Boy Racers Problem

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Vroom, Vroom, Vroom. It‘s an alarming sound. We’ve all heard them. We’ve all heard them. We’ve choked on the acrid smoke from burnouts. We have had to dodge smashed bottles on the road. Many of us have to pick up piles of rubbish from the road side, depending on where we live. Who are these pests, these public nuisances? They like to be called boy racers. I would prefer to call them road louts.

So-called “boy racing” would be perfectly justifiable if boy racers followed the law and drove in places where speedway events are legally held, and were concerned for the safety of others and themselves. However, just last week parliament gave the boy racer bills the first reading. In other words, with another two readings the bill will become law very soon. What does this mean? This means boy racing is a real issue and society is taking it very seriously and is trying to deal with it in a big way.

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What makes these young people so keen on such a “Fast and Furious” game, despite being in hot water with society? Many people have or want to become involved in street racing because they want to impress their girls, show out their fancy cars, try to push the limits of their cars or even just to seek attention. Whatever of any of their reasons, it’s still inexcusable when they are putting public safety at risk.

Unlike legitimate car races like “Formula One” or “Grund Prix”, which always have safety measures in place to protect professional drivers and onlookers, ...

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