Spinning your car's wheels deliberately could land you in prison, Gore Police Senior Sergeant Richard McPhail warns, after sports fields and grass verges in the town were damaged during the weekend.
‘‘The spinning of wheels, whether on a road, grass verge or public reserve can result in that driver being imprisoned for a maximum of three months, or $4500 in fines being issued and a minimum disqualification of six months.''
Snr Sgt McPhail said the law allowed for steep penalties for drivers who wrecked grassed areas.
‘‘Cutting corners and damaging grass verges can result in guilty drivers being charged with wilful damage and careless misuse of a motor vehicle.
‘‘This can result in fines of up to $3500 being issued, disqualification of the driver or the impoundment of the offending vehicle for 28 days,'' Snr Sgt McPhail said.
‘‘It is an ongoing problem that we will be keeping a close watch on.''
In situations where the driver had committed handbrake slides, a practice commonly associated with boy racers, the guilty party could be charged with causing a vehicle to undergo sustained loss of traction under the Land Transport (Unauthorised Street and Illegal Drag Racing) Amendment Act 2003.
This practice was something Gore Police would be keeping a watchful eye on, Snr Sgt McPhail said.
No-one has been charged over the weekend's incidents.
• Following a non-injury incident 1km south of Pukerau in which a car left the road in foggy conditions on Monday morning, Snr Sgt McPhail warned drivers throughout the region to adjust their travelling speeds to the conditions.
‘‘With more heavy fog expected throughout the winter, consideration for your own safety and of all other road users should be a very high priority,'' Snr Sgt McPhail said.
