United Future

I have already gone public on this topic in my Article last year (Future Times) on the Future of Men...so...
Firstly lets get rid of the name "boy racers". In the main, but not entirely, these are grown men and increasingly women- not boys, so let us start treating them in a mature fashion, ie they are subject to the legal structures of NZ, they are presumably citizens and they therefore have responsibilities to act according to the mores of society, which most are saying means - we don't like this activity on our roads. Ergo the law should come down on them in a punitive manner if they break it.
To understand why they do this requires consideration of the various factors that have shaped them in their boyhood ie a lack of risk taking, free availability of money and cheap cars, lack of discipline in homes etc. It is no surprise we have this activity.
Thus the only thing that can bring about a sense of reality is either loss of the car, loss of personal freedom or both. Fines and loss of licence are inconsequential to this sector of society. Instant encagement, preferably in a very public place (as happens at New Year in some seaside towns) or crushing of one's car by a mobile crusher is salutary ! Ask the Norwegians who use the latter punishment for severe drink drivers !

I agree - most of the boy racers seem to me to have seen boyhood many years ago! Hoons crusing around in cars have been with us through every generation. That is not to say their anti-social behaviour is tolerable or acceptable. The question is how best to deal with it. Crushing cars sounds bold and dramatic, but the problem is that often the boy racers are not the owners of the cars in question - parents or finance companies are.
I am more inclined to penalities which hit the person involved hard - for example, long periods (including lifetime for the most serious offenders) of driver's licence disqualification. Many of these people love driving and seek work in driving or automotive related industries. They may well think twice about their boy racer activities if one of the potential consequences was that they would not ever be able to get employment in the area they wanted becasue they do not have a driver's licence and are ineligible to ever get one.