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Residents of the earthquake-damaged Christchurch suburb of Brooklands say child runners are flocking to their suburb to drag and burn.
A Brooklands woman, who spoke to 1News anonymous because she was too scared, said the runners, who sometimes reached their 50s, “drove us crazy” with their loud “crazy driving.”
She said the boy racers could be found on “almost every corner” and were using the roads as a racetrack.
Another resident said she saw a runner making a “donut” before another ran into them.
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Most of the Brooklands land was redivided after the Christchurch earthquakes, but 23 landowners rejected government payments and kept their land.
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A Brooklands woman, who spoke to 1News anonymously because she was too scared, said runners, sometimes in their 50s, “drove us crazy” with their loud “crazy driving.” (File photo).
A police spokeswoman said those who violate excessive vehicle noise under the 2004 Ground Transportation Rule could receive a verbal or written warning or a notice of violation.
She said police regularly monitor illegal street racing activity and have a presence at any large gatherings to discourage illegal driving.
Police also regularly patrolled “areas of concern,” but could not be everywhere, he said.
He urged anyone who witnesses any illegal street racing activity to contact the police immediately.
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Brooklands, Christchurch (cropped)
“Please try to write down the registration numbers, the make and models of the cars and the descriptions or identities of the people who drive and give them to the police.
“Video images can also help. Having this information can go a long way to helping us locate these criminals and hold them accountable. “
Christchurch has often become a hub for children’s runners over the years with annual events like Invasion of the Birds, which encourages children’s runners to circle the city’s four main avenues: Bealey , Fitzgerald, Deans and Moorhouse.
It was understood that around 2000 children’s runners from across the South Island attended the event in 2018.
