"WHAT IT DO?!" this 3 word phrase has sparked Side Shows in East Bay neighborhoods for years . Originating in the East Side of Oakland California, during the mid-80's, Side Shows have just recently begun to receive national media attention. This is due largely in part to the high number of injuries and fatalities of bystanders, and the mass amounts of car accidents. Although these "unlawful" events are entertaining and fun-in-nature they are beginning to spin out of control. Sideshows usually begin once night clubs and bars close. Hundreds of teens and young adults party on street corners, at intersections, and in empty parking lots and garages. Many amateur drivers, some of which have just left the clubs and bars, spin doughnuts, and figure 8's, in high performance cars, while others watch and dance around. Those on the streets are just inches away from cars which could whirl out of control at any moment.
Wrecks have been a part of Sideshows since they first began. The truth is......
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