Paky the hoon hotspot

PAKENHAM is home to more hoons than Cranbourne, Warragul or Endeavour Hills, with 75 cars impounded in the region since anti-hoon laws were introduced in 2006.
Dandenong is the local hoon hotspot, with 168 cars confiscated, followed by Narre Warren/Berwick with 90.
Towns with less hoons than Pakenham include Cranbourne with 69 cars impounded, Warragul with 72 and Endeavour Hills with 45.
Deputy Commissioner (Road Policing) Ken Lay said vehicles could be impounded if a driver was caught exceeding the speed limit by 45 km/h, or travelling in excess of 145 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.
The legislation also applies to offences such as organising or engaging in street racing, evading police, burnouts, donuts, fish tails, and dangerous driving.
First time offenders endure 48 hours without their vehicle, second offenders up to three months and if convicted of a third offence, police may apply for forfeiture of the vehicle.
State-wide, around 80 percent of drivers caught are aged 18-30 and 63 percent are 25 and under.
Mr Lay said the power to immediately remove dangerous drivers from the roads sent a clear message to would-be hoons.
“The anti-hoon legislation is about deterrence. Police would rather see an end to these offences than force people to watch their vehicles being towed away.”
Victoria’s hoon capital is Bendigo, with 319 vehicles impounded since 2006.
The most commonly impounded vehicle across the state is the Holden Commodore, followed by the Ford Falcon.