Dubai police capture 81 cars for illegal street racing

An epidemic of street racing in Dubai triggered regional cops to crack down on speeders. As per BBC, police authorities seized 81 cars, requiring 10s of thousands of dollars from drivers and owners for the release of their penned cars.

With a high variety of vehicles per capita, including a big array of exotic supercars, daredevil drivers in the nation have apparently been staging unlawful street races on the long, straight highways extending through the Arabian desert landscape. License plates are typically removed in order to avoid recognition as motorists reach speeds up to 200 miles per hour to evade cops.

This happens regardless of a shocking cops motor pool packed with high-speed pursuit cars, consisting of the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Mercedes SLS AMG, Ferrari FF, Lamborghini Aventador, as well as million-dollar hypercars such as Porsche 918 Spyder, Aston Martin One-77, and Bugatti Veyron.

Dubai’s authorities chief Major General Khamis Al Mazinah informed the BBC that owners were using or preparing to use their vehicles for illegal races. Other cars were captured in harmful performances and careless driving that threatened road users.

The owners will have to pay fines of about $27,000 under 3 months, and angering drivers another $13,500, before authorities sell their cars.