Police in Palm Beach :::READ THIS!!
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Police in Palm Beach :::READ THIS!!
so i was reading the newspaper, and in the Sun-Sentinel (561 PALM BEACH!) there was an article in the local section. read this...
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As car racing film hits theaters, police in Palm Beach County beef up their patrols
By Jerome Burdi
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
June 16, 2006
Chris Conigliaro drives a black Honda Civic hatchback with an Acura motor. It's turbocharged to 530-plus horsepower, enough might to open up on any major road.
He resists the temptation to drag race his car on the streets.
"If they catch you, you can go straight to jail," said Conigliaro, 25, of Delray Beach.
He is saving his adrenaline rush for today's opening of The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third installment in the exhaust-choking, high-octane racing series.
Police are waiting as well.
"We want people to get home safely," Boca Raton Police Capt. Josh Mindick said.
Boca Raton and West Palm Beach are among the law enforcement agencies beefing up officers' presence on the streets tonight, especially around movie theaters, to thwart drivers from imitating the movie's risky stunts.
When The Fast and The Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious opened in 2001 and 2003, respectively, many moviegoers peeled out of parking lots and raced into suburban streets, police said. The latest movie is about the "drifting" circuit, a motor-sport subculture involving throwing a car into a series of controlled tailspins.
A 17-year-old Kendall boy was killed on his way home from the second movie in 2003 when he hit a pole as he drag raced with other cars.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 152 deaths in racing crashes in 2001, the year the first movie opened. That was up from 86 in 2000. In Florida, racing-related deaths have risen from 6 in 2001 to 12 in 2004, the most recent year for available statistics.
Conigliaro, a telecommunications worker, said the movies are entertainment and don't inspire him. He and his friends go to Moroso Motorsports Park, west of Palm Beach Gardens, to race. But he sees the films getting 16- to 21-year-old drivers excited about driving fast.
"The movie brought it up a level, for people wanting to do performance upgrades on their cars," Conigliaro said. "I know it makes people want to go out and race."
The lure is particularly strong for the inexperienced drivers, he said.
"They're not used to the power their cars put out and they're in danger," Conigliaro said.
He admits he gets the urge to speed on streets once in a while himself.
"I've got a bike that goes 190 mph, I've got a car that goes 160 mph," Conigliaro said. "It's hard to drive slow. It's kind of hard to putz around. That Porsche Turbo comes up to you on the highway and you race."
There will be 17 additional officers to make sure that doesn't happen in Boca Raton.
Starting at 6 tonight until late next week, extra officers in marked and unmarked cars will patrol for red-light runners, speeders, drunken drivers and other traffic violators outside Muvico Palace movie theater on Airport Road and along Interstate 95, Glades Road, Spanish River Boulevard and other areas.
Boca Raton police stepped up patrols after the release of 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003 and issued about 100 tickets, Mindick said. There were no immediate accidents in the city.
West Palm Beach police will increase patrols around CityPlace and its Muvico Parisian theater. Police don't expect racing because traffic is too dense in the city, but they'll be on the lookout for reckless driving, Lt. Chuck Reed said.
"We're not going to get any street racing but sometimes people watch these movies and get a little reckless on the road. Kids get reckless and think it's real when it's only fiction," Reed said.
Up to 100 people from Palm Beach and Broward counties bring their custom-made cars to the Delray West Plaza on Atlantic Avenue and Military Trail on Monday nights to show off their engines, sound systems and neon lights. Tire marks criss-cross the parking lot.
Delray Beach police have kept their eyes on them. They issued 60 tickets about two months ago and 21 on Monday for everything from speeding to modified mufflers. Police say it is a problem area and they have stepped up loitering enforcement since the plaza's owner asked them to.
"We're trying to prevent a tragedy," Delray Beach Sgt. Vinnie Gray said. "We feel that our presence is keeping the roadways and highways safe."
Conigliaro's father, Pat, who owns Zio's sandwich shop in the plaza, said he supports the gathering to "keeps the kids off the street. It's a nice atmosphere to show the cars off."
Darran Gawtrey, 28, who lives west of Boca Raton, considers street racing foolish with police out all the time. He attends the Monday-night gatherings and prefers to race his olive-green Honda Civic with a $15,000 engine at a speedway.
"It makes no sense to race on the streets. You don't have a chance," Gawtrey said.
