Join us to tell city of Bakersfield elected officials and our police department that nightly street racing in SW Bakersfield has to stop! Do not allow their silence to be acceptable!
On Sunday, November 24th, an innocent woman was killed in a deadly car crash -- due to STREET RACING. Despite numerous calls to the Bakersfield Police Department, emails and pleas to elected officials as well as heightened media/stories on the issue over the last few months, STREET RACING still occurs NIGHTLY in SW Bakersfield. More than 1000 cars have been known to gather at Kohls on Gosford, where it seems to begin. Where is the response from our city leaders? Why can't city leaders work collaboratively with businesses and shopping center owners to put in preventive measures? Please sign this petition to indicate silence is not acceptable and this type of street racing has to be addressed and stopped. How many innocent people will be killed? Waiting for new police cadets via Measure N funds is not an acceptable answer.
Street racing like this is not acceptable!
For more on this issue, see the column by Robert Price https://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/robert-price/robert-price-deafening-street-racing-has-southwest-bakersfield-residents-fed/article_b695f4a2-0710-11ea-b992-abc180cfd4be.html
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At the December 11th city council meeting, Vice Mayor Chris Parlier asked for a community meeting on street racing. It will be the first step in understanding the issue and what's needed to address/solve. This will occur in January 2020. See story and more details to follow.
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/councilman-directs-bpd-to-hold-forum-on-illegal-street-racing/article_56d84b34-1c8a-11ea-9120-7feb5c42c325.html
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