What defines a Hoon?

04redxr8 · 23-01-2010, 10:00 AM

Anyone who drives a car and enjoys it.

On a serious note, the idiot from Melbourne who killed himself, and four of his mates would be my definition of what should constitute a hoon, for this law to be fair.

What I mean by that, is that if you speed by 10-20k's over you get a ticket. If continually keep doing the wrong thing and show you don't care about the law and other road users, then you should be elevated to the next level.

I apologise for bringing that thread up, however, it is the best example of what I think a hoon is. He had many incidents, and had appeared in court. He allegedly did not abide by the punishment handed down. (not sure what this was, but it was mentioned). This shows an attitude which I believe is what the legislation should be based on.

For serious offences, in some states, a court appearance is required. I think at that point, and that point only should any person be labelled as a 'hoon'. That way, their atitude towards their actions can be determined, and if they have no care or remorse, then maybe they are truly a hoon.

When this person, had been caught doing the wrong thing numerous times, and wasn't abiding by his punishment, a follow up court appearance, with a please explain, may have helped. At that time further punishment may have been required. Imagine if a court had decided he needed a more serious punishment and decided to impound his car. If they want to be serious about this, and try to do something about it, there needs to be follow up.

Giving this power to Police to wave around on the streets is wrong. Bad decisions can be made with severe repurcussions. e.g. The owner of the Lamborghini that was impounded, would now be obligated to inform his insurance company at renewal time about "his" car being impounded.Do you think the insurance company is going to list that he was not at fault? Interested to know how much his premiums will go up. These laws have an ongoing effect that will affect the person who is labelled a hoon for quite some time.

Care needs to be taken.