Authorities have taken the fight against hoons on our roads to the skies.
The government has rolled out a fleet of high-tech drones to catch troublesome drivers in high-powered cars across Logan, Scenic Rim and the Redlands.
Night-vision cameras can be deployed covertly on a drone or operated by an officer.
The new technology will add to the existing network of thousands of traffic cameras across the state.
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It comes after Logan City Council announced a $250,000 hooning taskforce to stop hoons running amok in rural areas like New Beith and Greenbank.
This proposed method of putting the onus back on the vehicle owner, akin to a speeding ticket, is a common sense approach
- Logan Country Safe City interim chair Mathew Owens
Veresdale Scrub's roads have also been targeted, as has Wellington Point in the Redlands.
Beaudesert police targeted hoons during Operation Sierra Paddle last month.
The government announced it planned to change the law and shift the onus of proof onto the vehicle's owner.
If the owner claims they weren't driving the vehicle at the time of the offence, it will be up to them to prove it.
Police Minister Mark Ryan said the move would allow police to take greater advantage of the hooning footage captured by CCTV cameras, especially when there is more than one offender.
"These changes will provide police with enhanced flexibility when dealing with gatherings of hoons," Mr Ryan said.
"For example, if dozens of cars were hooning in a particular location, police would be able to use these new hi-tech cameras to capture images of all the vehicles.
"The high-resolution images would allow police to identify each vehicle, and then proceed to take action against the registered owner, unless the owner could demonstrate they weren't driving at the time.
"The expanded laws would apply to a greater range of traffic offences caught on camera.
"An offender would no longer be able to avoid prosecution by simply masking their identities and denying they had been behind the wheel.
"There's no apology for targeting these reckless drivers.
"They are purely and simply idiots - who are doing the wrong thing and risking the lives of others."
Drivers identified hooning in stolen vehicles would face theft and hooning charges.
Logan Country Safe City chair Mathew Owens welcomed the announcement.
"This proposed method of putting the onus back on the vehicle owner, akin to a speeding ticket, is a common sense approach," he said.
"This method, combined with new technology, is a game changer.
"We would like to see the LNP, One Nation and Labor all embrace these methods, no matter who forms government after October."
Mr Ryan thanked Queensland Police Union's Ian Leavers, who made strong representations to government for specific changes to the law to target hoons.
Mr Leavers welcomed the announcement.
"This is something we have been calling for," he said.
"We at the Queensland Police Union are always reviewing legislation to ensure we have the most workable laws that can assist front line policing and we are always recommending enhancements to the government."
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