Polish Police Close Down Public Street for Street Racing

Posted in In the News by Noah on May 23rd, 2008

As reported by the BBC, the Polish town of Lodz had been having a lot of trouble with illegal street racing. From the sound of it, the roads became a virtual Fast and the Furious whenever the sun went down. So how did the Police deal with the problem? They closed down a section of the city once a month and sanction legal drag races.

And the best part? Everyone wins in the situation. The racers win because now they can do street races easily and without fear of arrest, and the public wins as now it’s done in a more controlled environment.

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  1. If you are interested in the subject of street racing, you have to check out the new street racing documentary in the works / nearly finshed. The website containing the movie trailer is up now: www.1320movie.com

    You can also view the street racing movie preview on youtube by typing in “1320 movie” or the name of the movie “1320 A West Coast Story” Obviously there has never been a quality street racing documentary made. Finally, there is one…

    Check it out and see how it relates to this story so closely it is amazing…

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