Ghost riding

Ghost riding, frequently used in the context of "ghost riding the whip" (a "whip" being a vehicle) or simply ghostin', is when a person exits their moving vehicle, and dances beside and around it.[1][2] Ghost riding is also another term used for car surfing, and the term is also occasionally used to describe a moving vehicle with no occupant, such as when a car without the hand brake applied starts to roll down an incline.[3] The practice originated in Northern California, specifically the Bay Area. It gets its name from the fact that while the driver is dancing beside the moving vehicle, it appears that the vehicle is being driven by an invisible driver.

"Ghost ride" redirects here. For the memorial bicycle ride, see Ride of Silence.
For other uses, see Ghost Rider (disambiguation). For the film, see Ghostride the Whip.

Ghost riding is an activity that has been practiced in the San Francisco Bay Area and Oakland, California for many years, during what are called sideshows.[4][5] It is thought to have started as a trend around 2006.[6] The popularization of ghost riding a car is a byproduct of popular Bay Area music, and the hyphy subculture in general, additionally it has been suggested ghost riding is a copycat crime popularized by YouTube videos and online social media.[7][4][6][5]

Ghost riding is performed by exiting an automobile while it is left in gear. The automobile's engine runs at idle speed, slowly propelling the car forward. As with car surfing, ghost riding can be dangerous and has resulted deaths in North America.[7]

References
  1. "New Teen Car Craze: Ghost Riding the Whip". ABC News. August 15, 2006. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  2. Maxwell, Leanne (2007-01-26). "Ghost Ride SF". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  3. Flambosting the hyphy nation. Steve Jones, USAToday.com. April 13, 2006. Last accessed January 6, 2007.
  4. "Oliver Burkeman: on the practice of ghost-riding the whip". the Guardian. 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  5. Farhi, Paul. "Ghost-Riding: Brake-Dancing With Zip Under the Hood", The Washington Post, December 27, 2006, p. C01. Accessed October 18, 2007.
  6. Surette, Ray (2019-08-01). "A copycat crime meme: Ghost riding the whip:". Crime, Media, Culture. doi:10.1177/1741659019865305.
  7. "'Hyphy' movement spurs deadly automobile stunts 'Hyphy' car stunts a deadly pastime 'Ghost ride:' A hazard or a form of expression". East Bay Times. 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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