Staff Writer Chrystian Tejedor and Staff Researchers William Lucey and Barbara Hijek contributed to this report.
Leon Fooksman can be reached at lfooksman@sun-sentinel.com or 561-243-6647.
Copyright © 2006, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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AND I QUOTE!!!:
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As car racing film hits theaters, police in Palm Beach County beef up their patrols
By Jerome Burdi
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
June 16, 2006
Chris Conigliaro drives a black Honda Civic hatchback with an Acura motor. It's turbocharged to 530-plus horsepower, enough might to open up on any major road.
He resists the temptation to drag race his car on the streets.
"If they catch you, you can go straight to jail," said Conigliaro, 25, of Delray Beach.
He is saving his adrenaline rush for today's opening of The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third installment in the exhaust-choking, high-octane racing series.
Police are waiting as well.
"We want people to get home safely," Boca Raton Police Capt. Josh Mindick said.
Boca Raton and West Palm Beach are among the law enforcement agencies beefing up officers' presence on the streets tonight, especially around movie theaters, to thwart drivers from imitating the movie's risky stunts.
When The Fast and The Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious opened in 2001 and 2003, respectively, many moviegoers peeled out of parking lots and raced into suburban streets, police said. The latest movie is about the "drifting" circuit, a motor-sport subculture involving throwing a car into a series of controlled tailspins.
A 17-year-old Kendall boy was killed on his way home from the second movie in 2003 when he hit a pole as he drag raced with other cars.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 152 deaths in racing crashes in 2001, the year the first movie opened. That was up from 86 in 2000. In Florida, racing-related deaths have risen from 6 in 2001 to 12 in 2004, the most recent year for available statistics.
Conigliaro, a telecommunications worker, said the movies are entertainment and don't inspire him. He and his friends go to Moroso Motorsports Park, west of Palm Beach Gardens, to race. But he sees the films getting 16- to 21-year-old drivers excited about driving fast.
"The movie brought it up a level, for people wanting to do performance upgrades on their cars," Conigliaro said. "I know it makes people want to go out and race."
The lure is particularly strong for the inexperienced drivers, he said.
"They're not used to the power their cars put out and they're in danger," Conigliaro said.
He admits he gets the urge to speed on streets once in a while himself.
"I've got a bike that goes 190 mph, I've got a car that goes 160 mph," Conigliaro said. "It's hard to drive slow. It's kind of hard to putz around. That Porsche Turbo comes up to you on the highway and you race."
There will be 17 additional officers to make sure that doesn't happen in Boca Raton.
Starting at 6 tonight until late next week, extra officers in marked and unmarked cars will patrol for red-light runners, speeders, drunken drivers and other traffic violators outside Muvico Palace movie theater on Airport Road and along Interstate 95, Glades Road, Spanish River Boulevard and other areas.
Boca Raton police stepped up patrols after the release of 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003 and issued about 100 tickets, Mindick said. There were no immediate accidents in the city.
West Palm Beach police will increase patrols around CityPlace and its Muvico Parisian theater. Police don't expect racing because traffic is too dense in the city, but they'll be on the lookout for reckless driving, Lt. Chuck Reed said.
"We're not going to get any street racing but sometimes people watch these movies and get a little reckless on the road. Kids get reckless and think it's real when it's only fiction," Reed said.
Up to 100 people from Palm Beach and Broward counties bring their custom-made cars to the Delray West Plaza on Atlantic Avenue and Military Trail on Monday nights to show off their engines, sound systems and neon lights. Tire marks criss-cross the parking lot.
Delray Beach police have kept their eyes on them. They issued 60 tickets about two months ago and 21 on Monday for everything from speeding to modified mufflers. Police say it is a problem area and they have stepped up loitering enforcement since the plaza's owner asked them to.
"We're trying to prevent a tragedy," Delray Beach Sgt. Vinnie Gray said. "We feel that our presence is keeping the roadways and highways safe."
Conigliaro's father, Pat, who owns Zio's sandwich shop in the plaza, said he supports the gathering to "keeps the kids off the street. It's a nice atmosphere to show the cars off."
Darran Gawtrey, 28, who lives west of Boca Raton, considers street racing foolish with police out all the time. He attends the Monday-night gatherings and prefers to race his olive-green Honda Civic with a $15,000 engine at a speedway.
