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Justice is “the principle that punishment should be proportionate to the offence”. Well, that’s a dictionary definition anyway.
For many innocent victims of dangerous driving in South Australia, justice would seem to be a myth. In March last year, John Swindle was walking his dog when killed by a 17-year-old speeding along Saint Bernards Road, Magill. Under the effects of alcohol and cannabis, the P-plater panicked and fled.
In February, the Adelaide Youth Court spared the boy a jail term, instead handing down a suspended sentence, a $1,000 fine and a 10-year licence ban.
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In February, a teenage p-plate driver and one of his passengers were killed on the Sunshine Coast Queensland, after colliding with an oncoming car in wet conditions.
In Victoria, five people were killed on impact when their out of control car hit a tree at a reported 140 km/h, the driver was 19 and on p-plates. He was carrying too many passengers, one occupant wasn’t wearing a seat belt and the driver had a blood-alcohol reading of 0.19 - well above the zero limit.
And in January, a 17 year old teenage girl on the NSW South Coast was killed instantly when she drove into a tree, also injuring her three passengers. One of those passengers, a 15 year old girl, was so critically injured as a result of the crash; she lost both her legs and sustained serious neck and chest injuries.
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LC says:
Australians are probably the worst drivers in the world in regards to tailgating. @KW and other tail-gating morons, if I had a cab-chassis ute (preferably a 4wd one), while being tailgated it’d be quite tempting to floor the brake pedal and see what that 1/2-3/4 inch thick steel tray will… Read more »
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Matt says:
Firstly, I’m a P-Plater I agree, that any more limits to what we can and can’t do are utterly useless, a minicooper with a lawnmower engine can still be as dangerous a 400kw 300zx twin turbo ect. I know this because, shamefully, I used to be a “hoon” in an… Read more »
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