San Francisco's Illegal Soapbox Society, begun in the early 1990s, used to ride every 3rd Sunday from May-November on Bernal Heights Ring Road. In recent years the rides have been limited to Halloween weekend.
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photo: Travis Morache
San Francisco Illegal Soapbox Derby in action.
photo: Travis Morache