"It makes no sense to race on the streets. You don't have a chance," Gawtrey said.
Staff Writer Chrystian Tejedor and Staff Researchers William Lucey and Barbara Hijek contributed to this report.
Leon Fooksman can be reached at lfooksman@sun-sentinel.com or 561-243-6647.
Copyright © 2006, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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i was actually at the Muvico theatre on Airport Road when 2 fast 2 furious came out. Man was it crazy. All these cars were peeling out and revving up their engines when the movie was over. At that time i was only driving a truck. 
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heh
When that motorcycle movie came out (the one with ice-cube) my buddies little brother went out and bought a brand new R-1. He had never ridden before in his life. Tried a wheelie his first night out and flipped the bike on top of him, the tank and triple tree crushed his skull. Hated to see him go, he was a nice kid. Darwin award for him.
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last week at zio's, my buddy got a ticket for driving more than 20 feet without his head lights on, while he was still in the parking lot. cant wait for what they do tonight! all are welcome, Atlantic Ave and Military Trl. south east plaza. lots of scions. and BTW, the Darwin Awards is the best book ever, sad story tho...
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GUESS WHAT!!!!
I got pulled over last night for apparently crossing a solid white line while changing lanes!!!
What cop pulls people over for that?
I'd assume because I have such a hot car some young kid was in it gettin ready to race. When he pulled me over and saw I was older and saw my impecable driving record he decided not to give ticket and let me off with a warning .
I was a little ticked but got over it pretty quick.
I got pulled over last night for apparently crossing a solid white line while changing lanes!!!
What cop pulls people over for that?
I'd assume because I have such a hot car some young kid was in it gettin ready to race. When he pulled me over and saw I was older and saw my impecable driving record he decided not to give ticket and let me off with a warning .
I was a little ticked but got over it pretty quick.
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I have to say. Leaving the movie theater was HORRIBLE. I was SUROUNDED by rice in every lane. Hanging off exhausts, broken neons, so much indiglo inside it looks like a UFO. I swear, these people give us Civic drivers a bad name. It must be like only 5% of the worlds population of Civic drivers arnt ricers.
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eryck, where were you when you got ur ticket, cuz i was out last night and they blocked the parking lot on atl and mil trl. buch of ppl down south at glades and 441 and there was an xA there..
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What kind of tickets are they giving for exhaust? Too loud? I was out on Atlantic Saturday night and the bikes were louder then any street car I've heard. I'm all for cops on patrol for idiots and worse but leave the kids chillin out showing off there cars alone. At least they're not out shooting people.
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Yeah let people chill out and show there cars, but keep all the racing and burnouts on the dragways.
I think property owners should rent out the parking lots on the weekends after the businesses close to let people show off. Like 5 dollars to get a parking spot. They could have vendors selling refreshments, and use the some of the admission money to pay an off duty cop to patrol so no fights break out, cause some people always have to ruin a good thing. I mean if these guys were smart they would turn this into profit and not just have the cops run everyone off the same time, every time. I'd pay.
I think property owners should rent out the parking lots on the weekends after the businesses close to let people show off. Like 5 dollars to get a parking spot. They could have vendors selling refreshments, and use the some of the admission money to pay an off duty cop to patrol so no fights break out, cause some people always have to ruin a good thing. I mean if these guys were smart they would turn this into profit and not just have the cops run everyone off the same time, every time. I'd pay.
Originally Posted by ShadyStyle
Yeah let people chill out and show there cars, but keep all the racing and burnouts on the dragways.
I think property owners should rent out the parking lots on the weekends after the businesses close to let people show off. Like 5 dollars to get a parking spot. They could have vendors selling refreshments, and use the some of the admission money to pay an off duty cop to patrol so no fights break out, cause some people always have to ruin a good thing. I mean if these guys were smart they would turn this into profit and not just have the cops run everyone off the same time, every time. I'd pay.
I think property owners should rent out the parking lots on the weekends after the businesses close to let people show off. Like 5 dollars to get a parking spot. They could have vendors selling refreshments, and use the some of the admission money to pay an off duty cop to patrol so no fights break out, cause some people always have to ruin a good thing. I mean if these guys were smart they would turn this into profit and not just have the cops run everyone off the same time, every time. I'd pay.
If I'm ever filthy rich I'm going to build a racecourse and let people drive it without paying two arms and a leg.
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