This is not the first time that I have also witnessed this type of occurrance. Young people who do this know where the Coatesville/South Coatesville line is, and that two different Police departments cover this area. Unfortunately riders will get hurt before they get caught. I've seen a few wipe out and hobble/run away.

Since late Jan. and currently there are multiple dirt bikes, an ATV and mini dirt bikes that make so much noise from a house on S 8th Ave behind Scott Mid. School on the weekends and evenings. I've called the PD,. and "they're keeping an eye out" for them....

They ride in front of the police station too! The police are not allowed to bump them and that's one of the ways they used to catch them. This is an example of bike patrols working in the city.

Matt,
I've seen young men speed down Buttonwood St in back of my house on un-licensed racing dirt bikes. It has an oval plate for a racing number. But what I saw tonight looked like 2 children on children sized motorcycles. They could be 10 year olds. There were no lights or reflectors. It was very dark so they were silhouettes. I don't think their parents know about this. Maybe I see them in the daytime. I can ask around to find out where they live.

If this works, if we find their parents and let them know about this it will be a modern version of the way Coatesville was when I was a child. We couldn't get away with anything.

Jim - that is the key. We need to find out where they live. We do and it will be a first step. The scary part is that if this kids get into an accident and are seriously hurt, they'll be coming right back to the City saying 'why didn't you stop them'. I think you would agree that part of the reason is parenting or the lack of.

It's not our call to tell parents their kids shouldn't ride motocycles. I knew a family in Coatesville that had a child who raced motorcycles on dirt tracks. But the thing is he didn't ride around unsupervised in the dark on a bike without lights. He didn't ride on streets at all. The dirt track where he raced is still there. It's at the west end of the Rt. 30 Bypass.

Accident waiting to happen - No lights on at night and ride like they own the road hope I don't hit one they will make it my fault

I haven't heard or seen a regular appearance of dirt bikes in the streets in my neighborhood for almost a year.