And the wheel does a burnout.

This is becoming a far-to-frequent scene in Australia. Oddly, I don't feel the slightest bit sorry for these two, if anything I'm thankful they didn't take any innocent bystander with them, and I hope the car owner had insurance.

The Australian government cannot get a handle on road fatalities due to speeding and/or drinking, especially amongst the younger generations.

So I'd like to offer a 4-step solution to the problem.

Step 1: Mandatory driver education. I'm not talking about some tax-payer funded fuddy-duddy coming into a classroom for a day. I'm talking parent-funded, after-school accredited course as part of an L-Plater permit. None of this crap with driver logs which parents can't be bothered, or don't have time to be honest about. New drivers should attend courses every week, either evenings or weekends, and they should be tested by professional drivers at intervals. They pull any kind of crap, no license. If parents can't afford to pay for their kids to go, or can't make time to arrange to get their kids to the lessons, well, they can wait to learn to drive, it obviously isn't that important.

Step 2: Stringent P-Plate restrictions on allowable family vehicles. 1.5L maximum engine volume, and no after-market accessories. If a cop spots a "P" sticker on a non-conforming vehicle, warning fine, and then loss of license. Special exemptions can be granted for tradies and the like that may need access to drive a Ute or a Van as part of their job while on a "P"-Plate. If the family car is a Commodore V8? sorry, get sonny a used Metro or Barina to park out front. You'll save most of the purchase price, and resale value on the insurance premium.

Step 3: Setup legal, and reasonably safe outlets for driving enthusiasm. Race tracks staffed by professional drivers. Let people hire cars, or sign a disclaimer and use their own car. Drag races, lap-timed rounds on a closed circuit, and scheduled multi-car races. Have an ambulance standing by on-site for races with a simple rule. No ambulance, no race. Someone does something stupid and gets hurt, no one has any fun until the ambulance comes back. Let people keep themselves in check. They muck up their car? Too bad, call a tow-truck.

Step 4: Adopt a no-strikes attitude to wreckless driving behaviour. Pull any kind of crap on public roads and you lose your license and your car. It's a family car? Too bad, you and your parents should have thought of that before they let you take it out. No, and I mean NO give-backs. Too many deaths are caused as a result of 2nd or 3rd offences where an idiot's parents got back the confiscated vehicle, and the kid went out and killed themselves, or worse, someone else as a result. If parents are inconvenienced because "their" stupid kid lost them their car, then GOOD. They can always get another car, and keep the keys away from the kid until they've taught or beat some sense into them. They can't go out and buy a new kid.