In the hope of ending street control that often leads to damaged vehicles and injuries, Los Angeles County officials took the first step towards a considerable increase in sanctions for anyone participating in illegal events, including spectators.
Street control sockets, also known as slideshow, generally take place at night when large crowds come together at a closed intersection to watch cars “donuts”, burning tires, drift and other waterfalls.
While participants say that control is part of Southern California’s urban automotive culture, events have led to many accidents and fatal shots in 2022. More recently, control has led to vandalism and fire vehicles.
In an effort to combat the events of his communities and in other county regions, the County supervisor of Los Angeles, Holly J. Mitchell, proposed a measure to double the fines of offense of $ 500 to $ 1,000 for those who participate in street control.
The motion specifies that the fines can be issued against those who organize, participate and look at the events.
In addition to steep fines, the county plans to urge social media platforms to enforce their own conditions which already prohibit the promotion of illegal activities by removing and demonetizing the positions on the takeover of the street.
The Times previously pointed out that the number of sharks in the street had almost doubled from 2019 to 2020 in the city of Los Angeles.
These rallies have decreased in certain regions of the county, according to a report by the working group for reducing the street repurchase, a coalition made up of representatives of the law application of the law, the city, the county and the community groups.
Recent data from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Bureau also revealed that the number of street control plugs reported had dropped in almost all the county supervisor districts, with the exception of the district represented by Mitchell.
In the Mitchell district, which includes Marina Del Rey, Culver City, Inglewood, Compton and Carson, the number of illegal events went from 191 between July and September to 297 from October to December.
Mitchell hears elders and young families who say they hear the sounds of street control increasingly getting closer to their homes, she told Ktla News.
Lili Trujillo Puckett, Founder and Executive Director of Street Racing Kills and member of the County Take -up Reduction Group, thanked Mitchell for introducing the motion.
“I know this first hand pain – my daughter was killed in a street race. This tragic and unnecessary loss fueling my mission to put an end to these fatal events and preventing other families from undergoing the same sorrow, “she said.
On Tuesday, the supervisor council supported the amendment. Members must vote to adopt the updated order before the new fines can come into force.
This county decision occurs a year after the Los Angeles Municipal Council launched a pilot program targeting 20 intersections with a prolific street repurchase activity and installed hardened central lines to dissuade motorists from making waterfalls.
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