Abbott signs legislation aimed at curbing street racing, street takeovers

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The ceremonial signing comes just days after the second series of street takeovers in Austin in six months.

"It kind of makes it so if they get caught in the action, it's a risk, it's more of a responsibility like being held. But if they don't get caught in the action then it's kind of the same as that as it is, So if they want to try to do it, and they get caught, then they're going to have to deal with the consequences like everything else," said Austin resident Mike Harris.

Harris has witnessed street takeovers and calls it a danger zone not only for drivers but pedestrians. "I don't see an issue with passing a bill that's going to restrict people from doing stupid stuff in their cars because there are so many families and people walking, especially later at night, people being drunk. Drunk people aren't too smart, so someone doing a donut, hitting and killing a bunch of people, it's just, and it's a means to an end to stop people from doing stupid stuff," said Harris.

 

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