Fearing that, “Fast and the Furious: Rio Heist” dubbed as - - "Fast Five" in the U.S. - - would inspire car racers, authorities from Kent, Washington are gearing up operations to closely monitor possible street racing following the heist film’s U.S. release Friday.

Police authorities from Kent, a city known for its vigilance against street racing, set for more visibilities beginning the film’s opening this weekend.

"We're stepping up our patrols," Kent police Lt. Pat Lowery was quoted as saying by KIROTV.com. "We're putting out officers on the weekends now whose sole responsibility is to try and locate street racing to dissuade people from getting involved in street racing."

Close monitoring of street racing activities has intensified for fear that accidents could result from the film, which features roiling testosterones with the appearance of hunk Hollywood actors including Vin Diesel. Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris (‘2 Fast 2 Furious) and Sung Kang from (‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift’). And the fifth installment of Fast and the Furious franchise has Dwayne Johnson to add more virility in the film, which analysts earlier projected could attract more male and female patrons alike.

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Some locals from Kent interviewed by KIRO TV do not agree that the film is about car racing.

"I think the first one, there was some concern about that," Shane Mapili, a fan of the Fast Franchise said, according to KIROTV.com.

The local added: "But as time went on, I don't think that the main point of all the movies was just racing."

Reactions like Mapili’s would not dissuade the police authorities however, from stepping up monitoring of road activities.

The Kent police said: "Nonetheless, we're going to be prepared."

A separate report by IBTimes noted that ‘Fast Five’ generated a stounding $24 million during its opening week in Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand and Korea - - a week ahead of its U.S. release. It is expected that the film will also hit the U.S. theaters big time as it did in foreign markets last week.

Here’s the trailer to see if you would race to movie theaters this weekend.