Street Racing

Illegal Street Racing

Introduction


On the internet there are a lot of arguments against and for people that are doing illegal street racing. This report will contain three key arguments against doing illegal street racing on unsupervised environment and with less experienced drivers.

The arguments will be about having a modified car, racing other cars on motorways or at traffic lights and the final argument will be about the consequences of doing illegal street racing.



Modified cars:

Having a modified car which includes having a big and loud exhaust and body kit on the car really attracts other people’s attention as they will think that the driver is a “hoon” but is not true. Some people they want to have a nice looking car, to sound nice and be a little bit faster than normal ones but this doesn’t mean that they will do any illegal stuff like race other cars and behave like a kid who just got his hand on a driving licence and a car.

There are a lot of people who modified their cars to participate at car shows and win trophies for best body work, best sound system and many more. Those kinds of people will never drive fast in those cars, won’t try and race other cars and won’t even drive them on streets as they spent lots of money on the cars.

The number of people who are involved in car accidents is growing each year and they are especially because of the young drivers with modified cars. They can’t control the car as normal because the car is faster and have more horsepower than usual. The number of young people under the age of 25 killed in car accidents is around 400,000 each year worldwide.

Racing on highways:

Highway races are also called race from a roll and is when 2 or more  people are driving at a constant speed than they start to change to a lower gear and push the pedal to the floor to gain speed and try to beat the other opponent or opponents without thinking what the consequences might be as they drive through traffic and change lanes at high speeds without looking in the mirrors or driving too close to the car in front without having time to brake in case something will go bad.

Highway street racing can cause fatal crashes or people getting bad injuries from the accidents that happen when they change lanes or the brakes are not working or they lose control of the car when driving at high speed even if the roads aren’t wet. Racing on the streets can make people lose their lives if they have an accident as there is no way of the ambulance to came fast enough to take care of them and try to save their lives. Racing on a closed road or at an event, the ambulance will be between 30 seconds to 1 minute away from the accident and the chance of someone dying is decreased.

Consequences of illegal street racing:

Street racing is a growing concern in the whole world and it is not a new thing. Speed limits have increased but the consequences are still the same. People there days watch too many car movies like "The Fast and The Furious" series where there is a lot of illegal street racing going on and no one gets hurt or die but there are some ads that say “Do not do this at home or on the streets. All the races have professional supervision and done in closed environments” which people don’t see or just ignore it. Street racing can be reduced but can never be stopped.

The laws regarding street racing are very strict and the driver who got caught will have to pay the consequences which include of having the vehicle impounded for up to 30 days, paying a big fine, getting the driver licence suspended and other depending on the laws of the country they are in. This can also affect the credibility (particular employers and companies won’t want to hire people that would be a potential danger to community) and credit rating of an individual because of the fact that there will be a criminal record against the driver.

Conclusion:

As a result, it is hard to stop people from racing on the streets and convince them to do it somewhere in a safer place. During the year there are a lot of racing event where anyone can participate doesn’t matter the age. In the end, driving fast in a closed environment organised by other people it is much safer than driving fast in a car with lots of horsepower on the streets where it is illegal.

However, in this blog has been outlined the three main points of why younger drivers modify their cars in order to do illegal street racing,  the impact on the community and what are the consequences of doing illegal street racing.

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