ILLEGAL RACING STATS

Consider the following stats, compiled from a variety of national and state transportation agencies.

· 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.

· In San Diego, where the street racing problem has been termed "epidemic," 16 deaths and 31 injuries were directly related to illegal street racing in 2001. The city's attorney's office prosecuted 147 illegal street racing cases in 1999, 161 in 2000, and 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. Though laws vary, here are some penalties faced by street racers:

· You can be arrested and have your car impounded for 30 days.

· If convicted of street racing or aiding and abetting a street race, you can be imprisoned for up to three months and fined up to $1,000. Spectators are subject to penalties as well.

· Your driver's license can be revoked.

· Your car insurance may be cancelled or the rates dramatically increased.

· Cars in and around illegal street races are often issued equipment violations.

 

good stuff

 

natural selection

 

Just a bit of info for everyone on here...

 

they're also getting more and more eager to slap the "street racing" label on accidents in the last few years, even when the accidents clearly have nothing to do with racing.. someone under hte age of 30 + above the speed limit + wreck, they usually assume a race, and it goes in the statistics that way, sadly this is how stupid and stereotypical our justice system is

 

omg noooes!

I actually went out to 'the races' a couple weekends ago, and looking at the general population of kids, I'm surprised they're not all dead... They're all fucking idiots. I miss the '99-'00 crowd..

 

Yup thats for sure....i was back home tho. Midwest dont have the shit we do up here.

 

Seems to me the statistics are very low. For the millions of people who do it ( yes millions). And the billions of people in the U.S. Seems fairly safe to me. If you look at odds you have a better chance of a pack of bees killing you. I think excessive speed should be the fine. A little light to light fun should be acceptable (provided the speed does not surpass posted limits). Most of the races I have seen or been part of have taken place at night and most are with little to no traffic.
Play at your own risk. You risk your life everytime you get in the car anyway.

 

watch your backs in norfolk now, there is a group of officers "metro tach" that have been watching and filming us at the local spots. spoke to them friday night. they can't do anything but report. but if you see four police in a green taurus, keep it cool.

 

see there taking shit to far....Back home we have none of this shit! yeah i know im not back home tho...