Is Illegal Street Racing growing?
When considering the “growth” of Illegal Street Racing one must consider the parameters which it is measured. Unfortunately most law enforcement agencies in America do NOT specifically identify the act of “Illegal Street Racing” rather note it on citations as “Speeding, Reckless Endangerment, Exhibition of Speed, Contest of Speed, ect.” Professor Kenneth Peak authored a report in 2004 entitled “Street Racing” stating “Police in California have been attempting for years to convince the state to alter its accident investigation form to include coding for street racing.” As there is no universal specific term to identify the act of Illegal Street Racing it becomes assimilated into larger speeding categories thereby making it near impossible for an agency (law enforcement, NHSTA, NICB) to define statistics. Considering that over 70% of the populace speeds on the American highway system it is easy to understand why the statistics are easily skewed. It was only recently, within the past few
