Just found a "definition" of hooning:
"Hooning is the common word we use for any anti-social behaviour in a motor
vehicle (car, van, or motorbike), such as speeding, street racing, burnouts
and playing loud music from a car stereo."
...Wayne
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus <olympus-
> bounces+wayne.harridge=structuregraphs.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
> Behalf Of Wayne Harridge
> Sent: Saturday, 2 July 2022 9:39 PM
> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion' <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Speed hurts
>
> What a mess! What is the speed limit in the street?
>
> I was out taking some photographs this afternoon and witnessed 3 "hooning"
> (dunno if this expression is used anywhere other than in Oz) incidents -
it
> seems like this is a Saturday afternoon practice here!
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olympus <olympus-
> > bounces+wayne.harridge=structuregraphs.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
> > Behalf Of Peter Klein
> > Sent: Saturday, 2 July 2022 3:47 PM
> > To: lug <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [OM] Speed hurts
> >
> > Our normally quiet residential suburban street was anything but quiet
> > this afternoon. There was a serious traffic accident just down the
> > street from our house. We didn't see it happen, but we certainly heard
> > it. No fatalities as far as I know, but there were serious injuries.
> > The officers I talked to said that one of the vehicles was speeding.
> > Judging from the aftermath, that is an understatement. This is not a
> > subject I usually cover, but I was there, so I took a few pictures. To
> > all my American friends, have a happy and safe 4th of July weekend.
> > And everyone, please drive carefully!
> >
> > A few minutes after it happened (might be disturbing to some):
> >
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/52187962544/in/dateposte
> > d-public/>
> >
> >
> > After the injured had left by ambulance and the officers were
> > finishing up their investigation.
> >
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/52186693252/in/dateposte
> > d-public/>
> >
> >
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/52187962469/in/dateposte
> > d-public/>
> >
> >
> > --Peter
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