Safety and security head JP Smith revealed the provincial government’s clampdown on taxis and speed racers with legislation that will give traffic services, metro police, and law enforcement more power.
On Saturday night along Durban’s Umgeni Road, illegal racing was taking place outside a number of BP, Shell, and Engen petrol stations.
The video, showing a car speeding in the direction of OR Tambo Airport and racing a bike, has received a mixed reaction on social media.
Dangerous, illegal high-speed driving is commonplace in more than 30 street racing hotspots scattered throughout Cape Town and the surrounding areas.
New footage suggests that there was a passenger in the car with speed racer Taufiq Carr. We have confirmation from a source close to the driver.
A video doing the rounds on social media, showing a high-speed crash on the N1, has prompted the City to condemn illegal street racing.
It was screeching tyres and revving engines in Cape Town’s city centre, the folks at Drift Racing taking over yesterday.