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Hi all,

Just to clarify a few things:

1) I am most DEFINITELY a girl!    
2) Thanks, Unklian, for the link, I will chase it up!
3) I take it from the hoon confusion a lot of you have probably NOT been called a hoon before, and fair enough!

It does tend to be a derogatory term but some people do wear it proudly, and in fact there was some little controversy in Australia a while back on whether H-plates for "hoons" (like "L" plates for learners) was a good idea. I think a "hoon" license plate sounds kinda cute though.    "H" plates might have led to some bad feeling on the roads.

Anyone that tinkers with their car is sometimes considered a hoon, and I was wondering if car lovers are being unfairly targeted by hoon laws. Excuse my ignorance, then, but is this a largely American site? I can imagine their might be some similar laws here even if the wording's a bit different.

Thanks for your comments!
B

Hi all,

I'm a documentary filmmaker from Perth, Western Australia, doing some research for a film about hoon laws.

Basically this is a chance to give your point of view on hoon laws. Are they good? Bad? Don't effect you? Have changed your life?

I'm looking for people that might

1) Consider themselves hoons
2) Have been labelled (fairly or unfairly) as a hoon
3) Feel they have been targeted (fairly or unfairly) as the result of hoon laws.
4) Are passionate about their cars!!!

If you have an interesting, funny, terrible story I'd like to hear it. If you love your car, and want to talk about it, even better! I'd love to see pictures of cars, descriptions of what you've done for them and with them, and what they mean to you.

I'm particularly interested in hearing from people in Kalgoorlie, WA, or can talk about that area, as hoon laws are quite new there.

At this stage it's just an idea and hopefully will become a program aired on national and possibly international TV. It will be shaped by the people who participate in it.

As for me... I grew up in an area where people loved their cars and would devote themselves completely to working on them, so when I heard about these laws I wondered how it could impact on peoples' lives.

I'll keep an eye on this forum to see if there are any responses.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Bridget