M5 Motorway Tunnel Drag Racing - Sydney
Channel: Sydney Driving
Date: 29/08/2016

The M5 Tunnel, a major arterial motorway in Sydney's south, can be used as a drag racing strip by reckless drivers.  Here you see them in action, positioning their cars at the start.  They then slow down the traffic behind by driving well under the legal driving limit of 80K/h.  This creates empty road ahead of them, all the while creating frustration behind them. Then, on a prearranged signal, they let their tyres burn.

For innocent motorists near them it's terrifying to see such power and speed in a confined tunnel, with no where to escape.  One small error in judgment by these two reckless drivers, and death or serious injury may be the result.

Transcript from video
Drag Racing in M5 Tunnel, Sydney.
Illegal Road Racing on Major Sydney Motorway.
Sydney's M5 motorway was used for drag racing last Sunday.
These two cars lined up for the start.
And before you know it, they're off.
The M5 is a major arterial highway in Sydney's south west.
The general public of Sydney rely heavily on it 
every day.
The action of these two reckless drivers put the lives of the public in jeopardy.
Let's see what happened from the start.  
You'll first see the two cars line up.
It's later obvious they know each other. 
and have pre-arranged this race.
They'll then both slow down well below the speed limit for the tunnel.
This is to create free road space ahead. 
It also backs up traffic behind them, causing congestion.
Traffic cannot get pass them because they're riding in tandem to block the road. 
Motorists behind them are frustrated and begin to lose patience.
Then in one terrifying burst, they let loose and race off.
They jeopardise not only their lives, but also the lives of motorists ahead of them.  
One false step in knowing when to apply 
their brakes will result in severe rear ending collisions in a confined tunnel.
This video is uploaded under creative commons licence for re-broadcast.
My attempt to read the licence plate number of the two cars involved follows. 
I also include footage without commentary after this.
Thanks for watching.