After a series of "street takeovers" last month impacted multiple locations in Cleveland as suspects stopped traffic, pointed guns at people, lit fireworks and attempted to start fires -- Cleveland City Council has introduced legislation to "toughen street racing laws."

According to council, the new ordinance would "amend the city's street racing laws to prohibit additional actions and behaviors." The new prohibitions would include:

-Blocking intersections
-Burnouts
-Doughnuts
-Drifting (a sideways skid)
-Stunt driving
-Wheelies

“We need to get the attention of these street outlaws, who think this is the wild, wild west and they can do anything they like on our Cleveland roads and parking lots,” said Ward 8 Councilman Mike Polensek, a sponsor of the new legislation, in a statement. Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack is also a co-sponsor of the legislation.

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