{"id":48151,"date":"2022-08-17T15:35:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T15:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/compton-uses-botts-dots-to-try-and-stop-street-takeovers\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T15:35:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T15:35:47","slug":"compton-uses-botts-dots-to-try-and-stop-street-takeovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/compton-uses-botts-dots-to-try-and-stop-street-takeovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Compton Uses Botts Dots To Try And Stop Street Takeovers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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late night street takeovers<\/span> have been a growing problem in Southern California. And when those streets get a little stale for takeovers, groups have taken the show to local freeways<\/span>, creating a dangerous hazard while blocking and stopping traffic. So far, not many local officials have had a viable solution to stop them. But the city of Compton, California is at least trying something. Officials there have deployed \u201cBotts’ Dots\u201d on local streets to thwart these street takeovers, CBS Los Angeles<\/span> reports.<\/p>\n

If you’re unfamiliar with Botts’ Dots, they’re essentially non-reflective circular-shaped pavement and lane markers that are used across the country. According to one Compton city council member, the city has spent over $4,000 placing the dots at strategic areas at four of the most popular intersections in the city used for takeovers.<\/p>\n

The dot markers are being placed in intersections in the shape of a cross. I’m assuming that the cross shape covers more space and would better hinder circle drift patterns in the center of the intersection. While the dots are a good to start to stopping these takeovers, the city said that it isn’t the only thing being done to deter them. <\/p>\n

City council member Andre Spicer said there has to be a proper law enforcement response as well. Spicer says he doesn’t believe the people that participate in this kind of thing are bad people. \u201cI think that it’s a combination of that and the proper response from law enforcement,\u201d he said. \u201cI don’t want to make it a you etc. us \u2014 I don’t think they’re bad people. It’s just the young people might be a little misguided \u2014 some sound a little entitled. Unfortunately, the story has been that you go to Compton because Compton won’t do anything about it\u201d Spicer told CBS<\/span>.<\/p>\n