Anti cruising law

**Deano** · 5th November 2009, 15:35

Originally Posted by huff3r

Have you even been down to Melling on a thursday night? Its mostly just a bunch of "boyracers" chilling out, and socialising with their mates and showing off their (not so flash) cars.

And lining up from Block Road lights to stage at the Melling lights before dragging south down the motorway.

Tell the whole story bro.

**Str8 Jacket** · 5th November 2009, 15:37

Originally Posted by Deano

And lining up from Block Road lights to stage at the Melling lights before dragging south down the motorway.

Tell the whole story bro.

That's if their cars didn't catch on fire first!!

**Drunken Monkey** · 5th November 2009, 15:57

Originally Posted by kwaka_crasher

...lumping them all together for the actions of a few.

So not all police are pack rapists then?

**SPman** · 5th November 2009, 16:27

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

Actually there is one that used to do that when I lived on View Rd in Mt Eden.

We lived in View Rd in '70. No cruising then - it was drunken 100mph + runs on Robbies Kwaka 500.....and trying to stop by the Dom Rd lights.........

**The Stranger:Me** · 5th November 2009, 17:36

Originally Posted by huff3r

So they socialize different to how you did when you were a kid. Remember when most teens skated? And how hard they cracked down on that?

Hmm, nothing really changes. Beaumont st anyone?
Please tell me I'm not the only one old enough to remember.

**Flip** · 5th November 2009, 18:54

I would suggest the sun is finally setting on the day of the Boi Racer. The actions of a minority of a minority have spoilt it for a minority. Mr and Mrs average kiwi (the tax paying and voting majority) have just said enough, do some thing. The media the govt and now the police have listened and are doing somthing about it. It's what happens when you become a pest, you get noticed and then you get squashed. I trust the comparison between a cockroach and a car in the crusher is not being lost.
The diference between Boi Racers and Harley owners is only about 25 years. They are likely to be the same group of folk just a lot older and wiser (ok just older).
I guess the problem is, the 'group' is on the fringe of being illegal and antisocial and attracts people who have an interest in belonging to or being identified as belonging to these sorts of groups. Now I am beginning to sound like a Harley advert.
Mr joe average can't tell the diference between a white power motorcycle gang member and the average Harley owner. They also can't tell the diference between a Boi Racer and a young owners of a modified jap vehicles.
I do feel sorry for young jap race car enthusiasts, if such a beast exists. However since the law has been in place there has been a 4/5ths reduction in dum ass rich kids driving past my house at night. Is the new law working, IMHO hell yes.

**Toaster** · 5th November 2009, 19:04

Originally Posted by YellowDog

I think the law is designed to address a patrticular age group with a certain type of vehicle

Exactly.... same goes for a lot of discretionary applications of the law like smacking etc... they will (hopefully) just go for those that deserve it.

**Patrick** · 5th November 2009, 23:23

Originally Posted by huff3r

So youve had that happen from every single one?

North Shore Auckland, Auckland waterfront, South Auckland and move here and lo and behold, same old shit down here too.... Then there are the ones in Wellington and Christchurch we read about frequently..... Dunno about every single one though....

Even those involved in the scene look at those guys and think "what tossers".

Yeah, but do nothing to stop it, thereby condoning it....

Seriously, melling always seems chilled out, and ive never seen any violence towards police or others. They generally behave and just wave politely at the cops, knowing that as long as their behaving the cops wont come down on them.

As it was here.... until the bottles began flying....

Well now the cops can.

Also to note... those above mentioned things are already illegal, and happen in many other situations too (teenage parties, without even any boyracers etc). Whereas the new laws are about cracking doown on what wasnt so illegal or dangerous, just annoying. Its not that hard, find them someplace to go and give them good REASON to go there. Just like they did with the skaters and skateparks.

They have a track and burnout pad here for them at Ferndene, near Inglewood.... but that isn't enough, apparently..... Might have more to do with the banjo music from them thar nearby hills....

Originally Posted by kwaka_crasher

Nah. He's just hypocritically doing the very thing that he hates people doing about cops... lumping them all together for the actions of a few.

Nah.... just going from things I've seen myself, not just heard, from many parts of the country. But you're right, it usually is the actions of a few, ruining it for the majority.

**scumdog** · 6th November 2009, 18:56