Police issued 154 infringement notices, impounded 10 vehicles and arrested 13 people in a boy-racer crackdown across Auckland in June.
Police issued 154 infringement notices, impounded 10 vehicles and arrested 13 people in a boy-racer crackdown across Auckland in June.
Ten vehicles have been taken off the road, 154 infringement notices handed out and 13 people arrested after a police crackdown in Auckland on boy racers.
Waitematā district road policing co-ordinator senior sergeant Damian Albert said that targeting boy racers and illegally modified cars was part of a fortnight-longoperation focused on stopping anti-social road behaviour.
He said that during the operation, which took place on Fridays and Saturdays in the final two weeks of June, 299 drivers were stopped with a string of results including more than 154 infringement notices issued, 10 vehicles impounded and 13 arrests.
Nearly 300 boy racers were stopped by police in the fortnight-long operation in Auckland.
Albert said the focus was not only on illegal and dangerous driving, but driver compliance around licensing and vehicle safety.
“Altered seatbelts, suspension, exhausts, airbag modifications, window tints, lighting, tyres and window stickers were just some of the vehicle faults we detected.”
As well as targeting safety and compliance, officers carried out hundreds of traffic stops, resulting in arrests for drink-driving, possession of drugs, breaching bail conditions and various other offences.
Albert said summons were also issued for driving while disqualified, sustained loss of traction and the serving of demerit suspension notices.
During the operation, officers also stopped a motorcycle seen travelling at speed on Lincoln Rd.
“The rider was signalled to stop and inquiries revealed the rider owed more than $3000 in unpaid fines.”
A motorbike was seized by the Ministry of Justice after its rider was found to owe $3000 in unpaid fines.
The motorcycle was seized by the Ministry of Justice.
Across the two weekends, police also issued 45 green, seven pink and four blue stickers to cars that weren’t compliant with road standards.
Police said the focus of the operation was not only on illegal and dangerous driving, but driver compliance around licensing and vehicle safety.
“We have a low level of tolerance towards all anti-social road user activity that causes extreme danger to road users and annoyance for our communities,” Albert said.
“Police will continue the great work done during this operation by enforcing any illegal activities on our roads and ensuring all modified vehicles are compliant with legislation.”
