TikTok car hoons: SA’s worst hoon drivers who upload videos to the app
They’re risking lives by filming dangerous races and burnouts, and putting them on TikTok just for likes – but police are watching. See the videos here.
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South Australian hoons are filming dangerous acts and sharing them to TikTok, in a trend police say they are investigating.
Videos of burnouts, doughnuts and other dangerous acts with vehicles such as street racing are being uploaded to the app, with each trying to outdo the last.
A spokesman for SA Police said vision of hooning on any platform could be used as evidence, and police took a no-tolerance approach to dangerous and irresponsible driving.
“Police will follow up on vision showing dangerous or criminal acts and will take action as necessary,” the spokesman said.
Despite the risk, videos showing burnouts in front of homes, street racing and other dangerous acts are littered throughout the popular app, with hoons cheekily telling viewers the videos were “filmed in Mexico”.
In May, the state government introduced new laws that mean hoon drivers face jail sentences and increased licence disqualifications.
“Police discourage the uploading of hoon driving on to social media as it may encourage others to drive in a similar manner,” the police spokesman said.
“The increase in the use of dashcams and social media assists police to identify drivers and take action against those who participate in this errant behaviour.
“People who choose to drive their vehicle in a way that blatantly disregards their own safety, and importantly, the safety of other road users, deserve to be heavily penalised.”
Most of the videos are been flagged as dangerous by TikTok, with a disclaimer appearing below each video saying “the actions in this video could result in serious injury”.
Anyone who sees dangerous driving is asked to contact 131 444 at the time and provide information of the incident, the registration numbers and the type of vehicles involved.
In no particular order, see the five worst South Australian TikTok hoons below:
1. @zanemackrell
Zane Mackrell’s account features numerous videos of burnouts in multiple cars and some appear to be filmed on public roads.
The account bio proudly boasts “if you think anything on here is illegal I can assure you it was filmed in mexico”.
2. @shanelewis352
Shane Lewis’s account features a video showing street racing, with one car driving on the wrong side of the road.
The video posted on July 7 appears to show two cars racing parallel to each other on a country road, a situation that could be disastrous for unsuspecting motorists.
3.@williambell70
As with the other accounts, William Bell’s mostly features burnouts, however a number appear to show them being done in residential areas, potentially endangering the public.
One video posted on June 15 shows a VS Commodore with lights that appear to mimic police lights.
Impersonating a police officer is an offence in South Australia with a maximum penalty of up to six months in prison or a $2500 fine.
4. @straya_pride
Jacob Collett’s TikTok features numerous videos of burnouts and regularly features the hashtag ‘f***sapol’.
Collett also claims to be “in Mexico” and shares videos of defect notices on his cars.
5. @that_green_vs_acclaim
A smaller account, ‘That green VS Acclaim’ features compilation videos of South Aussie hoons tearing up tyres and risking serious injury or death.
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