I lived in Los Angeles for about a decade. And in that time, I saw a lot of what makes Los Angeles Los Angeles. I split lanes, I was at the center of not one, but like five police chases, I met celebrities on the street, and ate all the avocado toast. I even went to the beach...once.
One thing I didn't witness, however, was a street takeover despite living in the heart of downtown LA, the epicenter of street takeovers.
Now, I saw the aftermath of these events. I saw the tire marks, the police caution tape, and the random bits of cars and bikes these circuses tend to leave on the side of the road. But never the things themselves. Though, that's probably for the best, given in recent months takeovers have garnered national attention and California's local and state cops have begun really cracking down.
