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File #: 21-374 MEETING DATE: 5/3/2021
Loud and/or Modified Vehicle Exhaust and Street Racing Enforcement
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Loud Exhaust / Street Racing Enforcement
Update
City Council Meeting
May 3, 2021
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The Problem
Modified Exhaust
Exhibition of Speed H-
• Complaints from Residents
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• Complaints from Businesses _
• Complaints from Visitors
• Most Importantly: Safety Concerns
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The Impacts
Residential Quality of Life and Visitor Experience is Diminished Due to
Excessively Loud Vehicles
Safety Concern Involving Street Racing & Exhibition of Speed
Businesses Suffer
The Frustration
Coastal Cities Impacted due to Iconic Coastline and Variety of
Establishments along the Way
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The Effort to Reduce Impacts
Ongoine Enforcement
• Calendar Year 2020: 337 Citations Issued for Modified Exhaust
• April 24-25: 76 Citations Issued in Planned Operation Downtown (Press Release)
• Pier to Pier: Planned Multi-Jurisdictional Enforcement May 23`d
Education/ Public Information/Community Engagement
• Message Boards
• Community Meetings: e.g. Tomorrow evening at 200 PCH
• Social Media
Street Racing
Street Take — Over vs Car Club Gatherings
Street Take-Over:
• Dozens of Cars converge on predetermined straightaway, intersection or parking lot and engage in
Exhibition of Speed and Street Racing activities
• Highly Unsafe & Impactful to Immediate Community
• HBPD is partnering agency in the Countywide Task Force
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Questions?
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