A CAR has been crushed in Dandenong today as a demonstration of tough new anti-hoon laws.

The white Holden Commodore belonged to a 22-year-old serial hoon driver from Hamilton.

He was nabbed twice for burnouts and once for high-speed and dangerous driving.



Assistant Commissioner Ken Lay says repeat hoon offenders will face their cars being pulverised as the Government gets tough with troublemakers on the roads. More than 40 will be crushing in the next few months.

Police Minister Bob Cameron said the man was considered a public danger on the road.

"As the car does not meet Victoria's resale safety standards and is owned outright by the driver, it was used by SES volunteers to practise their road rescue skills before being crushed," Mr Cameron said.

More than 40 cars are in line to be crushed in the next few months.

Under revamped laws, first-time hoon drivers will have their car impounded for seven days as opposed to two days.

And second-time hoon offenders will have their car immobilised or impounded for 28 days.

More than 11,300 cars have been impounded in the four years since anti-hoon legislation was introduced.

Almost half of the cars are Holdens, with St Albans the most common suburb.

Deputy Commissioner Ken Lay said cars that had an acceptable safety rating would be sold rather than crushed.

"If we permanently seize a vehicle that is not of a high safety standard, in that it doesn't have features such as ABS brakes and airbags, I cannot, in good conscience, send that vehicle back into the community," Mr Lay said.

"This is about getting unsafe vehicles off the road and working to a higher standard of road safety across the state, while also sending a strong message to people who choose to hoon on our roads."

Police already have the power to crush cars, but only in extreme cases.

The car of a repeat offender was crushed more than a year ago under anti-hoon laws, but it is about to become more commonplace.

Under the law, hoons' cars will be either confiscated and sold or crushed for third offences.

Cars set to be crushed will be stripped of parts, which will be sold, and the shell will be put in a compactor.

It is understood that under the new policy a vehicle would only be crushed if it is unsafe or deemed to have been illegally modified to a point where it is unsafe.

Speed limiters have also been considered.

Additional measured the Brumby Government have been in discussions about include:

- First time offenders having their vehicle impounded or immobilised for a week,

- Second time offenders having their vehicle impounded for up to three months or lose their car permanently for the most serious offences

- Third time offenders will forfeit their vehicle, which would be sold or crushed. Any proceeds of a sale would go to victims of crime.

Cars that are owned by third parties, such as a bank, will be sold to cover the debt with the remainder going to victims of road trauma.

It is understood the government is opposed to convicted hoons being able to buy back their cars if it is spared the compactor.

More than 10,000 cars in Victoria have been impounded under anti-hoon laws.

Under current laws, police can apply to the courts following second or third hoon offences to have a car immobilised for three months or forfeited permanently.

The impetus to toughen anti-hoon laws came after a horrific Mill Park crash that claimed five lives.

The State Government and Opposition both announced they would crush cars soon after the crash.

Hoon offences include excessive speeding, drag racing or dangerous driving.

Original Article

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Kath of Dandenong Posted at 11:01 AM Today

Yay, if crush all hoon cars. This will make my old Commodore a rare and valuable collectable!

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Zika Macola of Melbourne Posted at 11:01 AM Today

How about putting idiots behind bars before they kill someone? If you crush hoon's cars what is going to stop them getting another one?

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Happy of Vic Posted at 11:01 AM Today

And about bloody well time too .

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Delilah of South Yarra Posted at 11:02 AM Today

About time Darlings! Soon there won't be one Crimmadore left on the roads!

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Motorhead Posted at 11:06 AM Today

Brumby you have totally lost the plot you un-elected d..k h..d. I think we've got bigger problems in this state than trying to crush some clowns car..You will go down in victoria's history as one of those clowns. Wake up you idiot...

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Peter of Melbourne Posted at 11:10 AM Today

What a beautiful picture - suck it up hoons!

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SS of Melbourne Posted at 11:11 AM Today

This is great, lets see if it works and makes difference in our society, would be good to see ZERO Tolerance in this matter.

