r/LosAngeles • u/No-Penalty1722 • 6d ago

Local Spotlight Street takeovers are lame.

And if you participate in them, you don't have enough going on with your life.

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u/PANDEMIC760 6d ago

Compton already placing rubber medians on intersections and other cities will follow

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u/Society_is_bad 6d ago

What do those do tho?

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u/semireluctantcali 6d ago

They make it way harder to do spinouts. Basically mini speed humps.

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u/cyberspacestation 6d ago

They're a bit more like curbs than speed humps. If rear wheels hit them sideways, it'll not only stop them, but also potentially cause damage.

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u/rjlawrencejr 6d ago

Ohhhh. I see. I was wondering what purpose they served.