Racing Crackdown

Re “Police Write 330 Tickets in Street-Race Crackdown,” June 10.

It’s about time the crackdown occurred. Both juveniles and adults attend the street races and show a blatant disregard for public and personal safety when they conduct the races. One young man quoted in The Times made one comment that proves he does not recognize the danger in street racing, [saying that] there was little harm in it. I can recall numerous accounts in which someone was seriously injured at the street races due to a traffic accident.

I agree with one thing mentioned in the article: I too hope to see a raceway built closer to the Valley, like the one in Palmdale. Then the people who like to race would have a location that would be safer than a public street. Until we see a raceway made nearby, the racers will continue to race on our streets and, hopefully, the police will continue to write those tickets and impound the cars.

GEORGE STAN, Granada Hills