It was never legal to lay rubber at the lights. I was fined about 10 years ago for "sustained loss of traction" or something similar. So they're not taking away "freedoms", they're grabbing popular votes by raising the profile of
existing traffic violations - and enforcing the law much more heavily than they have before. Same "crime", harsher penalty, better approval ratings for our elected leaders.
Hoon laws were created in Victoria after a spate of deaths resulting from street racing and people doing burnouts etc in heavily build up areas, usually in large convoys on Friday and Saturday nights. Handheld videos made it onto youtube, which provoked the authorities and they reacted. Has something like this happened in QLD?
It might be worth reading the fine print on your motor insurance too. I think some of them now have exclusions if damage results from hooning activity.
I agree that crushing a car would be pretty devastating. Pretty effective policy in that regard. It's a bit like playing chess, really... you get a warning that your king is about to be captured, and if you're not smart enough to avoid it, "checkmate".
I still love a good burnout though (Gary Myers skidpan variety)
