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I have been in the street racing scene for quite some time now. In high school where is all started for me. The street racing scene is not all that attractive to most people. However for the younger generation it seems to be the cool thing to do. Whether it’s a rich kid with a brand new BMW M3 or just a kid with his moms hand me down Toyota Tercel. Regardless of the car, the person will still modify it to be faster. Have you ever been driving on the road or freeway, when suddenly a car fly’s by you at a really high rate of speed? Some of these cars are capable of reaching speeds as high as 160mph+. That car could’ve easily lost control smashing into the back of your own car, hurting you, your family or maybe even worse. Illegal street racing is getting more popular by the day. Movies like the Fast and the Furious just give people more ideas. I feel we should do whatever it takes to stop as many of these illegal races as possible by providing them with more legal places to race. As users of public roads I think we are all affected by this in some way or another. Whether you have seen it in the news, paper or maybe you’ve encountered a personal experience on the road. First, I will be discussing some of the da