Police across the province are continuing their efforts to clamp down on street racers.

"[Street racing] is a great personal danger to the driver and there's great personal danger to the spectators. Plus, if you put an awful lot of work and money into your cars, they will get damaged," warns Toronto Police Sgt. Ken Sluman.

CityNews got to tag along with Halton Police as they patrolled the roads and in the span of about 10 minutes, our cameras captured about half a dozen cars speeding through a 50 km zone.

A lot of the times, it's supped-up cars that are involved in street racing incidents. One way racers try and dodge authorities is by using cell phones and cheap scanners to detect police presence, but cops say they've got the tools they need to stay a step ahead.

"The biggest thing is that we've got helicopter surveillance available to us when we need it," added Sluman.

Last May, the provincial government enacted stiffer penalties for convicted street racers by raising the maximum fine from $1,000 to $10,000 dollars, the highest charge in Canada.

Since 1999, 38 people have been killed by street racers in the GTA.


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