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I was shocked as a Brit American living in the US how nanny state Aust is. Even more than Britain. Certainly when it comes to cars and driving. The whole ‘anti

I was shocked as a Brit American living in the US how nanny state Aust is. Even more than Britain. Certainly when it comes to cars and driving. The whole ‘anti hoon’ thing seems shocking to me with my now mostly American sensibilities. But I guess that’s why we both live here rather than blighty or down under.

defrost 3y ago
Australia's just fine with adding jet engines to cars and designing|building one million round per minute guns. It's the mixing up of such things with the general unconsenting public that raises an eyebrow. Hoon's can hoon - just out of earshot of people that want a quiet life and off the community car parks and roadways - there's no shortage of private land and designated drag strips | raceways. https://aussieinvader.com/the-people/rosco-mcglashan-oam/ https://aussieinvader.com/the-people/rosco-mcglashan-oam/ https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/wa-built-1600kmh-jet-car-aims-for-supersonic-land-speed-record--c-5866098 https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/wa-built-1600kmh-j... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Storm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Storm
shortcake27 3y ago
It’s important to understand most things happen for a reason, and as a Brit American living in the US you might be missing some context. In the area I grew up, it was expected that your first car would be a V8. Hooning was ingrained into the culture. Back then it was a single spinner, no ABS, no airbags, basically no safety features at all. So what would happen is someone would get their licence, grab as many mates as they could, drive as fast as they could, and wrap their car around a tree killing everyone. Every week there was a news story about a multiple fatality P plate accident caused by hooning. A culture of dangerous driving and dangerous vehicles led to Australia’s anti-hoon laws. It’s not just “ooh silly nanny state laws for no reason”.

defrost 3y ago

Australia's just fine with adding jet engines to cars and designing|building one million round per minute guns. It's the mixing up of such things with the general unconsenting public that raises an eyebrow. Hoon's can hoon - just out of earshot of people that want a quiet life and off the community car parks and roadways - there's no shortage of private land and designated drag strips | raceways. https://aussieinvader.com/the-people/rosco-mcglashan-oam/ https://aussieinvader.com/the-people/rosco-mcglashan-oam/ https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/wa-built-1600kmh-jet-car-aims-for-supersonic-land-speed-record--c-5866098 https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/wa-built-1600kmh-j... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Storm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Storm

shortcake27 3y ago

It’s important to understand most things happen for a reason, and as a Brit American living in the US you might be missing some context. In the area I grew up, it was expected that your first car would be a V8. Hooning was ingrained into the culture. Back then it was a single spinner, no ABS, no airbags, basically no safety features at all. So what would happen is someone would get their licence, grab as many mates as they could, drive as fast as they could, and wrap their car around a tree killing everyone. Every week there was a news story about a multiple fatality P plate accident caused by hooning. A culture of dangerous driving and dangerous vehicles led to Australia’s anti-hoon laws. It’s not just “ooh silly nanny state laws for no reason”.