Officers target street racing on Tampa Bay bridges in new operation

[@BlazeVonWolfsburg]

The people doing 65 in the left lane on a 75+mph highway creates more speeders and aggressive drivers than FHP will ever catch racing on Gandy. Make it make sense.

[@kboi4life]

It's more accidents from the regular female commuter on their phone or people who merged in front of cars going 60, then merged, going 40 mph and get angry when they switch lane and try to pass. More suv and mini vans are going crazy if you ever drove on i-4 or 75

[@kingswayoflife3948]

Yeah they need to start citing for lack of awareness and people speeding in bullshit

[@UltimateKeyboardWarrior]

I'm in Miami and I was on my way to a shopping mall driving in my S2000 and there was a street takeover. Anyway, Miami PD pulled me over and arrested me because they thought I was part of the crowd. I wasn't.

[@kurryk3055]

F MPD

[@kylefugere1]

🧢

[@zaeidmeheddine808]

cap i know you were there watching

[@fcssensai]

Yeah, and I took my Shelby Mach 1 Mustang on a cross country trip to "see the sights" and wasn't with the group on the dragon! LMFAO

[@GT-43]

Yeah yeah yeah

[@AWAKE_PA]

In my opinion, little pulls are just American. Full on racing or reckless driving (street take overs) is a no go. My opinion and won't be changed. Chase the real criminals.

[@JunkyardOG07]

But it’s cool for high way patrol to be racing 😂 I’ve watched it happen on gandy multiple time s

[@pkcensors]

All I’ve seen is overcrowded streets and rush hour speed traps for working class commuters

[@willconklin7739]

It's not a trap, if you are going the speed limit...

[@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587]

​@@willconklin7739Cops don't drive speed limits when they drive without lights/sirens. They speed as much as anyone, even more, they ignore stop signs and red lights too. Nice Try😂

[@static_Tricolor_camry]

Working class commuters that thinks they are entitled to put the speed limit aside, for their own satisfaction.

[@StockTurboN20]

@@willconklin7739speed limits don’t save lives you’re slow if people still think that and also I already know you’re a horrible driver

[@benjaminhigham3624]

@@StockTurboN20no actually speed limits are there to keep people safe. What dumb logic is that? Why would they even put a limit if it did nothing for safety?

[@drganknstein]

These bridges have cameras all over the place, seen them myself. When was a kid we used to race on these bridges but the people today are way too disrespectful and ruin it.

[@RaymondGarcia-nl1oe]

Stop closing race tracks then!

[@CRXPhil]

Bit late to the party. Gandy has been race track for over 20 years.

[@S.Madman]

Normally I would say the lack of racetracks is allowing that need for speed get bottled up, but they are plenty of racetracks around Tampa.

[@tryno-w6q]

no there’s only showtime that does drag strip once a month(every third friday) bradenton isn’t open as much and is a hour and half drive if they had drag strips open and more of them this wouldn’t be a problem.

[@yungbabych1ld504]

@leadfootcity

[@mattjones1378]

They don't have money to pay admission to a track. Their credit score is a 392.

[@flatcube3706]

Doesn't matter. That's not a reason at all. Trash, selfish people onky say that so they have SOMETHING to try to save face. Never is that an excuse to try to reason why people think they cam be selfish and block public roads and interfere with traffic and causing possible emergencies. Naw, that's just what garbage af , entitled say as an excuse. There's many empty places, no need to block roads at all.

[@Maybe1Someday]

In my mind thats the best place to speed. No turn offs, entrances, or cross traffic. What a bunch of lame babysitters these cops are. Go arrest an actual criminal you clowns.

[@SickStreets4K]

IMO they crack down on the racing because it’s easier to enforce and say they got people for that to make a statement than to go against the angry takeover mobs that might stomp their cars out and require a full on riot squad to actually catch a majority of them.

[@mattjones1378]

Police should be watching youtube to see them post videos of them roll racing then raid their house.

[@andrewdouesnard9206]

It's not about a lack of race tracks. These criminals are shutting down intersections, crashing vehicles into curbs other cars and people standing around. Burning vehicles I've seen also. Shoplifting and vandalizing store and property. These people have zero interest in drag racing on a strip.

[@VroomByte]

What you’re referring to is takeovers

[@kylefugere1]

Karen

[@zaeidmeheddine808]

cap

[@SickStreets4K]

Agree as far as the takeover crowd, but the street racing crowd that actually builds cars would most definitely be interested in track stuff. Hell some of them probably even go to the tracks too. It’s two totally different demographics that are being lumped into the same category by lawmakers and the media

[@rogersmith7808]

Easy solution to street takeovers. Mandatory arrest, lose license, have vehicle impounded and sold at auction. Will be tough to takeover any intersections after that while riding your bicycle.

[@mattjones1378]

They are too poor to pay the admission of a track. Their credit score is a 392.

[@Joeybagofdonutts]

In the 90s we used to do this on our crotch rockets on the Courtney Campbell Causeway and at the Tampa port.

[@MarcusCoker1]

Bruh i tried going to the drag strips in or around tampa they each closed idk if they only open for events but its sad

[@bandwagon240]

Maybe also mention that there are legal outlets to do this kind of thing.

[@Tracy-m3n]

What about when cops are outside there jurisdiction on way to and from work speeding

[@Ippothegreat]

Na man. That’s ok. They can do what they want. 😂😂😂

[@LiveSound710]

Remember folks snitches get stitches.

[@kevslides3655]

Problem would go away only if the city commits to affordable “playground” where all these people can go to let out their energy on wanting to go fast. Every single track that’s open in the area wants to charge a 300 to 400 dollars for just an hour of legal speed activity.

