out by the local authority; this activity restarted in the early 2000s among wayward modified car enthusiasts, whose races would often take place on Thursday nights. Information regarding races spread quickly through increasing use of the Internet and some participants and spectators travelled to races from as far away as Birmingham. Police presence gradually diffused this illegal activity, but it has not completely disappeared. Measures to stop these races include barriers erected on the centre grass verge which runs the length of this stretch, where people used to park to watch illegal road use. Fatal incidents In August 2006 two men illegally racing along this stretch of a public highway caused an accident that killed three people, a separate offence, and were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of years. Aggravating the offence committed, the conviction found from the evidence in the case that the two men were driving recklessly at a speed much faster than the limit on the road at the point of the accident. References External links SABRE Roads By Ten – A217 Roads in West Sussex Roads in London Roads in Surrey Streets in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Streets in the London Borough of Wandsworth Transport in the London Borough of Merton Transport in the London Borough of Sutton