NSW hoons boast about their burnouts and dangerous antics online

Hoons across Sydney and regional NSW are boasting about their dangerous stunts online as shocking footage reveals them drink-driving and turning suburban streets and industrial parks into makeshift burnout tracks. WATCH THE VIDEOS HERE.

NSW hoons are boasting about their dangerous stunts on social media as footage shows them drink-driving and turning suburban streets and industrial parks into makeshift burnout tracks.

Shocking videos obtained by The Sunday Telegraph show hoons across Sydney and regional NSW openly bragging about their “skids”, with one video uploaded to Instagram depicting a bandana-clad man from Griffith skolling a can of Bundaberg before performing a burnout on a busy road in a station wagon missing a tyre.

The hoon’s video, captioned “street sweeper”, shows skid marks all across the road from the burnouts, and racked up thousands of views from Instagram users.

A NSW hoon is shockingly seen skolling a Bundaberg just moments before doing a burnout on a main road. Picture: Instagram.

In another video, posted by the same Instagram account, the hoon brazenly removes a tyre from a mobile traffic light and fits it to his car to carry out a series of high-speed stunts.

Other concerning footage shows hoons carrying out fishtail burnouts near shopping precincts and industrial areas across Sydney and driving at excessive speeds of more than 100km/h, with dozens of comments from other social media users praising the stunts as “legendary” and “unstoppable”.

It comes after two children were among seven people seriously injured in February, when a P-plater allegedly lost control during a late night street race in the NSW Hunter Valley.

The hoons are tearing up industrial estates across NSW. Picture: Instagram

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner and Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander David Driver said police would be doing “everything they can” to detect and prosecute those who placed other road users at risk.

“The specific matters identified will be examined to determine what admissible evidence can be gleaned bearing in mind the statute of limitations,” Assistant Commissioner Driver said.

“Police conduct intelligence-based patrols and proactive operations that focus upon a range of causative factors that contribute to road trauma.”

Assistant Commissioner Driver said anyone who used the road network must do so safely.

“The irresponsible operation of any vehicle at any time can result in the loss of life and ruin many others. Some people seem unable to connect their behaviour to the risk they present to themselves and others.

“After the crash it is too late.

“Although an offender may be remorseful that is cold comfort for those who are impacted by their stupid and selfish decisions. Driving offences that include the requisite degree of negligence can constitute manslaughter resulting in lengthy custodial sentences.”

Police and Minister Yasmin Catley said the behaviour was dangerous and idiotic, and urged social media companies to pull the videos down.

“Anyone engaging in such reckless stupidity needs to consider that they’re not only putting their own life in danger, but also the lives of innocent road users,” she said.

“These are criminal offences which police will not hesitate to lay charges over.

“Last year, the NSW government introduced tough new laws for glorifying crimes online with 53 individuals charged with post and boast offences since the legislation took effect.

“Social media companies have a responsibility when it comes to addressing content that glorifies crimes posted online.

“They need to pull it down fast and ban those users.”

Hoons are openly bragging about their dangerous behaviour online. Picture: Instagram

The latest NSW Criminal Courts data show police issued 281 fines for burnouts totalling almost $230,000 in 2024.

The BOCSAR statistics show that in the past 10 years, 580 charges have been laid against people who organise or promote a race between vehicles – 43 of those were laid in the 12 months to June last year.

Criminal psychologist Tim Watson-Munro said he slammed hoon behaviour, saying the drivers were blatantly putting “lives at risk”.

“This hooning that goes on is very troubling and there has been really tragic examples of this reckless behaviour occurring on the open road,” he said.

Dr Watson-Munro said social media companies needed to “do more” to remove this type of content.
“This type of content should be included in what social media companies ban, they have a social responsibility as communities are suffering because of this behaviour.”

Assistant Commissioner Driver added that while police had seen social media used to promote violence and share inappropriate content, it was a platform used to collect intelligence and identify offenders.

“Everything posted online leaves a digital footprint and even deleted content can be recovered,” he said.

“People filming themselves committing a crime and posting the video online can lead to an arrest, charge and conviction of the offence.”

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