Police night-vision cameras make illicit burnouts even cooler

American hot rodders have it easy. Yes, if you misbehave in a public place there's always the chance of property damage and tickets for excesses of noise or speed. But rarely do amateur stunt-drivers face the loss of their vehicles — as they do in Australia, where a new law allows police to seize and crush the vehicles of "hoons" after just two infractions of traffic laws.

As part of its crackdown against the typically young drivers, Australian authorities have taken to using police helicopters fitted with night-vision cameras to find miscreants performing under the cover of darkness. In the process, the authorities have managed to create a video that only makes such demonstrations seem even cooler.