Boy Racers
From:
Mark Alexander
Date:
Mar 11 23:05 UTC
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We shouldn't call these drivers "boy racers" or "girl racers" - they won't or
can't equip their vehicles to an appropriate standard to actually race.
We shouldn't call them hoons either - in my youth (only 25 years ago) hooning
involved actually driving, not ruining tyres, making lots of pollution and
didn't involve so much anti-social behaviour.
We should call these spoilt individuals something like "road rats" as they are
a plague we could do without.
I wouldn't provide these road rats any facilities at all. If they are provided
facilities then someone has to set some rules & manage the facility. These road
rats don't want rules - they simply want the freedom to show off and annoy
others.
If road rats would obey rules then there are plenty of opportunities already
for them to be involved in motorsport. Wanda Shaw has told us how much Ruapuna
Raceway is used and what the effect on the community is. Who wants a road rat
burn-out pad withing earshot of their home? I'm sure Wanda & her community
don't want these rodents back in her neighbourhood at night doing burnouts.
What is needed is more enforcement of the current road rules. Confiscate the
vehicles of the road rats & sell them to recoup the fines and costs of
prosecutions. Make the road rats do community service - cleaning up the rubbish
in our gutters & on our roadsides.
Driving is a privilege not a right & the road rats need to learn this.
Mark Alexander
R.D. 5
Christchurch.
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