Residents of Geroskipou’s coastal area are demanding urgent police intervention after drivers and motorcyclists turn the seafront into a dangerous racing track every night, with videos obtained by Philenews showing the extent of the problem.
The situation along the coastal road appears out of control, residents said. After 10pm, reckless drivers transform the beachfront into a speed track where they perform dangerous driving stunts and wheelies on high-powered motorcycles.
The frequency of these incidents has terrified locals in recent months, who don’t dare approach the dangerous drivers turning roads near their homes into rally circuits every night.
Frustrated families whose lives are affected are calling for immediate police assistance to stop the reckless behaviour that endangers their lives, those of residents and unsuspecting people passing through the coastal area.
“Our safety and our peace are up in the air,” they told Phileleftheros. “We live through torture every night when they start racing their vehicles at truly dizzying speeds and we hear tyres screeching for one or two hours.”
Residents said they’re forced to stay inside their homes from 10pm onwards, now knowing when the dangerous party of speeding, dangerous manoeuvres and motorcycle wheelies begins.
“We permanent residents are trying to protect ourselves since we now know the times these dangerous drivers arrive in our area, but tourists on foot or in cars also circulate here during evening hours and they could be the next victims of these reckless people,” they said.
The protesters said an accident involving the racers occurred recently due to the high speeds, with injuries requiring an ambulance to transport victims to Paphos hospital for treatment.
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