| It's not an uncommon sight. Two vehicles
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| | any young
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| line-up at a streetlight, one challenges
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| | person (the majority are young) can get
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| the other, and once the green light
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| | into their car, mash the throttle and
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| appears they take off as fast as they
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| | drive.
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| know how.
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| | No experience, no talent, no discipline.
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| Illegal street racing is not a new
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| | All of this while innocent drivers use
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| thing. It's been going on ever since the
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| | the
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| days of the
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| | streets for their day-to-day
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| Model T Ford. Over the years, speeds
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| | activities.So what are the solutions.
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| have increased and with the advent of
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| | Racing on our streets will never stop,
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| cell
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| | but it can be
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| phones and GPS systems, so has the
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| | reduced. What needs to be understood is
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| technology. But the consequences of these
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| | that street racing is a social activity.
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| | People gather in a parking lot, hang out
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| careless actions have never changed.
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| | with friends, challenge someone to a
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| Thousands of accidents occur each year
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| | race,
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| due to
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| | and come back to the same parking lot
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| thoughtless, aggressive driving on our
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| | once the race is over. Some cities
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| streets. But the trend continues to grow.
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| | recognized this and have opened drag
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| | strips for people to race, socialize and
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| Movies like The Fast and The Furious
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| | interact. For a small fee, they can
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| have helped to spread the virtues of
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| | prove themselves in a safe, supervised
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| street
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| | environment. This is also a great way to
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| racing. Movies like these don't show
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| | integrate local police with the
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| innocent victims getting hurt, but rather
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| | participants.
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| they
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| | In order to reduce racing on our
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| portray the characters as misunderstood
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| | streets, local authorities need to
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| good guys who have a passion for cars.
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| | control it. Larger
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| It's
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| | fines won't reduce street racing.
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| easy to see how young people are able to
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| | Hundreds of people have died racing on
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| accept the notion that street racing
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| | the streets
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| doesn't hurt anyone when everything they
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| | in this country and if the possibility
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| see in movies confirms it. Videos of
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| | of death doesn't stop someone, a fine
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| illegal street races are downloaded off
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| | won't
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| the web at a growing rate only to fuel
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| | either.In the end we need to understand
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| the
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| | that the only way to reduce street racing
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| desires of those who are unable to see
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| | is to
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| the dangers in it.Racing is not a bad
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| | provide an outlet for which it can
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| thing. In fact, it's an exciting sport
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| | occur. Until then, the masses will do
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| that requires training,
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| | what they
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| discipline and skill. But the streets
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| | know; they'll continue to race on our
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| are no place for racing. Unfortunately,
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| | streets.
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