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Why all the out cry over Street Racing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Corbic" data-source="post: 15560262" data-attributes="member: 171475"><p>First. I'm not condoning it, nor am I expecting anyone else too. However, there seems to be a disproportionate media hype regarding street racing. </p><p></p><p>I just came back from TX2K17. One amazing event that most of the internet knows for the 1320 Street Racing videos. </p><p></p><p>Local Houston news was all in an uproar and there where several articles/reports about police increasing patrols and setting up stings. Apparently TX2K16 saw 8 arrests. Many areas are pushing laws to allow car seizures, huge fines, zero tolerance and jail time. </p><p></p><p>I find this all... bizarre. Looking for statistics, many current ones are unavailable. </p><p></p><p>However, one study shows between 1998-2001, there where 149,568 traffic deaths. A STAGGERING 315 where related to street racing (0.002%). </p><p></p><p>Another article cites - </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So here is the kicker - with all the zero tolerance and up roar, you'd think we have some epidemic. The reality is that 37,000 people die each year driving. Roughly 3,200 of those die because of cell-phone distractions. Additionally, 11,000 of those people die each year because of drunk driving. That rivals the gun violence statistics. </p><p></p><p>Anyway - done ranting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Corbic, post: 15560262, member: 171475"] First. I'm not condoning it, nor am I expecting anyone else too. However, there seems to be a disproportionate media hype regarding street racing. I just came back from TX2K17. One amazing event that most of the internet knows for the 1320 Street Racing videos. Local Houston news was all in an uproar and there where several articles/reports about police increasing patrols and setting up stings. Apparently TX2K16 saw 8 arrests. Many areas are pushing laws to allow car seizures, huge fines, zero tolerance and jail time. I find this all... bizarre. Looking for statistics, many current ones are unavailable. However, one study shows between 1998-2001, there where 149,568 traffic deaths. A STAGGERING 315 where related to street racing (0.002%). Another article cites - So here is the kicker - with all the zero tolerance and up roar, you'd think we have some epidemic. The reality is that 37,000 people die each year driving. Roughly 3,200 of those die because of cell-phone distractions. Additionally, 11,000 of those people die each year because of drunk driving. That rivals the gun violence statistics. Anyway - done ranting. [/QUOTE]
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