Illegal dirt bikes and ATVs are fueling frustrations in New Jersey, and as astridtv1 reports, some lawmakers are trying to crack down on them.
-- Illegal dirt bikes and ATVs on city streets are fueling frustrations in New Jersey.
As CBS2's Astrid Martinez reports, some New Jersey lawmakers are now trying to come up with better ways to crack down on the issue."We see them often. They're kind of like everywhere," business owner Scottie Rodriguez said. In many cases caught on video, the riders are scaring other drivers and pedestrians, running stop signs and red lights."It could become a nuisance when it's being maybe like loud and it's maybe, like, six, seven, eight or ten of them, maybe it's a group of them," he said.
Over the weekend, Paterson confiscated dozens of illegal dirt bikes and ATVs, but tracking the offenders is often difficult. Police are prohibited from chasing the off-road vehicles, and the vehicles are not registered with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, making them mostly untraceable.
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