Bundaberg police battle hooning as locals live in fear

Bundaberg police are battling hoons as locals live in fear, saying drivers are crashing cars and speeding around playgrounds and dog parks. See our list of hot spots.

Bundaberg locals are gravely concerned about hooning. Photo: Toa55/iStock

Bundaberg police are battling hooning in the region as terrified locals say they don’t feel safe because suburban streets are being used as race tracks.

Some locals claim drivers claim vehicles are hurtling down streets at 160kmh.

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Bundaberg police revealed in the first week of February, eight vehicles were found to be non-compliant, while 17 drivers were handed infringement notices.

“Bundaberg Highway Patrol conducted a joint operation with Transport and Main roads last week,” Bundaberg District Crime Prevention officer Senior Constable Brittany Duncan said.

“Eight vehicles were checked over the pits at TMR.

“As a result, eight TMR repair notices were issued including two vehicles being immediately grounded (tow truck required).

“Some of these vehicles were found to have an extensive list of illegal modifications.”

The worst hooning spots as indicated by readers.

Seventeen traffic infringement notices were served for varying offences including defective vehicles and hooning.

For local Kathy Ellem, she’s concerned people can’t even go to her local dog park without fear.

She says the grass parklands near the park is often torn up by hoons.

“Bundaberg North is awful for the hoons getting in there and tearing up the grass,” she said.

“Not to mention the number of kids in there that actually roll their vehicles and then come and ask us for help.

“The dust they kick up coats our home and solar panels and it’s so sad.”

Petrina Chantler says there’s a hooning “loop” between Sims Rd, Avenell St, Dunn Rd and Harvey St.

“If it's not a car hooning and doing burnouts, it’s a green and black motorcycle doing well over 160km right past Boreham Park,” she said.

“They’ve even done it at 10am on Sunday morning when the park is super busy with little people.”

Lyn Taylor said McCarthy Rd often saw cars going 160km despite the limit being 60km.

Readers also noted drivers “fly up” past Avenell St, drivers “thinking they are Peter Brock” on Wyper St and motorists doing 100km on Airport Drive, smoking their tyres.

These are the most nominated hooning hot spots as listed by the Bundaberg NewsMail’s readers:

Originally published as Bundaberg police battle hooning as locals live in fear