NILES, Ohio - They're an ongoing nuisance in Niles. ATVs continue to travel on city streets, even though it's against the law.

Complaints about ATVs and dirt bikes hovered in the low 70s in 2013 and 2014. This year, the tally is at 43 and counting.

On Wednesday night, an ATV hit a police cruiser in a store parking lot and took off. No damage was done to the cruiser and no one was hurt, but police say they were lucky. Police say they're often too dangerous to chase.

"They go at a high rate of speed, they blow through stop signs and red lights and cut through parking lots where there's pedestrians," Officer Shawn Crank said. "It just creates a big danger to everybody around, it's best just to leave them go."

ATVs and dirt bikes often flock to an area off of Summit Avenue known as Honda Hills. Traffic in and out of the gravel pathway concerns nearby businesses and continues to irratate those living in the surrounding area.

"It's annoying having a newborn chils, a 7 month old, sometimes you can actually hear the house rumble from how disruptive they are," Nicholas D'Agati said.

D'Agati is like other neighbors who live on or near Summit Avenue and want police to step up enforcement. 

If they're stopped in their tracks, those driving ATVs illegally face a fine of $50 to $500 dollars and 3 to 30 days in jail.