Hoon today and your car’s gone tomorrow

MORE than 2100 cars have been impounded in Victoria in the first year of the new hoon legislation.
And Cranbourne had cause for celebration with number 2000 taken away from its Lyndhurst driver last month.
The 26-year-old man had his Holden Commodore impounded on 14 June after he was accused of fishtailing in Cranbourne.
Assistant Commissioner (Traffic) Noel Ashby said the legislation had been a clear success in Victoria.
“For the first time, police have the power to immediately remove dangerous drivers from our roads by impounding their vehicles,” he said.
“By doing this, we ultimately make our roads safer and reduce the incidence of road trauma and the road toll.”
Driver analysis has shown half of Victoria’s hoon drivers are probationary licence holders and 98 per cent were male.
Mr Ashby said the legislation really targeted those young male drivers who were over-represented in road trauma and fatality statistics.
“This age group is more willing to take risks to themselves and others and this law enables police to take them off our roads immediately,” he said.
“However we have a range of people outside of this group who have lost their vehicle, including a 63-year-old man and two women in their 30s caught drag racing.”
The Holden Commodore was the most commonly impounded vehicle, with 37 per cent impounded followed by the Ford Falcon with 7.7 per cent.
Mr Ashby said hoon behaviour cost lives and police would continue confiscating their cars in the interests of road safety for all Victorians.