Illegal Street Racing Article

Illegal Street Racing

   

 

    Motorcycle racing is one form of activity that is in great demand by teenagers today. Street racing is one of juvenile delinquency, which is associated with failure to develop sufficient self-control, in terms of behavior. Starting from the activities of a group of teenagers who spend time at night to show their motorcycle engine abilities. Wild racing activities carried out at midnight on the highway. Wild racing activities are also supported by the existence of a workshop to change the motor capacity from its original setting. For those who have the same hobby, namely the hobby of wild racing, of course, they will be increasingly motivated to compete and prove themselves the best.

    Illegal racing is carried out clandestinely to avoid prohibitions from the police for violating traffic rules and violating the physical condition of the motorbikes that are not proper. Some of the equipment has been modified and some have even been removed because they think that removing certain parts of the motorbike can increase the speed of the motorbike.

    Factors that cause teenagers to do wild racing are a broken family condition (broken home), lack of love and attention from parents, bad influence from friends, wanting to show that they are the best, tempted by the amount of money bet, busy parents so that no time for their children, lack of religious life, and being in a bad environment.

    The main factor that encouraged the occurrence of the first illegal racing was the absence of racing circuit facilities, which made automotive lovers choose to race on the highway. Second, the fun and adrenaline they get from racing wild.

     The impacts of illegal racing are many, including (1) disturbing the smooth running of the highway where the perpetrators often close the road that is used as an illegal racing arena to launch their activities, (2) disturbing the peace of the community around the highway used for illegal racing due to the sound of the exhaust. , (3) can trigger brawls between fellow humans because in the implementation of wild racing there are always brawls (4) causing accidents that cause casualties.

     In an effort to prevent illegal racing, of course several actions are needed, such as (1) building a special track for racing lovers, (2) conducting socialization and providing understanding to teenagers, (3) strict law enforcement, (4) studying religion, (5) and the important role of the family in educating their children