When Cheyenne City Councilman Tom Segrave steps onto his front porch in the evenings to unwind after a long day, the tranquility seldom lasts long.

His home off Yellowstone Road faces the busy street, where groups of loud motorcycles — what he calls "crotch rockets" — race up and down starting on Thursday nights and continuing through the weekend.

"You can't talk to anybody," Segrave said, describing the scene from his deck 200 yards away from the road. "I mean, that's how loud it is."

He's counted as many as a dozen motorcycles at a time screaming past his house, their modified exhaust systems drowning out any attempt at conversation. The noise often jolts him awake at 3:30 in the morning, even with windows closed.

For four years, Segrave said he’s unsuccessfully lobbied for more traf

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