27 Feb
The Significant Dangers of Street Racing / Educational Video
Posted on 2010 under teen alcohol abuse | 26 Comments
The Significant Dangers of Street Racing / Educational Video. Street Racing exposes the dangers of street racing by profiling teen racers. By: Jay Yu. TRT: 6 min 4 sec. Producer: Jay Yu. Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal auto racing which takes place on public roads. Street racing can either be spontaneous or well-planned and coordinated. Spontaneous races usually occur at intersections where two cars stop at a red light before they begin racing. Well coordinated races, in comparison, are planned in advance and often have people communicating via 2-way radio/citizens’ band radio and using police scanners and GPS units to mark locations of local police hot spots. Street racing is reported to have originated prior to the 1930s due to alcohol prohibition in some parts of the United States. At the time smugglers of unrefined and illegal alcohol would try to find ways to make more power and achieve better handling from their engine and suspension. Aside from being the basis of stock car racing, this became common after the war, and as a result, it is credited as being the origin of drag racing as well. Opponents to street racing cite a lack of safety relative to sanctioned racing events, as well as legal repercussions arising from incidents, among street racing’s drawbacks. Most duels are drag races. In 2001, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that police listed street racing as a factor in 135 fatal crashes. The total was up from 72 street-racing-related fatalities reported in 2000. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, more than 800 citations for illegal street racing were issued in 2001. The city’s attorney’s office prosecuted: -147 illegal street racing cases in 1999; -161 in 2000; -290 in 2001; In Florida in 2001, 7,216 citations were issued for racing on the highway. -In 1999, the Florida Department of Highway and Safety for Motor Vehicles reported 28 accidents related to Illegal Street racing with 2 fatalities and 27 injuries. -In 2000, the agency reported 39 racing accidents, with 1 fatality and 55 injuries. -In 2002, there were 48 racing accidents, 1 fatality, and 60 injuries. According to the NHTSA, motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 16 and 20. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says 5,749 teens died in the United States from motor vehicle crash injuries in 1999. Nationwide statistics show that 49 people are injured for every 1,000 who participate in illegal street racing. As a result, city and state ordinances have been issued regarding illegal street racing.
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