RIORDAN JOINS RACE VS. SPEED; LAPD CRACKS DOWN ON TEEN HOT RODDERS.Byline: Jennifer Knight Daily News Staff Writer It was a race of a different kind Saturday night for Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. - one that involves power, money and a high stakes High Stakes is a British sitcom starring Richard Wilson that aired in 2001. It was written by Tony Sarchet. The second series remains unaired after the first received a poor reception. game of death. Riordan joined the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . in a sweep of
illegal drag racers Saturday night in an effort to catch hot rodders on
Valley roads.
``We owe it to children to say that if you're going to cross the line, you have to pay the price for crossing that line,'' Riordan said during roll call at the LAPD's Foothill Division. Prompted by citizen complaints and four teen deaths within the past year, the sweep targeted illegal racing and youths violating the 10 p.m. curfew to watch the illegal activity. Officers perched themselves along popular racing hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. throughout the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Some racers come from as far away as Nevada and Arizona to run their souped-up muscle cars on desolate roads at speeds as high as 100 mph. ``It's the addiction. It's the prowess of having a souped-up car and being able to outshow everyone,'' said Sgt. Bob Kirk of the Foothill Division. In November 1997, one race on the Foothill Freeway led to a two-car collision and the death of three people. Another more recent death happened when a teen-ager sped away from police, rounded a curve and hit a tree head-on. In the past, street racing has been glamorized by movies such as ``American Graffiti'' and ``Rebel Without a Cause.'' Riordan admitted that street racing was popular when he was a youth but quickly commented, ``I was too chicken to do it myself.'' While it's no new problem, police now have more laws at their disposal to prevent youths from racing. Aside from picking up curfew violators, anyone caught racing their hot rods faces an immediate impound impound v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments, from a person who owes a debt secured by property, and place them in a special account to pay property taxes and insurance when due. and/or fine and risks being booked into the jail, Kirk said. ``It's one of those problems that every once in a while crop up,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Councilman Richard Alarcon. But what is a bored teen to do with a power-hungry car? Police and other city officials advocated the new ``street legal'' Pomona Raceway, which offers anyone with a driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something and a penchant for speed to race away. Riordan noted that he may join in a spirited race with one of their 68-year-old grandmothers who frequent the track. ``First,'' he said, ``I need to learn how to drive a car.'' |
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