Is it time to ban the Wicked Van?
We couldn’t agree more - the offensive slogans must be stopped
Picture this - you’ve pulled up at your favourite free camp - van is level and unhitched, awning is out, happy hour drinks are poured and your feet have just been put up for the day. Just when you think things are perfect, along comes a rattly old van full of backpackers coming in to set up camp right next to you. The fact they’re backpackers doesn’t bother you, nor does the fact they are setting up close to you. It’s the van that is making your blood boil, specifically the offensive, rude and downright disrespectful slogan that’s been spray painted all over it. This is an experience all too common for my liking.
Yes that is right, I’m talking about the dreadful things most commonly known as Wicked Vans - the vans covered with graffiti and slogans denoting sex, drug use and other incredibly inappropriate comments that make us cringe every time we see them.
Now I recently got word one grandfather from Byron Bay is facing prosecution after spray painting the back of one of these vans he found incredibly offensive.
Now - I’m not saying this guy was in the right - you can’t deface other people’s property - but I believe in the principle of what he did. Just think for a second about a family enjoying their time at a campsite - a Wicked Van drives through - and all of a sudden the kids are exposed to these crude slogans, asking questions that no parent wants to be answering.
I don’t consider myself a prude, in fact there’s a few of the vans that even make me chuckle - but the majority of them cross the line, and shouldn’t be allowed to be on show to the public.
As the photo above shows ‘If you wouldn’t say it to ya Nan, don’t write it on ya Van’ - we couldn’t agree more. If Wicked Vans can’t adhere to that, these vans should be taken off the roads - it’s inappropriate and I’ve had a gutful.
Let me know what you think about the matter - comment below or email into [email protected].
Read the full article on the Byron local here
