Holden Commodore the hoon’s weapon of choice in Victoria

The Holden Commodore is the most popular option for ‘hoon’ drivers, according to figures released by Victoria Police today.

The report shows that of 2204 vehicles impounded and crushed between July 2015 and December 2016, over 25 per cent of them were Holden Commodores, with an astounding 641 crushed during the period.

And, of the vehicles crushed, just under half were confiscated as a result of continuously driving while disqualified or suspended.

The next favourite vehicles for hoons were the Ford Falcon, the Mitsubishi Magna and Hyundai Excel, with hooning tradesmen selecting the Rodeo as their weapon of choice.

Outside of unlicensed driving, the most common cause of vehicles being sent to the crusher were for offences such as evading police, driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, exceeding the posted speed limit by more than 45km/h and most surprising of all, exceeding the speed limit by more than 70km/h.

With the road toll in 2016 over 15 per cent up on the year before, it’s unclear whether record numbers of fixed speed cameras and speed camera revenue in Victoria are solving the problem.

Vehicle make	Vehicle model	Number
HOLDEN	COMMODORE	641
FORD	FALCON	242
MITSUBISHI	MAGNA	76
HYUNDAI	EXCEL	69
NISSAN	PULSAR	56
MITSUBISHI	LANCER	55
HOLDEN	ASTRA	53
HOLDEN	STATESMAN	37
TOYOTA	COROLLA	37
FORD	LASER	34
TOYOTA	CAMRY	31
FORD	FESTIVA	30
FORD	FAIRMONT	30
HONDA	CIVIC	27
HOLDEN	RODEO	23
HONDA	ACCORD	22
HYUNDAI	ACCENT	19
HOLDEN	BARINA	19
FORD	FUTURA	17
HONDA	INTEGRA	17

 

Offence	Number of vehicles
Tier 1 Drive whilst Disqualified / Suspended	1045
Tier 1 Unlicensed Driving / Breach Licence Cond.	465
Tier 2 .1 Blood alcohol concentration	156
Tier 2 Evade Police / Pursuit	147
Tier 2 Improper use of Motor Vehicle	115
Tier 2 Excessive Speed >45klm	76
Court Order Forfeiture	55
Fail To Surrender	34
Court Order Past Offence	29
Tier 2 Speed/Manner Dangerous	14
Tier 2 Careless Driving	14
Tier 1 Dang / Neg Driving while Pursued	9
Tier 1 Excessive Speed >70klm	9
Tier 2 Fail to have proper control	8
Tier 2 Overloading a Vehicle – Passengers	8
Tier 1 Repeat Drug Driving from 1/7/2011	6
Tier 1 Speed Dangerous > 70klm	6
Tier 1 Dang/Neg Driving whilst being pursued by police(Crimes Act S319 AA)	4
Tier 1 Repeat Drink Driving from 1/7/2011	2
Tier 2 Recklessly Entering a Level Crossing	1
Tier 2 Undue noise/smoke	1

What do you think would reduce the road tell and solve the issue of dangerous driving in Australia? Are more speed cameras the answer?