[@willconklin7739]

Racetracks and facilities aren't cheap to run, maintain or insure. But you are welcome to open your own and show them how to do it cheaper....

[@randysimmons9838]

Thank you to our police

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

Congrats, making the stakes higher will make EVERYONE and Grandma run. Cops and the governor do not get it.

[@CN45475]

And the FHP will chase and PIT them.

[@StockTurboN20]

I don’t mind street racing if the highways are empty or if you’re in the middle of nowhere

[@jamesbosko5518]

Take care of all the other crimes first

[@Tracy-m3n]

@@jamesbosko5518 ya that has always annoyed me fl cops complain about crime being so bad but then spend there time harassing people for petty things I mean you can't make this up

[@randomthings9555]

I think we can chew gum and walk at the same time. 😉

[@Tracy-m3n]

@randomthings9555 no they need to focus on felony things I mean wasn't it tampa that complained that the prosecutor didn't want the cops focusing on bicycle or pedestrian violations and cops got mad so if they can focus on little petty things either crime isn't as bad as they say or to many cops I say it's both of those things

[@JG731BADASSBODYMAN]

I miss the 80s, back when we made sure we were the only the racing 1:46 out there at 1:00 am! We had no issues with local police! No body got hurt, just the cars! TBD didn't really bother us about it and just let boys be boy's ! Unfortunately things have changed! There's a time and place for it now! There's a TV show, called street outlaws!

[@CN45475]

@@Tracy-m3nThis is the job of the Florida highway patrol. Go Karen elsewhere.

[@PlymouthVT]

You missed the best part. Last month Pinellas County came out with a new law also. You do a felony in your car in that County they will seize your car. You forfeit your car. If the car your doing a Felony in does not belong to you it becomes a Felonious car and if used again in a Felony its sized also. 2 strikes your out. If your making payments on the car you do a Felony in to bad its seized and your still on the hook for the cars payment. The felonious 2 strike law came about with lots of kids stealing there Moms car at 3AM and taking it out racing and killing people. You have 16 year olds who can't drive racing there friends who can't drive in there Mom's cars at 3AM. Stay off 19 late at night in P County its getting very dangerous.

[@CORZER0]

The number of misspelled words and grammatical errors in your comment should also be a felony.

[@l2xsniper1]

Crack down on the aggressive drivers on highways who will tailgate the hell out of you if you're not doing 20+ over in a 70 or 65 on I75 or cross town. People street racing on Gandy at 2 AM when the roads are nearly empty do so at their own risk when there's no one else around.

[@leynermendoza1456]

Thats bull. Speeding and wreckless drivers are all over place not just street racing. Been here 6 months and unreall how traffic is in the state of Florida.

[@mattjones1378]

It's because, look at their skin color. Brown speak with an accent or dont know English, or black, lots of them in Florida. It's just how they are and how they act.

[@doorblwr]

@@mattjones1378i see the same amount of dumb white ppl drive crazy too. Camping in the left lane, or swerving in and out of their lane. Going the same speed as the slow lane, driving like they’re off meth. Race doesn’t matter, just a bunch of idiotic people here.😂😂

[@bradcrosier1332]

FTPOSP

[@robsvtgt500]

Yet they are closing all dragways in florida,go figure

[@kurryk3055]

No law will stop us 😂

[@mskat1954]

Until you kill someone like the kid who hit a mom & her baby.

[@GT-43]

Them boys down on 27 better watch out.

[@SickStreets4K]

Oh they came out full force last Wednesday night… at least 60 arrests from what I was told

[@nowaysam6349]

i def dont get racing on a bridge no outs

[@Dr.Mcstaby]

I mean you wont have to worry about people popping out on side streets, only benefit I could think of.

[@nowaysam6349]

theres lotz of deader roads to be had with outs if you got to bounce at least where im was from (chicago)

[@BlazeVonWolfsburg]

Cause it’s a straightaway. With 2 lanes and nobody to really hurt but themselves lol it’s really the perfect street racing spot and the cops know that

[@nowaysam6349]

@@BlazeVonWolfsburg let the tickets come i like having a out vs big tickets thats all im saying

[@TheCurrentRacerReal]

Everybody knows this bridge is bad new bears at night

[@philliplewis3754]

My car self identifies as a "Waymo/Tesla Hybrid so you can write my car as many tickets as you want it's not my responsibility don't hold me accountable!

[@HapyXD]

These people are just coping, leave these gandy dudes alone, we just having fun

[@chottozumi]

Well, come on over to US19, or north bound Belcher. WFO 24/7, 365/yr. especially squids. Construction area? Don't you worry!

[@FishermanKyle]

gandy is horrendous. to drive friday or saturday night. the howard franklin is just as bad too. courtney campbell isnt far after. i get puttung your foot down, hell i drive a v8 w an exhaust system, im no stranger to it. but time, and place.

[@anthonybrigante8695]

FTP

[@ghostrecon14]

Lame

[@Dr.Mcstaby]

QUIT SHUTTING DOWN THE RACE TRACKS AND WE'LL GO TO THOSE INSTEAD D BAGS

[@willconklin7739]

What racetracks have been shutdown? Showtime still open, Bradenton Motorsports Park still open, Motor Enclave still open, Sebring still open...

[@StockTurboN20]

@@willconklin7739that’s not the point the point is more and know tracks are being closed down due to liberals buying houses next to the track saying it’s too loud they’re trying to do it right now to Leguna Seca that’s been around since the 50’s

[@SickStreets4K]

The problem is that race tracks won’t slow down takeovers at all. Totally different crowd. However, because lawmakers and the media have categorized both racing and takeovers as damn near the same thing, watch these takeover laws affect more of the drag/roll racers than any of the takeover guys