A society of hoons?In response to the steady rise of disorder in Melbourne streets, and what is as much a psychological as a logistical crisis on the roads, Victoria’s State Opposition put up a scheme to deal with at least one aspect of a much wider social pathology, viz., to deal with illegal drag-racing, burn-outs and "donut" competitions in residential areas. Successive and escalating penalties could lead to vehicle confiscation.The conservatives got some publicity, for it provided …
