With Warm Weather, Philadelphia Police Confiscate Nearly 20 ATVs, Dirt Bikes

By Raymond Strickland and Chase Morrison, CBS Philadelphia

March 4, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It's a familiar scene in many Philadelphia neighborhoods: Dozens of ATVs and dirt bikes on city streets with their drivers speeding, popping wheelies and swerving in and out of traffic.

"To see people doing wheelies around the square, it really is crazy," Philadelphia resident Joel Blatt said.

Blatt calls the antics dangerous. He said he sees them frequently because he and his wife live near City Hall, where the riders often pass by.

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