My photographic good deed for the day......

Livewireshock · 11-23-2008, 04:38 AM

Finally after a week of solid rain, we have been blessed by a wonderful weekend. At least up here in the top end of NSW.

Any I decided to go practice my photo techniques learned from this site and other places. I was wanting to take pictures on high contrast so I went to a small patch of rainforest that still exists in the middle of my city.

However afterwards, while walking home I cut across a cricket oval as a short cut. As I approached the other side, a young bloke in his car was dropping off some mates for a game of cricket. They looked young, teenagers probably and were joking with each other. As the car left, the driver floored the pedal and spun the car, showing off to his mates. He almost lost control of the car, over correcting to leave the car park.

Gravel was flying everywhere and was bouncing off other cars in the car park and buildings. I instantly brought the camera too my eye and snapped off 5 or 6 shots quickly of the hoon. His mates thought I was taking the pictures because it looked good. Instead I changed direction and headed to the police station.

There were sizeable stone chips in several of the cars caused by this idiot and I was not going to let it go by unnoticed. So the police have the number plate and because the driver is P (provisional) plate, he has lost his two license points all for the sake of a small lark. Hopefully he will think before he acts so foolishly.

PS. While I would like you to see the pictures of the incident, because the driver is possibly a minor, I can not.

SpecialK · 11-23-2008, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Livewireshock

Instead I changed direction and headed to the police station.

I'm glad to hear it. I have no tolerance for knuckleheads. I live next to a small community parking lot which is behind 2 bars, one of which is a large sports-bar thing. People get loud and stupid after drinking, or loiter and play loud (and bad) thumping music. I need a stronger flashlight to shine on them over the fence...

Livewireshock · 11-23-2008, 11:06 AM

As I clearly show, I love to photograph rally cars. The sight of them sideways in gravel excites me but this was just plain dumb and caused damage to other peoples cars.

I am sorry to hear about your circumstance. You could do what a local city council, Rockdale, does here in their carparks overnight, they play Barry Manilow music over loud speakers and the young kids can't stand it and leave. So speakers over your fence could help spoil their mood and give you some respite.

*Eaglerapids* · 11-23-2008, 10:58 PM

That was pretty cool what you did Livewireshock and I bet the people whose cars were damaged are grateful.
I'd leave also if Barry Manilow was playing and I'm old!:-)

lithos · 11-24-2008, 12:05 AM

Thanks, Livewire!

Believe it or not, I don't have my Ps yet (I'm 22, but didn't get much opportunity to drive when I was a kid, and I'm living in a city with decent public transport), but I'm glad someone's doing something about hoons.

I don't like the fact that we have to be on Ps for three years - and it's all because of dickheads like this. (I also don't like the fact that in NSW you're limited to 80km/h on a highway, because "it's safer" - sure, it's great fun to have a semi trailer sitting behind you, six inches from your tailgate because they want you to speed up. After all, it's not their arse on the line if you speed up.)

I'm gonna be on Ps for three years because some bogan gets his licence and decides to shag around in a car because he's seventeen and got the mental age of a three-year-old. Being forced to wear plates doesn't help, either.

How about tougher sentencing, and vehicle impoundment, as well?