Polish streetracers get police protection
In Lodz, the second biggest city in Poland, streetracing is now somewhat allowed at night. The police will cordon off some areas so the speed junkies can go their merry way. This plan is intended to lower the number of fatal car crashes in the rest of the city, because the youngsters will race in a controlled area.
The police had to come up with some plan while illegal streetracing caused havoc throughout the city every night.
“We made an agreement with the organizers of the illegal streetraces, ” tells the leader of one of the official motor clubs in Lodz, “Now they race in closed off streets, while the cops can keep an eye on them. In exchange for this privilege they promised to stop speeding on other public roads in the city.
The Polish press rejects the plans. They say the government should not give in to the demands of ’street racing scum’.