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spike of oak park Posted at 11:12 AM Today

WHAT HAPPEDED TO THE WHEELS & TYRES ($$$$$$$$ FOR SOMEONE.BUT LIKE THE PROGRAM.)

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Alice Posted at 11:18 AM Today

Itâ??s about time the government did something to teach 'hoon drivers' a lesson. People these days continue to break the law on Victorian roads and get away with it, but this scheme will give them something to think about. It could happen to them! I don't understand people that go out make a total knob of themselves by speeding, reckless driving, even causing other drivers to die because of their stupidity, and clearly don't care about other drivers on the road. What are they trying to prove?

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Macca Posted at 11:20 AM Today

It should be second time car is gone. To many hoons do it again and again and they just laugh off the fines etc Teach them a lesson and make our streets safe from these inconsiderate idiots

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Justin of Melbourne Posted at 11:24 AM Today

And any preventative measures over said hoons purchasing another vehicle, or even the type or power of a newly-purchased vehicle?

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Melbourne thinktank of Melbourne Posted at 12:14 PM Today

Can they leave the driver in the car during the crush? Soft...

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and Posted at 12:14 PM Today

All this will do is make hoons go out and buy old cars that are more unsafe and unroadworthy, why would a hoon care if they lost a $500 dollar car. There needs to be alot more done than just crushing cars. Driver training is one thing, more legal venus such as skid pans and race tracks. I want to know why a drink driver, is exempt from being deemed a hoon, they are more dangerous on the roads than someone that performs a burnout. Yet people who continue to drink drive are let off with a slap on the wrist. All this is doing is covering the problem with a quick fix, but not fixing the real problem.

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Realist of Epping of Epping Posted at 12:15 PM Today

I agree with Mark Skaife. We need a tougher system to be put in place, so unreliable and unskilled drivers dont drive. Speeding is one thing, but you can also die for driving too slow and making the wrong decisions! By raising the speed limit and bringing in a tougher system, there will be less deaths on our roads.

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Hoon Hater of Melbourne Posted at 12:15 PM Today

To Motorhead, you are the d*** h***. Lose a family member or a friend to a hoon and then see what you have to say. Something has to stop these morons and if it means crushing cars or locking them up. Im all for it.

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Wayne of Pakenham Posted at 12:15 PM Today

We need to address the real issue and that's the breeding of bogans and morons in our communities. Selective breeding is the way to go and we will soon erase these idiots from the community. Afterall, there are numerous checks before people qualify for IVF, the same checks should apply for bogans and morons trying to breed naturally.

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Brendon of Clayton Posted at 12:16 PM Today

Stop the talk, demonstrations and third time unlucky waffle and get serious with these idiots. First time, impound for 28 days, second time crushed! End of story!

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Anthony of Cockatoo Posted at 12:17 PM Today

These new laws will not make a scrap of difference.

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P Goodwin of Latrobe Valley Posted at 12:19 PM Today

The road's are filling up with bogans who tailgate and try and push people over the speed limit these are hoons

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Crush Crush Crush of Melbourne Posted at 12:21 PM Today

What would make this a special moment is for the owner of the car to be there and for someone to film his face and that of his parents. For they sure brought him up right....respect and obey the law. Good Job. Government could make a tv show and people would pay to press the button crushing the cars of hoons who have, or could have killed people while they drove around our streets. Who have put our family and friends at rish while they flouted the laws that rest of us obey.

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STi of Melb Posted at 12:21 PM Today

"Almost half of the cars are Holdens, with St Albans the most common suburb." so is anything being done about the crime rate in st albans? no? good to see they've got their priorities right

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Michelle of Lyndhurst Posted at 12:23 PM Today

They should ban the bogans from driving 6 cylinder plus RWD vehicles and 4 cylinder turbo's. I'd like to see them try to do burnouts etc in a Ford Festiva! I don't think that would be as much fun somehow

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lorri Posted at 12:23 PM Today

Glad to hear about these new hoon laws . A week is better than 2 days but 2 weeks would be better as they would really miss their cars.

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Jack of the sea Posted at 12:24 PM Today

What a fantastic idea. Please implement this into all Melbourne suburbs.

