A COUNCILLOR was left outraged at the “mayhem” caused in a Bradford area where cars were racing up and down in front of more than 400 people.

Cllr Riaz Ahmed said the scenes he saw in the Mount Street area on Sunday night were “absolutely horrendous” and he’d gone to the street after wondering why there was so much traffic on Leeds Road.

The Telegraph & Argus highlighted the issue earlier this week after videos showing drag races, wheel spins and drifting emerged.

Cllr Ahmed (Lib Dem, Bradford Moor) said: “When I went onto Mount Street, I could not believe the mayhem. It was unbelievable.

"I witnessed it first hand and there must have been over 400 people there, cars were going at such a speed, racing up and down.

"It was all full of smoke and they were racing down Birksland Street as well. It was absolutely horrendous.”

Police were alerted at 9.30pm to “reports of a number of people and vehicles in attendance on Fullerton Street”. Officers attended and the vehicles and people present dispersed.

It is understood Sunday’s events were again part of weekly ‘Leeds & Bradford Car Shows’.

Imran Hussain, MP for Bradford East, previously expressed his concerns at the dangerous driving on show in the Youtube videos uploaded by Unruly Ryders.

Cllr Ahmed said: “If we don’t put a stop to it, it will just lead from one thing to another.

“We need to clamp down on this heavily.

“It is a massive problem that will not go away.

“The message needs to go out that we will not tolerate this in our city.”

A charity, Support and Care After Road Death and Injury (SCARD) has also condemned the behaviour.

A spokesperson said: "SCARD absolutely condemn this sort of behaviour on public roads by selfish and inconsiderate drivers or riders. 

"Far from "showing their skills" on the roads, these people risk life and limb, not only their own, but other, sensible and law-abiding road users.

"We deal on a daily basis with those left behind by tragedy and death,  caused in the main by selfish, inconsiderate and frankly dangerous behaviour on the roads of the UK.

"Whilst we appreciate there are many sensible vehicle enthusiasts out there, there is a time and a place for it, and its definitely not on public roads.

"Track days and official off road arenas exist for anyone wishing to hone or display their skills and show their vehicles."

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We are continuously looking at ways to prevent death and serious injuries on our road network.

"We treat all instances of dangerous and anti-social driving extremely seriously across the Bradford District. Drivers can put their lives and the lives of others at risk with this type of driving.

“We are aware of community concerns around the standard of driving in Bradford and Operation Steerside was launched four years ago to specifically target these types of offences.

“Operation Steerside has evolved into a multi-agency partnership, instead of purely police led enforcement operation.

"All agencies involved work collaboratively to continue with enforcement, but also look at changing behaviours including working with young people in schools and youth settings.

“The partnership is committed to listening and reacting to the concerns from the local communities and we are dedicated to doing more to build on the significant progress in tackling dangerous and anti-social behaviour across the District.

“In the last few months, West Yorkshire Police has launched a new system where the force will receive dashcam footage and other forms of digital media from members of the public of where a suspected offence relating to road safety has taken place.

“The potential offences that the new system will look at includes dangerous driving, driver distraction including using a mobile phone, driving without due care and attention, careless driving, overtaking on solid white lines, not being in proper control of the vehicle as well as traffic light contraventions.

“So far this has been incredibly successful and the force has received hundreds of submissions some of which are now leading to successful convictions through the courts.

“We would urge anyone who has information on anti-social driving or dangerous driving in their area, or submit dashcam footage via 101 or via the West Yorkshire Police website.”