Boy Racers

Where's the "all the above" option?

Kill them! Kill them all!!!

I still think any impounded boy racer car should be crushed into a metal cube about 4' X 4' X 4' . It'd be one less on the raod - breaking the offending cycle!

who will learn very fast?

couldn't be bothered reading any of the posts but think you're jumping on the medias discrimination bandwagon. What would you define as a boy racer?? I've had more near-death experiences with middle aged men who think they know everything, my father included. Don't wanna step on anyone's toes - just my opinion.

at least we're not texgting whilst wiping out an elderly couple. That Cnut should have got 20 years and instead despite his smirk the judge gave him a harsh sentence of 9 months home detention!

Anyone - not just "boy racers" - who drives recklessly should be punished IMHO - be it from illegal street racing, drunk driving or txting while wiping out an old couple as aforementioned. Cars are dangerous, driving is a privilege that comes with responsibility. Anyone who doesn't live up to that responsibility and places the lives of other at risk shouldn't be on the road. Lives are far more important.As for the earlier point of the car value difference - Frankly I'd think that a parent would be MUCH more hesitant to lend Little Timmy their $50k car thank their $500 one. I do agree with you that the rule can seem unfair - especially if the parent doesn't realise what their kids are up to in mom or dad's car - but at what specific price does it become unfair? Do we only crush cars up to the value of, say, $5000? Who decides the value? And how will the value limit adjust to inflation? The problem with the car being the parents is purely insurance - teens will get their car registered as mom or dad's and their insurance premiums plummet. An all-sweeping rule is needed to avoid loopholes. The other consideration is WHY the example car costs $50K. Is it because mom and dad invested in a nice model vehicle? Or did Little Timmy buy a second hand car then spent thousands of dollars and hours tricking it out, adding all the crap to make it a racing car instead of a vehicle to get from A to B ie spoilers, nos, rims etc - which is the main reason why car crushing is so effective as a deterrent - "I've spent so much money and effort on my car, I don't want to risk losing it by breaking the law, so I'll save any racing for legal events, on legal premises"I feel the only way a car SHOULDN'T be crushed is if the offender stole the vehicle, so that the car can be returned to the legal owner while the offender has both the original crime against the state of whatever caused them be arrested in the first place (be it speeding, drunk driving, illegal street racing etc) as well as a grand theft auto charge. The loophole for this is for the legal owner (mom and dad) to say "Our child stole the family car, but we refuse to place charges against our own son" in which case they escape the grand theft auto charge. However they shall still face the charge of whatever crime they committed in the first place, which hopefully will be sufficient enough to prevent them from re-offending is confiscation of license. That being said - I have no problems with boy racers who follow the law. They can do whatever they want on race-dedicated areas, be them race tracks, areas set aside for burnouts etc - but I have no time for anyone, regardless of what kind of driver they are - that puts the lives on anyone at unreasonable risk on the road.

the modified car scene tends to be the under 30 year olds.