Tasmania Police is boosting its road safety push, with extra Disklok Steering Wheel Locks being rolled out across the state to put the brakes on drivers caught hooning or driving dangerously.
The new clamps – specialised locking devices fitted to a vehicle’s steering wheel – will be distributed between road policing services in the Western, Northern and Southern districts.
Southern Road Policing Services Acting Inspector Rebecca Sulman said the use of wheel clamps sent a strong message on road safety.
“Disklok Clamps are an important tool for our officers, ensuring that drivers caught doing the wrong thing and driving in a reckless or dangerous manner can face strong and immediate ramifications for their actions,” she said.
“If police choose, vehicles can be clamped then and there on the side of the road.”
In 2024-25, Tasmania Police clamped 175 vehicles due to road offending by drivers, including 60 that were clamped specifically for the offense of hooning. This compares with 147 vehicles (total) and 51 (hooning) clamped in the previous 12 months.
Full story can be found at:
https://www.police.tas.gov.au/news-events/media-releases/police-clamp-down-on-hooning-and-dangerous-driving
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