Wild footage captured a driver tearing up a car on a beloved Aussie beach as the wild antics angered residents.
Footage emerged of a white 4WD driving across soft sand on Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay region of Queensland's south-east coast on Christmas Day.
The video showed the driver of the 4WD driving close to sand dunes, plants and grass, with the vehicle occasionally swaying.
The footage was posted to a Facebook group on Bribie Island and caused a barrage of irritated comments with social media users accusing the driver of losing control.
'Their permits must be permanently taken away. Easy and effective solution,” one person wrote.
The video showed the driver of the 4WD getting close to sand dune plants and grass, occasionally swerving
“Such people should be banned from the island for life,” another added.
Some feared the dangerous driving could lead to a permanent ban on vehicles on the sand.
'That's how idiots like this ruin it for everyone. Totally ridiculous. No concern for anyone on the beach and our precious turtles,” one person responded.
Some were concerned about damage to the turtle nesting site.
“Didn't mean to drive there, it's turtle season, you wanted to drive on the hard sand,” one social media user wrote.
'Can anyone identify him? Probably just killed a whole generation of turtles,” wrote another.
The Department of Environment and Science (DES) warned motorists to avoid the soft sand during the turtle nesting season, which is between November and April.
This is so drivers can avoid disturbing the young as they try to reach the ocean.
State governments continue to raise concerns about the behavior of drivers on Australian beaches.
They appeared to temporarily lose full control of their vehicle, angering other visitors to the island
Earlier this month, the South Australian government lowered speed limits on beaches to protect 'vulnerable' visitors from 4WD vehicles.
The speed limit on Bribie Island beaches has been reduced to 30km/h in stretches of beach near campsites.
The Department of Environment and Science said it is 'difficult' to drive on the soft sand on Bribie Island.
Authorities say the sand the 4WD was on must be tread steadily and slowly.
Drivers are instead advised to drive as close to the tide as possible so they can travel on the harder, wet sand.
Some people were concerned about the 4WD driver because the softer sand makes it easier to overturn a car.