Street racing crackdown to be considered by City Council August 04 2021
The ordinance is being introduced after racers show down a North Portland intersection for hours late Sunday, Aug. 1.
After ongoing complaints from businesses and neighbors in North and Northeast Portland, city government says it is going to crack down on illegal street racing.
A proposed ordinance to be considered by the City Council would outlaw street takeovers a term meant to encompass a variety of street racing events such as the sliding arena that blocked a Northeast Portland intersection for hours late Sunday, Aug. 1.
Video from freelance photojournalist Mathieu Lewis-Rolland recorded drivers spinning at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. and Columbia boulevards.
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Motorcyclist Dies in North Portland During Street Racing Event The death comes just weeks after nearby business owners asked the mayor’s office to address increased street racing as warmer weather approaches. Levees along the Columbia Channel. (Henry Cromett) Updated 8:12 PM A motorcycist died in a collision early Monday morning during an illegal street racing event, what participants call “sliding,” in the 6200 block of Marine Drive in North Portland, just north of Bybee Lake.
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