Essay On Street Racing

Street Racing, Legal or Illegal? When it comes to the topic of street racing, most people agree that it is dangerous. While this is true, there is a question on whether it should be legal or not. It is becoming a bigger epidemic with more movies like The Fast and the Furious or Need for Speed, movies that are based around street racing. In an online article, Jack Baruth, a former street racer, said: “You cannot kill street racing. You can't even discourage it. Not entirely. As long as young men (and it is overwhelmingly young men) can get their hands on a vehicle of some type, there is going to be illegal racing.” Even though street racing is illegal, people are still going to find ways to do it. Why not make something legal and allow it to be regulated by officials if it’s not going to stop any time soon? For the safety of drivers and watchers, street racing should be legalized, enforcing new rules, and having officials to oversee races. To help ensure safety, there should be state officials to oversee street racing. With legal races, like the Indy 500, there are always multiple people present to oversee and make sure everyone is doing what they
Although legalizing it might have these effects, in the long run it is worth it. Why are there so many deaths a year? Why are young adults still racing even though they know it’s dangerous? The answer to these questions is simple, “...you can not kill street racing...” Street racing is going to be around for a while and as long as people have cars, there is going to be racing. The reason why street racing seems to be so bad is because it’s illegal. Since it is illegal, there are no rules in a street race, making it dangerous for drivers and watchers. If street racing was legalized, there would have to be regulations that would help ensure the safety of individuals