were put to rest last Friday in Victoria when Tim Holding, Minister for the Transport Accident Commission, announced tough new laws to sell or crush the cars driven by so-calle