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M of Melb Posted at 12:27 PM Today

So what happens if your child gets caught speeding in your car??????? Stupidity, what a waste of money, at least auction them off for a charity!!!!!

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Suburban Driver Posted at 12:28 PM Today

Fair enough, crush the cars of idiots. How about the dangers we face from undercover Police? I Quite often I see dangerous/speeding activity by undercover police cars, changing across 3 lanes, no lights on, weaving through traffic etc... not even to pull someone over for breaking a road rule. One instance it was to pull over to a drive through cafe for a coffee on the side of the road just after the Burvale hotel. Also see them drag off from the left lane at the lights frequently, one of those which merges from 4 into 3 lanes. ie. Springvale Rd/Burwood Hwy. Some other things the Police appear take pride in doing. -Revving their car at the lights, starring at another driver to goad or incite them into a drag race. So they can fine them/raise revenue/meet a quota. What happens if they incite that drag race and then there is an accident!! T his is very dangerous! -Taligating within one to half a car length, very very frequent, for some kilometres trying to pressure the person into a mistake so they can fine them and raise some revenue/meet a quota. I see it every second day. What happens if they pressure/make that driver so nervous they have an accident!

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doc eggbert of bogans 'r us Posted at 12:28 PM Today

wow so now the grand total of TWO, yes TWO, cars have been crushed in 12 months. this is not a deterrant. crush all pre-2000 commodores.

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BillionGates of Melbs Posted at 12:30 PM Today

To be honest most of the idiots who wrap themelves around poles and kill each other are young males. Target them not people like Lewis Hamilton.

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Ashley of Camberwell. Posted at 12:38 PM Today

If you want to get around the law, make sure you register your car as being owned by someone else - like a brother, sister or a best friend. If the Government was serious they would put the little criminal in Jail and stop stuffing around with all these high visibility BS gimmics.

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Tony Montana Posted at 12:39 PM Today

Stories like this makes me wanna become more of a hoon! Well done Mr. Brumby, another political stunt! Police Minister Bob Cameron you are a total idiot!! If this man was considered a public danger on the road, why not crush him instead of the car! The car was innocent! Get REAL!

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Vesna Martic of Nunawading Posted at 12:40 PM Today

I hope they film each crushing & post it on the net as a reminder to all who think they'll get away with it!

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Michael Posted at 12:41 PM Today

10,000 cars have been impounded. lets says that $500 fine for each car. I wonder how much of that money is going to Crime Victims and How to to the Phat pollies????

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Let this be a lesson of Melbourne Posted at 12:44 PM Today

Motorhead - you are the idiot. It is obvious that the ROAD TOLL is one of the big issues we need to deal with in this state and this is a serious attempt to curb it.

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Sherree of Melbourne Posted at 12:46 PM Today

This is great but there should be more preventative measures/rules/regulations put in place prior to this. As Mark Skaife said in a tv special. We need to educate our drivers better, require more of them so then they 1) dont feel the desire to be wreckless 2) Know how to handle vehicles especially at higher speeds. Obtaining your license needs to be that you have to complete more requirements & you have to earn it, not a measley 120hrs. Like in Europe you have to have intense education, advance driving skills (in all conditions), parents forbidden from teaching children, driving etiquette etc. Preventative measures as well as consequences(for hoon behaviour) need to be implemented/regulated!

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Becky Posted at 12:47 PM Today

A real Pinnochio she is. Nose seems to grow from the lies that we hear day by day. Lets shut our ears lest it grows longer listening too lies from the Labour Party like what she is being subjected to. Just explains why both are just as long.

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taz of broadford vic. Posted at 12:48 PM Today

Number one, I blame tv. shows such as "top gear" and these idiots trying to copycat the antics of boguns on these type of shows. Number two,the so-called "hoons" are just complete show-offs,and I say that the tightening up of the laws is long over-due.I dont think that they realise they not only have to go without their mode of transport,but they cop a towing charge of anywhere beteewn $300.00 to $500.00,plus the storage fee,let alone the grief of loved ones that they have either killed or injured. A car is a lethal weapon in the wrong hands,so the authorities should look at them as if they have a fire-arm in their possession,and take the appropiate action...!!!

