Noisy nuisance: Australia's car hoon epidemic
They're an unwelcome soundtrack among Aussie neighbourhoods, but one state has cracked down on car hoons with the country's strictest anti-hoon laws yet.
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00:00 *Car horn*
00:02 *Car horn*
00:04 Skidding tyres, ear-splitting revs and smoke shrouds are the unwelcome soundtrack of car hoons plaguing Aussie communities.
00:11 It's just got worse and worse and it's every night of the week.
00:13 *Car horn*
00:15 A car hoon is someone who deliberately drives their vehicle in a dangerous manner, damaging roads and disrupting neighbourhoods.
00:22 *Car horn*
00:24 Stats show young blokes aged between 17 and 25 are the usual demographic for this show of automotive aggression.
00:31 But what are councils doing about it?
00:33 Queensland have upped the ante with some of the nation's toughest anti-hooning laws.
00:38 New legislation will allow police to charge anyone who takes part in or is even a spectator of illegal street racing, drifting and burnout events.
00:47 *Screams*
00:49 If you've witnessed a hoon act, contact your local police or speak anonymously to Crimestoppers as every report helps build a case for councils.
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