Thursday, September 23, 2004

Cheap Tyres for sale?

At our picnic yesterday, the serene silence was shattered by the savage screech of rapidly rotating rubber.

We could not see the car that was making the noise, but the heavy throbbing of the engine, interspersed with the high pitched squeal was ample evidence that some of the local hoons were leaving their trademark circle of shame on a local road nearby.

I have often been mystified to know what the attraction is to drive a car around in very small circles. Particularly when fuel prices are at an all time high. With tyres being around $400 each, who has the money to be able to leave the better part of them lying on the road behind you? Next time I hear a hoon doing donuts, I'll have to track him down to find out where he buys his tyres. They must be dirt cheap if he can afford to waste them like that.

Luckily, the anti-hoon laws that have been enacted in this state make it possible to get these menaces off the roads. Dropping donuts and screeching tyres can result in the hoons vehicle being impounded for 24 to 48 hours for first offences.

Some Australian states have even tougher laws where vehicles can be forfeited to the government. The cars can then be sold and the funds used to help pay for road safety and further police patrols.

I am not trying to stop those who wish to drive fast and show their motoring skills. The place to show-off those skills is the racetrack, dragway or in a farmer's paddock (with permission, of course). In the right place, you are only going to kill yourself and passengers, if you're on the roads, stick to the rules. I don't want to be the one who pays the ultimate price, if you lose control.


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