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G Dalton of Vic Posted at 12:54 PM Today

Trust that if the car is not owned by the hoon behind the wheel . It will also be subject to the same procedures.

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James Posted at 12:54 PM Today

Why not donate the cars to charity instead of crushing them??

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Pauly of Riddells Creek Posted at 12:56 PM Today

Commodores do look better lowered

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Sunny Posted at 12:56 PM Today

What a waste. Surely that car could have been auctioned and the proceeds gone to a charity or something worthwhile. In this case who is going to benefit from the scrap metal?

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Rob Lane of CBD Posted at 12:57 PM Today

How would the Car Insurance look at this , cops crushing your car , if they payout I think I will do a few donuts in my old Alfa outside the local police station get it crushed for free & get a new one ..

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Private Sector Employee of Kew Posted at 12:58 PM Today

Great more landfill, these cars should first be used for parts and recycled! The Vic Police & Government are short sighted. Ken Lay dont throw stones, i hear you have had speeding fines yourself!

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Justin of Melbourne Posted at 12:58 PM Today

How about you crush the cars of people who insist on staying in the right hand lane on the monash (with them still in it)!!

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Christian of Avondale Hts Posted at 12:58 PM Today

Get caught once lose your car for 28 days + $2,000- fine. Get caught twice lose it for 3 months and lose your license for 12 months + $5,000- fine. 3rd time crush it regardless if it's a BMW or a bomb, just keep them moving and losing cash, cars the lot.

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Peter of croydon Posted at 12:59 PM Today

more nonsense and self promotion by ken lay

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GL of Melbourne Posted at 12:59 PM Today

To motorhead. What an absolute sydchrome you are. Obviously the road trauma ads do not get through your thick skull. Maybe you don't think that these hoons and the road fatalities are related......Think again

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peter piper of In Da City Posted at 1:00 PM Today

Crushing a car woth about 2 grand won't do anything. They will go buy another one.. You can't win with your standover tactics.. Fail.. Back to the drawing board.

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Greg of Melbourne Posted at 1:00 PM Today

How much does it cost to crush a car? Why aren't the cars forfeited and sold and the money put to good use?

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Paul N of Mt Martha Posted at 1:00 PM Today

The state should not have the power to seize private property without proper compensation or process of law. The courts already have the power to deal with 'hoon' drivers (whatever that means) under the current road laws. We have given up our basic democratic rights for spin doctoring.

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Luscombe of Cranbourne Posted at 1:01 PM Today

This is just a power battle, Crushing thier cars is not the answer. Thats put there so the police can get thier jollies. They may make thier presence felt but have you ever has a look at how many there are around just for someone drinking on the ststion they have to have at least five police in uniform mto approach him. They cannot be trusted. They are not crushing cars due to hoon laws its just they can feel serperior. why not just take them make a few modifications and release thelm back into the market. It just shows you how the Government sevicxe dept find ways to waste before anything else

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shaz of Victoria Posted at 1:01 PM Today

Why are they not selling these cars instead of making them landfill will do not need? Instant revenue raiser and the hoons still lose their car.

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Putsch of Melbourne Posted at 1:01 PM Today

spike, the article says that the cars are stripped of parts for sale. I want to know if by "third party", they also include stolen cars?

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ben of melbourne Posted at 1:02 PM Today

why crush them, why not sell them and put the money to a good cause !?

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Rob Lane of CBD Posted at 1:03 PM Today

Next the cops will be attending the Drags, impound all the cars and have a Massive Crush a Thon I also noticed they didn't have the guts to crush Lewis Hamiltons Mercedes..

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Jono of Rowville Posted at 1:04 PM Today

Another great policy copied from the Coalition.

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Anthony of Melton Posted at 1:04 PM Today

There must be an election just around the corner. How long have people and the opposition been advocating this, and suddenly five months from the election here it is, nice photo opportunity and all. Nothing more than a stunt.

