Ghost Riding?

jsatek · 01-05-07, 08:46

Oh my god, I just saw this on CNN.com. If I see a kid doing that, I am heading straight for his car and I am going to sue his parents to death.

Are the people doing this the biggest losers in your high schools? Do you look at them as potential Columbine massacre duplicators?

With all the little chicks out there now doing three ways and girl girl activity, you guys cant just take care of them in your free time? You have to Ghost Ride?

GregCavi · 01-05-07, 08:58

YouTube - roof ride the whip (featured on the abc news)

SpoiledMan · 01-05-07, 09:02

Yeah, that's pretty stupid!

GregCavi · 01-05-07, 09:10

I remember doing it with bikes, but cars!? STUPID

Greg

jsatek · 01-05-07, 09:16

I would insist that the cop arrested the kid drving (or not driving) the car for attempted murder.
I would go directly to the DA's house and insist it is done right on her door step.

paul79uf · 01-05-07, 09:54

I can understand the "ghost rides" where the kid just dances next to a very slow moving car.

It's dumb, yes, but also somewhat funny.

The kids who jump out of a fast moving car and crash into other vehicles/etc. are just plain morons.

Accumulator · 01-05-07, 10:10

IMO it's a new version of modern Darwinism. Used to be people like that got eaten by bears.... (or "got 'emselves et by b'ars" as I usually express it, attempting to convey that *everybody* used to have more common sense than that).

kompressornsc · 01-05-07, 10:16

A saw that this morning, and my first thought was 'Wow! They're really going to mess up their paint dancing on the hood like that."

I agree with Accumulator. Darwinism works. But anymore, there are so many 'safeguards', it's ridiculous. Even little things. I was watching my neighbor's little boy on his swing set recently. The chains on the swings have all these plastic guards, wraps and covers. My question is: How are kids going to learn not to put their fingers in chains so they don't get pinched? We seem to over protect and raise idiots (that need more protection).

paul34 · 01-05-07, 10:58

You know, I'd like to just say that good for them, if they get hurt or killed, then so be it because they chose that, but this also puts others at risk.

It's falls into the same "stupid" category as street racing and such. By itself, go ahead and do it, its stupid, but if you hurt yourself than its your fault... but, they can injure (or more likely) kill others.

Of course, this "ghost riding" crap probably isn't as dangerous, but there are those who do it at decent speed. What if it runs into a neighborhood kid? Or some other bike?

People just don't think anymore.

Danase · 01-05-07, 11:11

YouTube - Ghostriding the Whip gone wrong
That is my all time favorite "Ghost Rida"

velobard · 01-05-07, 04:59

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Originally Posted by Danase

YouTube - Ghostriding the Whip gone wrong
That is my all time favorite "Ghost Rida"

That's the exact video that came to mind when I saw this thread. Unfortuantely, I know there are cases out there that turned out much worse, this one just happened to be caught on video.

Scottwax · 01-05-07, 05:32

I am all for anything that eliminates the stupid. This way they won't soil the gene pool.