Atlanta May Offer A Designated Street Racing Location
As traffic levels in the USA have dropped due to nationwide Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders, speeds have increased. Fines involving big speed limit infractions have risen, with one Dodge Challenger drive in Michigan infamously clocked at 180mph in a 70mph zone. The Cannonball record has fallen twice amidst a spate of attempts making the most of quiet roads, while in Atlanta, the already busy street racing scene has exploded.
The city has an unconventional idea which might drastically curb its illegal street racing issue, however - make it legal. Well, sort of.
The idea, based around a suggestion from the 18-year-old son of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, would be to offer a âdesignated areaâ for street racing. Most likely, this would involve closing off a section of road for sanctioned competition, much like Detroitâs Roadkill Nights.
It isnât the only potential solution on the table, however. Atlanta officials have been working with Bloomberg Associates, the consultancy set up by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to look at various solutions to its street racing problem.
âAlong with Bloomberg, who weâve reached out to help us do some bench marking and assessment of whatâs happening in other cities has been to consider a designated space for street racing,â Mayor Bottoms told the City Council on a call, CBS 46 reports.
If it is Atlantaâs chosen solution, there would inevitably be opposition - not just from the public, but also from officials. Atlanta Council member Dustin Hillis, whoâs behind a new anti-street racing law, doesnât think a legal spot for such antics will be a sufficient antidote since officially-sanctioned activities would remove the illicit thrill.
Either way, itâll be a while before anything happens, with the Mayorâs office confirming to CBS 46 that its research is still in an early stage.
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Omg thatâs amazing
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Seems similar to the logic behind legalising weed
Well, not having a place to safely race or have fun driving is the main reason for street racing. I wish there was a place like that near meâŠ
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This seems like what has been needed all along, everyone would get their space to do what they want, and everyone benefits.
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As long as the Police are there and they run it well it will be good for them
We need more people like the Mayorâs son
Cya later guys Iâm moving to Atlanta