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Dianne Posted at 1:04 PM Today

Its a pity the hoons cars that are under finance can't be crushed. That would certainly sent a much clearer message. What penalty do those owners incur since the Govt can't crush their vehicle. What mechanism has been put in place to stop the hoons from buying/driving another vehicle. That's the real question

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Campaign for Real Reporting Posted at 1:06 PM Today

Leave the hoon in the car when it's crushed; !00% solves the problem.

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tommy from east burwood of east burwood Posted at 1:07 PM Today

what a waste of money, you should auction this cars and use the money for drivers education programs or more police on the road

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omgih of melbourne Posted at 1:07 PM Today

If someone gets caught using a gun to kill or hurt someone, they should go to jail AND get the weapon confiscated.

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will-o-the-wisp of Melbourne Posted at 1:09 PM Today

Crushing perfectly good cars is environmental vandalism. If the state had real laws to deter law breakers there would be no need for this wasteful practice. There is no real punishment for criminals in Australia anymore. And no justice. Therefore no one has any respect for the Law. Lawlessness will prevail.

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Chris of Melbourne Posted at 1:10 PM Today

Suffer in their jocks!

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sam of cbd Posted at 1:10 PM Today

Zika Macola of Melbourne,It's a start and hope fully they will think twice before being so reckless on the roads.I hardly doubt these sort of people would have the finacial ability to keep purchasing new vehicles after each time their cars get crushed anyways.

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James of Langwarrin Posted at 1:11 PM Today

Must be an election year... Finally doing something..

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Graham Posted at 1:11 PM Today

Crushing cars, another dumb Brumby Labour Government idea! They should sell the cars and put the money to good public use.

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Not a hoon of melbourne Posted at 1:13 PM Today

Your an idot Mr Bumby... selling cars and giving money to victims of crime??? So a hoon speeds, has his car sold and the money is given to Roberta Williams as she is a "victim of crime" I cant wait till the next election... Your not getting my vote.. Money gain from selling these vehicle should go to educating these kids to avoid this sort of behaviour..or to putting more police on the beat to stop these people before they kill someone.

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James Deen Posted at 1:16 PM Today

These cars should be sold at auction with the proceeds going to charities or to TAC, RoadSafe and the SES. Waste not want not.

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Leanne of Mt Waverley Posted at 1:17 PM Today

Fantastic, but I wonder how many of them would own the car outright....

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VP Posted at 1:18 PM Today

And what of other dangerous drivers on the roads? I would love to see the government try to crush blind old Mavis's smokey Corolla...

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Politically correct nans Posted at 1:18 PM Today

so you can put an unlimited fine on someone that happens to speed and is called guilty of murder without a crime. But if you actually go and murder someone and are convicted you lose nothing except time which you have already accepted you were going to lose anyhow.

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Start crushing cats Posted at 1:19 PM Today

Alice so are they going to start crushing your cat cause you dont lock it up at night .

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Brian Wall of Brunton Avenue Psychotherapists Ltd Posted at 1:20 PM Today

Ken D Lay is a publicity hound of the lowest order. His face looks as if it has been through the crusher.

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Darren Michael of Melbourne Posted at 1:22 PM Today

What concerns me is the increasing power this government has over people's lives. Sure hoons deserve to be punished but this is just a simplified, drastic measure. There are other alternatives

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Casper of Nirvana Posted at 1:22 PM Today

@ Motorhead - Judging by your comment you must be one of the idiot bogans that will be caught soon. There might be bigger problems but there's also plenty of EVERYDAY problems that need fixing too. Suck it up cupcake!

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roger of melbourne Posted at 1:23 PM Today

keep the car , crush the hoons !

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Meshuggener of Bush dweller Posted at 1:24 PM Today

I am not at all convinced destroying a perfectly good car is the answer to anything. The problem is with the person not the car,it is like the crushing of all the once legitimate firearms by John Howard,it accomplished absolutely nothing. The wide scope of what people now call hooning has become a little ridiculous, some is seriously a problem but some is very petty and hardly dangerous in any way.

