A Winnipeg city councillor says she’s noticed a dramatic uptick in street racing in her ward now that there are fewer cars on the road due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Waverley West Coun. Janice Lukes told 680 CJOB on Monday that while street racing has always been a problem in her ward, it’s become worse in recent weeks. “We have beautiful, brand-new roads in south Winnipeg, right?
We’ve got a big strip called Kenaston South that comes off the perimeter that’s 80 kilometres an hour,” she said. “It’s a little mini version of the Gimli drag strip, sometimes, if you ask me and residents.” Newer roads in her ward mean smooth surfaces and no potholes to trip up drivers, said Lukes, and with people trying to practise social distancing,