Hooning
Hooning includes driving behaviour like:
- screeching of brakes
- revving of engines
- skidding and burnouts
- donuts
- drifting
- fishtailing
- speeding
- street racing
- playing loud music from a car stereo.
Traffic calming
Traffic calming devices are installed to help enforce speed limits and deter non-local traffic from using the road as a racetrack to avoid lights. They are not designed to eliminate reckless driving like hooning.
Often the type of devices used, like speed humps and chicanes tempt irresponsible drivers to treat the devices as a challenge, rather than calming they can result in increased noise and hooning behaviour.
For more information about traffic calming, please refer to Traffic calming devices.
The default speed limit in a built-up area is 50 kilometres per hour, unless signed otherwise. Speed limits in Queensland are determined by the Queensland Government to make sure limits are consistent and enforced to encourage safe driving and reduce crashes.
Speeding is one of the major causes of fatalities on Queensland roads. Speeding is not safe in any circumstances. Driving within the speed limit maximises your stopping distance, giving you more time to react.
You can report any dangerous, reckless or anti-social behaviour on our roads to the Queensland Police Service using the below methods:
You will need to report details like the time, location, exact nature of offences and details of the cars involved (if known).
Reporting these details will help the QPS identify hot spots where action can be taken to prevent this behaviour from occurring.