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had enough Posted at 1:25 PM Today

haha...about time,i'm sick to death of hoons keeping me and my family awake at night....stop these idiots from ever buying or driving another car,they obviously have no road sense or concerns for the innocent public they kill

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Peter Of Boronia of Boronia Posted at 1:27 PM Today

Coming from a family where my father and a sister were both in the police force and hearing the stories they told over the dinner table, believe me there are just as many hoons and dickheads in the police. I personally have witnessed dozens of indescretions by members of the police over thirty plus years of driving. Most long term drivers would have also. I suppose all you 'do-gooders' have never ever done anything wrong whilst driving a car. Never had a drink and gotten behind the wheel, never sped up to beat a light, never crept through a stop sign because you knew no-one was around or never received a fine for being a couple of km's over the limit. I honestly think the majority of you have very short memories. The fact is any of the above illegal matters would be be far worse than 'spinning the wheels' and yet this 'crime' is considered far worse than physically attacking someone with a broken bottle or a knife. Time to concentrate on real crime, sure they are idiots, so impound the car for 2 years, charge them for storage, increase the fine to $5000 or so and remove their licence for 2 years. Crushing a car is a absolute joke and a waste of resources.

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david of melbourne Posted at 1:29 PM Today

to motorhead - the only d..k h..d is you. Let me guess you drive a bogandore too

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derek Posted at 1:29 PM Today

why crush through? Why not sell and use profits to fund anti-hoon campaigns??

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A word of caution of Melbourne Posted at 1:30 PM Today

Where will this all end? Jackboots down the streets? Yes hoons are d*ckheads who don't know better. But is this the thin end of the wedge? Pretty sure Germans thought Hitler was a good idea once too. Are we living in a democracy or dictatorship. Remember the old adage, careful what you ask for.

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Alex holden/ford are crap of Melbourne Posted at 1:31 PM Today

Who cares it's only a Holden they don't cost alot he will just go and buy another Holden dump

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Cam of Shepparton Posted at 1:31 PM Today

If they were serious about stopping hoon drivers they would have crushed cars already... Seems to me that if they crush cars then these hoon drivers will apply for the $2000 new car grant and make it seem as though it was a great idea... All this is doing is trying to make the goverment look good

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Impressive intellects of Bentleigh East Posted at 1:32 PM Today

Hey, I won't care as long as the same laws apply to overladen trucks, taxis that fail to signal or give way, right lane road hogs who obstruct traffic and mobile phone users who sit at green lights texting their friends.

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John Posted at 1:32 PM Today

Do you really think this punishes hoons who can afford to go out and buy another car?

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Spooky of Cheltenham Posted at 1:33 PM Today

Why only repeat offenders? Just do it! and while they are at it limit P platers to a 4 cylinder vehicle. Ford/Commodores are too powerful.

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Damo Posted at 1:34 PM Today

This is just more spin, as dopey says the car has be used to do other things for a while and now they have decicded to crush it. So you didnt just pull the clown over tell him his car is getting crushed due to his driving record. You wont do this at all because this state is as weak as p**s. You wont lay down the law and 3 strikes is cr*p anyway. This is just brumby and his morons saying look we did it for a election vote. This was not done for any other reason and i bet it wont be done again for the right reason.

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greg of keysborough Posted at 1:35 PM Today

I dont understand what all the fuss is about, I have the right answer to fix this problem, but it will take about 4 months. you see i have 2 sons aged 21 & 23 and i talk to them about these issues all the time, what do you really think will fix this problem and there comment is, the deterran is not working and what will is for the first affence 1 month jail straight away, with 2 phone calls, 1 to you mum or wife and the other to your job, telling them you will not be in for a month. then with word of mouth and others not seeing these kids, how long will it take for them to learn,this will defernatly work I garrantee it. crushing cars or fines will never work,most kids a stupit, but jail will work and they will not re-affend

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Ash of Melbourne Posted at 1:36 PM Today

As long as they continue to be given to CFA/SES road rescue crews first. Crews need to continually practice their rescue skills and techniques on modern cars. This is a perfect way to provide them.

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lol Posted at 1:37 PM Today

lol o no dont crush a $500 car!... meanwhile pedo's get off with a slap on the wrist.. funny thing is people are applauding this..look up the very vague classification of a "hoon"...anyone could be next

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