Escalating dangerous driving trends in Logan have residents on edge, with a recent two-week police crackdown exposing reckless behaviour on the roads.
While locals express growing concern over hooning, a 15-day road safety blitz has revealed numerous drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Almost one in 10 drug drivers busted during the state-wide operation were in Logan.
Local police conducted more than 1000 roadside alcohol and drug tests between 14 and 29 September.
From more than 1544 breath tests, 67 people were busted drink driving.
From 242 drug tests, 49 were busted drug driving.
During that same period, 262 people were caught speeding and four people driving without wearing a seatbelt.
In total, there were 1110 charges laid across the city in just 15 days – that’s 74 a day, making up almost one tenth of all charges in Queensland.
But some locals believe police are only present on local roads during “blitzes” and are otherwise not patrolling the streets enough.
A Browns Plains family of five said dangerous driving in their area is getting worse.
On any given weekday, hoons can be heard tearing up the roads in their area.
And the family, who has asked not to be name for fear of retaliation, said it’s about to get worse.
“It comes in waves,” the family’s father said.
“In the last two to three years it has become quite bad.”
The family’s mother said hooning directly outside their home had been so loud her children “thought they were fireworks”.
“This is happening at 3pm when the neighbours’ kids are out on scooters,” she said.
“Our kids aren’t allowed to play in the front yard anymore, because you just don’t know.”
This hooning has been captured on CCTV attached to the front of the home.
The family says the footage, which has been seen by MyCity Logan, was then handed over to police.
After doing so, the family said they were “doxed” and deliberately targeted by hoons driving erratically outside their home because “police showed them the footage”.
“We copped it for months, and not just from them, but from other cars too,” the father said.
The family said they had reached out to their local police and MPs for help but had no success.
They said they wanted more police patrolling streets and more punishments for dangerous drivers.
Acting Chief Superintendent Garrath Channells said while the majority of motorists do the right thing, the minority who drive dangerously put all road users at risk.
“QPS is dedicated to keep motorists safe by enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for those found to be driving dangerously,” Mr Channells said.
He said one offence during the 15-day blitz involved “police intercepting a vehicle speeding, to find an unrestrained five-year-old girl lying on the backseat and the driver to have a suspended licence”.
“That behaviour put the life of a child at risk, and the driver was charged with three offences and will go before court,” Mr Channells said.
“Simple things like wearing a seatbelt significantly improves your chances of surviving a crash – yet almost one in ten Queenslanders still admit to not always wearing one.
“Every decision you make behind the wheel not only impacts yourself, but all those around you on the road.”
