raimin
06-11-2003, 12:27 PM
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/06/11/MN176138.DTL
With gearheads speeding to see the film "2 Fast 2 Furious" and street- racing season shifting into high gear, Bay Area police vow to put the brakes on speed demons before someone else gets killed.
Few cops expect a return of the huge clandestine races that drew hundreds of thrill-seekers in summers past, but they worry the Hollywood blockbuster could spur a resurgence in the illegal sport.
There is reason for concern. A 78-year-old man was killed Sunday in Los Angeles by a speeding driver who had just seen "2 Fast 2 Furious," an implausible action movie featuring fast cars, pretty women and the thinnest of plots.
And in Redwood City, in the wee hours of Saturday, California Highway Patrol officers arrested six men caught racing down Interstate 280 at more more than 120 mph. Each reportedly had a ticket stub from the film in his pocket.
With gearheads speeding to see the film "2 Fast 2 Furious" and street- racing season shifting into high gear, Bay Area police vow to put the brakes on speed demons before someone else gets killed.
Few cops expect a return of the huge clandestine races that drew hundreds of thrill-seekers in summers past, but they worry the Hollywood blockbuster could spur a resurgence in the illegal sport.
There is reason for concern. A 78-year-old man was killed Sunday in Los Angeles by a speeding driver who had just seen "2 Fast 2 Furious," an implausible action movie featuring fast cars, pretty women and the thinnest of plots.
And in Redwood City, in the wee hours of Saturday, California Highway Patrol officers arrested six men caught racing down Interstate 280 at more more than 120 mph. Each reportedly had a ticket stub from the film in his pocket.