SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane is implementing a new ordinance to combat street racing and excessive speeding after police issued more than 1,000 citations in the last year for drivers traveling more than 20 miles per hour over posted speed limits.
“I was pretty shocked to learn that we did not have local definitions around this type of conduct, especially with street racing, so it was more than time I think to come up with an ordinance to address this,” said Paul Dillon, Spokane City Councilman for District 2.
The ordinance allows witnesses to submit video evidence to police when they observe reckless driving behavior, acknowledging the prevalence of mobile phone cameras…