How to best solve the problem of street racing

[jay]

I sure would like to see this phenomon spread. Street racing in one city in Poland was turning into a big problem. How'd the cops solve it?
"They got together with the illegal racers and for one night only, every month, they cordon off part of the city then let drivers loose on the streets to go as fast as they like."

Wow, logic and smarts used by the powers that be. No more stupid Polish jokes, they're smarter than we are.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7416000/7416124.stm

[SPENONE]

awesome idea,..can never see it happening in the U.s. Though

[ScOrTGtC]

it would be nice if that happens here.. but i dont see it going to work.. specially with gas prices going up..

[downtube]

nobody's going to take on the liability here. no matter what kind of waivers you had people sign or legislation is passed, one person paralyzed or killed and the mega lawsuits begin.

we have technology that could effectively detect every driving infraction, if we wanted that kind of draconian oversight.

[wheresthericego]

never going to happen here. Would be nice tho. Thats what tracks are for

[therieldeal]

it sucks when the closest track is 2+ hours away though... pretty sure thats why there's so much street racing in hartford CT. you've gotta drive 4-5 hours round trip for like a 3-4 hour street night event... where you'll get 3-4 runs if you're lucky.

[Lex]

It's also not safe to be so far form home if **** blows up at the track

[13thghost]

i have been to the races in hartford its not pretty. it makes fast and the furies look safe and organized!!!.not a good place to be if you like your paint job! lol

[wheresthericego]

My "local" track is 45 mins from the house. Not horribly far. However all the ricer kids drive around in their sohc accords and revv at anything that moves. They race grandma's trying to get over in a merge lane.

[me19875]

but dude, that solution is cheap, simple, and doesn't involve getting anybody fined/arrested/in trouble. there's no way the US would go for it.

[FazdaBoy4ever]

the problem is then the police force is there and not keeping the thugs out of my house at night and drunk drivers off the street... its a great idea but they already do it and in a much more fun environment, THE TRACK... i can come home with a handful of professionally timed slips in my hand telling me exactly how fast i was, i can not only race others but i can race myself UNLIKE on the street... not to mention you think guys are going to be like "oh yeah you think your pos is faster than my car... put your money where your mouth is... see ya on the 20th biotch!" NO it is just a place where they can do it once a month and get away with it at the cost of donut shops shutting down because they are lacking police funding.

like i said in another post... the government cannot win... the street racers and car guys are saying FINALLY they are using common sence and the other people are saying "im paying you guys to go have fun and help children who cannot follow the law, break the law under your supervision for one night a month???"

[worldhazard]

i don't think they have many strips out in that area. hence why this is done.. prob wrong.. but an idea... don't nopi and groups like that do that kidna stuff here in the states anyway.. so we already have that kinda thing.

i am curious as to what happens when an accident occurs within the limits of these races though