Why not to tear up the streets - Burnout Penalties in NSW

[rch-13z]

Hey guys, just thought I'd drop a line just to keep everyone aware of want the current laws in NSW mean if you get caught doing a burnout. no matter how petty or accidental.

Picture this, Good Friday 2007, Sitting at the entrance of a carpark getting soaked whilst your car gets loaded onto a tilt tray. No fun at all... pulled over for a burnout which was not intentional.

The officer at the time advised me that I could write a letter to local supervisor to request a reversal. 2 Letters and 5 good reasons and still no joy. The only way to possibly get it back was to go before the courts, this letter from the police arrived 2 months after my car impounded was 1 month from being released.

Basically the figures and facts are:
*1ST Offense = 3 months impoundments of the vehicle
= $1050 fine for the 3 months of fees and tow truck costs
= $451 in fines and 4 points

*2ND Offense = Vehicle is taken and either sold at auction or the new possibility is crushing your car
= Suspension of license

So basically guys take it from me, it's really not worth doing burnouts on the streets, hit your local drag strip instead. Because even if you don't do it intentionally you can still loose your car....

It's either $40 bucks and a new set of tires or possibly loosing your car and at least $1500 in fees.

If this thread keeps 1 person from loosing their car or life than this was worth it!!

[minux]

If you only broke traction for 1 max 2 seconds how would the police even know?

My guess is you come out of the Red Rooster, kicked it in the guts, lost control, regained control, you got seen, now you are facing the consequences.

A tyre spinning for 1 second would not even be recognisable.

[rch-13z]

If you only broke traction for 1 max 2 seconds how would the police even know?

My guess is you come out of the Red Rooster, kicked it in the guts, lost control, regained control, you got seen, now you are facing the consequences.

A tyre spinning for 1 second would not even be recognisable.

Sorry over did my example. Loud exhaust - I didnt even move forward.

I have excepted what has happened, and just trying to keep others from going through the same crap...

In this scenario I have no reason to lie, all the damage has been done...It's almost been a year. Max time it would have gone would have been 3 or 4 seconds on the peddle

[Matt0]

I can't believe people still need to be told to not do it. Whether or not you get your car snatched from you, I myself don't like the sight of some idiot ripping up rubber outside my local shops or in my street. It makes me cringe most of the time because every time I hear a burnout, I wait for a loud bang because the idiot might have lost it and hit a pole. Do it in outer metro areas on dead roads if the urge is there. Don't do it around built up areas and where ever there is people and traffic around. It's not being responsible.

[albert5268]

Because even if you don't do it intentionally you can still loose your car....

It's either $40 bucks and a new set of tires or possibly loosing your car and at least $1500 in fees.

Then you deserve to LOSE your car... and lose your pen licence.

[CSP]

My car chirps 1st - 2nd and 2nd to 3rd a lot of the time Does that count? lol

[commsirac]

How do you do burnouts by accident?
Ive been guilty of unintentionally spinning the wheels while going uphill on a snow road or when taking off uphill on wet tram tracks, but other than that its a bit hard to see how one could spin the wheels for less than a fraction of a second unintentionally.

So basically, if you have a car where you cant stop the wheels from spinning accidentally on dry bitumen, you should have it taken off you! If it is set up with a twitchy throttle then that's another good reason why it should be taken off the road. If the manufacturer gave it to you like that.......that is your problem too, either the car is unsafe or you are to ham fisted to drive it.

[stocky]

Then you deserve to LOSE your car... and lose your pen licence.

also, its pedal, not peddle. and accepted, not excepted. im surprised you got wheels to spin on a vt v6 lol

[VH commodore]

is that really the law?? here in qld i did a burnout and got caught. it was one of the very few times i have ever done 1 and was in an industrial area with nobody around (except the unmarked cop hiding in the shadows) but i know that doesnt excuse me... it was on the spot for bout 8 seconds. got my car impounded for 48 hours went to court a month later got a $360 fine then later got a bill for towing and holding fees of $244, didnt even lose any points and still havent. didnt care bout the fine or court or losing my car for 2 days only thing i was worried bout was telling my parents haha.

next offence up here is lose car for 3 months or lisence for 3 months cant remember...then 3rd offence is loss of car altogether.

and also yeah you cant do a burnout by accident in the dry (and very hard to in the wet) if u can then u need to get a honda jazz or something you might be able to handle

[VLDavo]

must be one of those cars with mass lumpy cam and massive compression that chirps foward every idle stroke lol....

i hardly see how u accidently did a burnout in a vt exec v6..lol u really gota mash the loud pedal to get them to spin up lol

but i have a betta story of getting hard done buy .... i chirped going over a speed bump once in an old vl i had.....

