Wheelie and burnout ban in Australia

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Wheelie and burnout ban in Australia
Jorg Kunstle

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Wheelie and burnout ban in Australia

Wheelie and burnout ban in Australia
Higher fines in individual states

Anyone caught wheeling in Australia has to pay. Or hand in your vehicle and then pay. That’s not new. What is new is that individual regions are now increasing the penalties.


Dina Dervisevic

06/08/2021

It seems that motorcycle noise is not an issue in Australia. No wonder, given the low population density. In Australia there are only 3 residents per square kilometer. For comparison: In Germany there are around 230 inhabitants per km². But that doesn’t seem to protect against negatively conspicuous road users. “Hoons” they are called in Australia, which means something like traffic raiders or speeders. The Queensland government defines it as follows:

Hooning is the common term for any anti-social behavior with a motor vehicle, be it a car, van or motorcycle. These include speeding, street races, burnouts and loud music from the car radio.
Hooning encompasses a range of traffic offenses such as dangerous driving, careless driving, driving without proper consideration for others, driving in a manner that creates unnecessary noise or smoke, and running or taking speed tests on a public road.

South Australia tightened penalties

The anti-hoon laws in Australia stipulate which behavior can be punished and the type and amount of the penalty or fine. As of July 1, 2021, South Australia will increase the fines and tighten the regulations. A fee between 1,135.50 and 1,395.50 Australian dollars (AUD) is then due for the release of a vehicle that has been seized for 28 days; payment in installments is not possible. If the vehicle owner decides not to deploy the vehicle, the vehicle will be scrapped and a fee of $ 320 will be charged.

Things are more intense than in South Australia “Hoons” in Western Australia on the collar. Here can be dangerous or “antisocial” Driving will result in confiscation of the vehicle for 28 days the first time and three months confiscation the second time. Fines of up to AUD 3,000 are also possible.

In Queensland, the vehicle can even be confiscated for up to 90 days. Repeat within a period of 5 years may result in expropriation. Since there is no provision in the law for the third misstep, it is likely that these measures will be followed consistently in Australia.

Wheelies either negligent or dangerous

According to the Anti-Hoon Act, wheelies can be used as either “negligent driving” or as “dangerous driving” get ranked. The difference is also noticeable in the amount of the fine: up to AUD 623 for negligent driving, up to AUD 2,200 (for a first offense) for “dangerous driving”.

Conclusion

Constant wheeling and burnouts are not necessarily part of the usual street scene in Germany, but if you like to lift the front wheel, you should train yourself down under. After all, the Aussies don’t seem to have any problems with a standing noise of over 95 dB (A).

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