Heres how you fix your problem:
First, you gotta find a section of their route where there is both a curve, and some bushes or similar cover by the road that you can dive into. Figure out if they have a pattern for when they race, so you disrupt your sleep as little as possible.
Either on a night when they are racing, or every night, dress up in all black, and paint your hands/face black as well. Hide out on that corner on the side of the road opposite your cover, listening for the distinctive sound of stupidity as it approaches at high speeds.
When they're getting closeish, run and toss a couple of these out on the road, sprint through to the other side, and dive into the bushes

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