---
title: "The Australian Police Are Ruthlessly Mocking Speeders on Facebook"
description: "Further proof that the power of Internet shaming trumps mere mortal laws."
date: "2017-10-17"
modified: "2017-10-17"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/15195/the-australian-police-are-ruthlessly-mocking-speeders-on-facebook"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Australia"
  - "facebook"
  - "hoon"
  - "new south wales"
  - "speeding"
---

# The Australian Police Are Ruthlessly Mocking Speeders on Facebook

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Typically, police departments turn to a standard bag of tricks to dissuade speeders: Unmarked radar units, speed cameras, even the occasional [1,000-horsepower Corvette Z06 cop car](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/10658/texas-police-department-scores-a-1005-hp-chevy-corvette-z06-cop-car>). But one police department in Australia decided to harness an even greater force in its quest to quash out the leadfoots among us: The power of Internet shaming.

Despite having literally invented the word "hoon," Australia is [notorious for its draconian enforcement](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/11703/robby-gordon-loses-license-banned-from-racing-in-australia-over-public-street-donuts>) of driving laws. The penalties differ between the various states and territories, but going 25 mph over the speed limit anywhere on the continent will cost you your license *and* a four-digit payment to the state. There are even rules specifying the penalties for going less than 10 mph over the speed limit, so don't look for our comforting buffer zone if you're driving Down Under.

At the same time, in a land full of [deserted, arrow-straight highways](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/9607/12-year-old-drives-a-third-of-the-way-across-australia-alone>) and [rear-wheel-drive burnout machines,](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/9945/australian-ute-does-a-burnout-on-a-trailer-towed-by-another-ute>) mere laws aren't going to be enough to stop people from putting the hammer down. So, [using their Facebook page,](<https://www.facebook.com/nswpoliceforce/>) the New South Wales Police Force decided to try out a novel solution for the problem of speeders: Make fun of them.

Ruthlessly.

Honestly, even if you live on the other side of the world like us, the page is worth a follow if only for the amazingly creative, pun-filled roasts of particularly determined speeders that wind up posted regularly. Pictures of their stopped cars—sometimes with the radar readout in the frame—are accompanied by a caption that either mocks the driver's incompetence or teases them for getting hit with a massive fine and losing their license.

While license plates are blurred out, anyone who gets pulled over in the state is probably quaking in fear of their impending Internet fame, no matter how anonymous they might aim to be.

*The Drive* has reached out to the New South Wales Police Force to get more details on how this wonderful tradition got started and whether it's making an impact on speeding rates, and we'll update if we hear back. But in the meantime, enjoy a compendium of their greatest hits so far.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

### Author social links  
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