Five Things to Know About Street Takeovers

Street takeovers are organized through ilegal meet ups among people who know each other. There are also impromptu races between strangers and side shows with groups of people who take over inter sections to perform stunts. It started in south l a a few years ago and is now happening more frequently in the central part of the city, along melrose avenue and lebray avenue. The increase in street racing with off road vehicles is being driven by social media, that makes it easy to arrange, and by the low cost of dirt bikes compared with cars.