The law lifts restrictions limiting how low cars can ride, and it prevents cities and towns from passing bans on cruising.
A convertible Lowrider vehicle cruises on Sunset Blvd., in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles late Sunday afternoon July 18, 2021.A convertible Lowrider vehicle cruises on Sunset Blvd., in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles late Sunday afternoon July 18, 2021.on Friday that lifts the restrictions on lowrider cruising, a cultural and artistic tradition developed by Latinos living in the Golden State.
in and around Southern California after World War II. Enthusiasts modified cars to ride lower to the ground and gave them elaborate, colorful paint jobs. Groups of lowriders would drive their vehicles"low and slow" through town, a pastime known as cruising. Through the years, some police officers harassed the lowriders, who were usually Latino, and broke up cruising events. California state law put limits on how low vehicles could ride, and cities and towns imposed their own cruising bans.The new law lifts the former restriction that prohibited the body of a vehicle from riding closer to ground than the bottom of its rims.
It also rescinds the ability of cities and towns to impose their own cruising bans, which many had in place until recently, including Sacramento and San Jose.."We're really happy that the state assembly members, the senators and the governor have embraced our culture that is really important to us."
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