Hayward, California, Tightens Up Street Racing Ordinance

BangShift.com

It just got really expensive to get caught at a street race in Hayward, California. A loophole has been closed in an ordinance passed in May, so police now have the ability to levy large fines to anyone at a street race, no matter if they are racing or not.

The original ordinance was set up so the only way that spectators could be punsihed was through the criminal process. Fearing that mass prosecutions would gum up the DA’s office, the police sought to instead punish spectators financially. Their wish was granted, and according to InsideBayArea.com the new punishments step from $500 to $750 to $1,000 for getting caught spectating at a street race. We’re guessing that the racers really get the heavy hand.

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Posted at 8:26 am in BangShift.com, Brian Lohnes, street racing

Comments

backinblack2
Oct 16, 2009 at 8:33 am

Wow TheMellonedOne, way to be a total douche.

MiamiMiataGroup
Oct 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm

Masked Bandit? Masked Idiot I’ll say, LOL got caught racing a Honda Civic. LOL

TheMellonedOne
Oct 15, 2009 at 8:56 am

TYPICAL PIG

ILLY-Sase
Oct 14, 2009 at 11:57 pm

No matter how “cool” these imbiciles try to make illegal street racing look. (Even the glorified movies) This is a Dumb, dangerous sport where 1oo’s of ppl get killed a year because of it. This sport doesn’t make you look cool. It’s obvious these morons don’t have any reguard for human saftey and life. Get these bums off the road. And if it take Car crushing and heavy fines and or both to stop these dummies from killing ppl. Then so be it…you shouldn’t street race. Point blank period.

TechWeasel
Oct 13, 2009 at 10:28 pm

Cite your sources, gfaules… I’m interested.

gfaules
Oct 13, 2009 at 5:45 pm

FordRules… Typically these types of gatherings are held in some industrial setting and an excuse of “But officer I was just on my way to Grannys house.” wold not get’er done.

FordRulesAll
Oct 13, 2009 at 5:13 pm

What if you are just walking by, I mean if you’ve got your lawn chairs all out and what not then yeah your guilty, but if your just kind of passing through then I do not see where they get off to charge you.

gfaules
Oct 13, 2009 at 2:10 pm

TechWeasel, Not sure where you’re getting your facts from but their wrong. In 2002, the city prosecuted 155 spectator street racing cases. In 2003, the number fell to 60. Proof that the new laws are working.

PureBusiness
Oct 13, 2009 at 11:08 am

I think i know what road in Hayward they were having problems with,It’s not like theres alot of them!

TechWeasel
Oct 13, 2009 at 9:48 am

Welcome to San Diego, CA, circa 2001-2002… We’ve had a spectator ordinance on the books since then, and as far as I can tell, there haven’t been any prosecutions.

___nes___
Oct 13, 2009 at 9:27 am

Well those are some good news.