800 dollars worth of fines

and they threatened to throw me in lock up to prove who i was coz i forgot my wallet lol

no licence for ages lol

but **** happens lol

[rch-13z]

is that really the law?? here in qld i did a burnout and got caught. it was one of the very few times i have ever done 1 and was in an industrial area with nobody around (except the unmarked cop hiding in the shadows) but i know that doesnt excuse me... it was on the spot for bout 8 seconds. got my car impounded for 48 hours went to court a month later got a $360 fine then later got a bill for towing and holding fees of $244, didnt even lose any points and still havent. didnt care bout the fine or court or losing my car for 2 days only thing i was worried bout was telling my parents haha.

next offence up here is lose car for 3 months or lisence for 3 months cant remember...then 3rd offence is loss of car altogether.

and also yeah you cant do a burnout by accident in the dry (and very hard to in the wet) if u can then u need to get a honda jazz or something you might be able to handle

In NSW its a zero tolerance approach, 3months and then taken all together. On the night it was pouring down rain and it was an uphill entry to the actual street, cheap tires...

also, its pedal, not peddle. and accepted, not excepted. im surprised you got wheels to spin on a vt v6 lol

Sorry it was just before midnight... was concentrating on the actual message of the story rather than editing the grammar of it...

Thanks for information though

How do you do burnouts by accident?
Ive been guilty of unintentionally spinning the wheels while going uphill on a snow road or when taking off uphill on wet tram tracks, but other than that its a bit hard to see how one could spin the wheels for less than a fraction of a second unintentionally.

So basically, if you have a car where you cant stop the wheels from spinning accidentally on dry bitumen, you should have it taken off you! If it is set up with a twitchy throttle then that's another good reason why it should be taken off the road. If the manufacturer gave it to you like that.......that is your problem too, either the car is unsafe or you are to ham fisted to drive it.

Like I replied in the first message - very wet, incline and cheapo tires...

You live, you learn i guess

[AttaBoy]

This rule apply to Vic??

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I'm glad you brought this to the attention of all the forum users. Without your personal act of stupidity we would not know the consequences of such incidents. 3-4 seconds of wheel spin is not accidental.

Pedal down, lose traction, immediately back off and gently depress pedal. Driving lessons are in order me thinks.

[VL_5SPEED]

Wow what a ****ing joke. I didnt know anything about these laws? When did they come in??? Its got me thinking twice about turbo charging my VL before im off my P's... I would probably get my car squashed and me thrown in jail for a few years with a $10,000 fine or something.

But lucky for me I have a rode what goes for 1km what is owned by a mining company so no speed limit on that road.... It is known as the burnout road around here.

[cruzncommo]

just keep burnouts out of town away from cops, problem solved

[Boonz]

in SA if your caught doing a burnout the fine goes by how many feet long it is it, every foot of rubber left on the road is about $60, so you do an 8 foot burnout (which is pretty small still) your lookin at a serious dent in your wallet.... its a bit harsh but its been bought in to stop idiots from leaving skids everywhere... local cops have been hot on this in the last few months and sit in unmarked cars at meetup points just waiting for someone to do something they should be and hit them hard...

its not hard to take off like a normal person would even with a highly modified engine... you drive like a tool you deserve to have your car impounded wether you get seen by the cops or not

[Cobez]

Good on them for bringing this law in. Maybe it will lower the amount of idiots trying to prove how big (or small) their penis's are. Suck the fat one to whoever cops the consequences of these laws......

[andrewmac]

I don't see why everyones bagging this guy.
He has come on here to advise of the laws and trying to prevent anyone else form potentially losing their car.
If this makes someone think twice before doing a stupid action then thats great and we need more members who will be prepared to admit there mistakes to help other people think twice.
I don't condone stupidity on our roads and if someone learns from it and is willing to advise others then great.
Drive safe everyone

[Cobez]

I wasn't paying him out (if your post refers to mine in part).


Good on him for having the balls to tell everyone what happened.

[azkwazere]

so what if i go around a corner, up a hill, froma set of lights, in the wet, in first gear and it spins out, take foot off, cant get trction, down again but softer, still spins... VPV6's are torque'y as hell in the wet and in first gear... im not even gunning it or even close... meh... ignore this post itll get no where.


aZk.

[AttaBoy]

I don't like burnouts, it wrecks your car.

[minux]

so what if i go around a corner, up a hill, froma set of lights, in the wet, in first gear and it spins out, take foot off, cant get trction, down again but softer, still spins... VPV6's are torque'y as hell in the wet and in first gear... im not even gunning it or even close... meh... ignore this post itll get no where.


aZk.

Mate, if people can drive around 400rwkw FI 8s etc without loss of traction I am sure a 120rwkw 6 can keep traction in the wet.

[Cobez]

Rain........... P plater's NOS choice ey bro

[minux]

Rain........... P plater's NOS choice ey bro

Yup, dyno a V6 commdore on a sunny day has 15rwkw, dyno it on a rainy day has 680 rwkw.

[Cobez]

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!



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A skidpan day is considering a temporary bolt on mod that can gain up to 400rwkw