Talk:Cruising (driving)

Why
I created this page because it was very hard to explain "cruising" to my French collegues and I couldn't find a good description on the web.

Ideas
There should be a history section that explains when cruising became popular and how it has changed.

It would be good to link to a couple of good testimonials that show how cruising is really a tradition/ritual in many places.

Boy racing is not just a rebelious thing for teens to do people think it is. They are a group of young boys who are friens that all have one thing in commen and that is thier love of cars. I personally know the boyracers of masterton. They are all very close to each other and they gather at carparks such as shell, printcraft, the duckies and mcdonalds to catch up with each other. They are awsome people with awsome cars. They give a sense of belonging to people. I could almost describe boyracers as magical. Most of the boyracers here in masterton work as car people of in the vechile trade sp they do know what they are talking about. Alot of the boys have left scvhool earlier then most. The partys in masterton actually consist mostly of boyracers. I love those guys the're my boys. Peace out.. Brooooooooooooommmmmmmm.... Kylie xo

I think its good that wikipedia can explain this to people who wonder about the amount of old cars out of nowhere. This is a periodic happening and cultural thing, i think it deserves its place in this media. Correct definition is cruising (driving) or (city culture). Thats what it is. thanks. jp

Move request

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Moved to cruising (driving). —Centrx→talk &bull; 03:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Support move to cruising (automobile) cruising (driving). -  AjaxSmack   05:53, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Support move to cruising (driving). Cruising (automobile) is a poor choice because cruising also applies to motorcycles.  --Serge 23:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
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Unenc
This article really... really... really sucks hard. I would have suggested a rewrite but it's just too far gone, I don't want to touch it with a 10 foot pole. --⁪froth T C  07:42, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes its a bad article in a lot of ways, agree with you there, needs work I am not willing to do either. I do hope someone does though as it is a topic that warrents a good article. Russeasby 03:44, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

History
Would be nice to have some older history here. ""Cruising" dates back before the automobile, actually. In the 1800's, it was very popular for young men (particularly while "courting" a young lady) to ride back and forth up and down the main street of the town, either in a buggy or a sleigh. There is a particularly good description in Laura Ingalls Wilder (I forget which book) of her first experience with courting. It is winter, in De Smet, ND, and her "beau" comes and picks her up in his sleigh. They join the continually circling ring of young men in sleighs, riding with their young lady at their side, up the single main street, out into the prairie, where they turn around in a big loop, and head back to the other end of the street. Repeat. They spend all day cruising up and down main street, showing off their chosen girl to anyone who cares to look. Thus was done summer and winter, and taking long rides for the hell of it was very popular for young people once they were deemed trustworthy enough to go without chaperone (and sometimes with one). I'd say this culture directly descended to the "cruising" culture of today...aimless, repetitive movement, with the main (perhaps unconscious) aim of getting attention to your flashy ride and newfound adulthood (especially if they have a girl in the passenger seat)..45Colt 18:04, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Cruise (automotive) be merged to Cruising (driving). The two articles only describe the same activity in different countries and I think it can be better explained in a single article but with different sections for variations. This appears to be the standard practice for article describing the same custom with differences between countries or regions. Tk420 (talk) 10:29, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Merger discussion for Cruising (driving)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Cruising (driving), has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Tk420 (talk) 10:29, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

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Why is it a problem?
This article talks about what cruising is, its history, and what's been done to stop it. However, it does not explain why it's considered a problem to begin with. It basically describes an activity that appears to be harmless, then lists places where police have tried to stop it. 99.197.202.188 (talk) 15:38, 30 June 2022 (UTC)