Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) for years has railed and legislated against the “drag-racing sub-culture” of motorcycle clubs wreaking havoc on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Columbus Drive, Lower Wacker and the streets and sidewalks of her South Loop ward.
To crack down on those clubs, which she said are “hundreds” strong, Dowell championed an ordinance giving police the power to impound motorcycles, dirt bikes and other “non-highway vehicles” accused of drifting and drag racing.
