Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill to legalize cruising in California, end restrictions on lowrider vehicles
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill to legalize cruising in California, end restrictions on lowrider vehicles
The city of Sacramento repealed its ban on lowriding cruising in 2022.
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Wow. My town still has an old "no cruising" sign from the 80s.
Wonder if I can get to it before the city..
In Santa Clara? On El Camino across from the Chili's?
Edit: A bit of advice if you are going to cut one just be sure wear a yellow vest and a hardhat.
I am always surprised how little people pay attention to you when you are wearing a hivis vest and hard hat.
I am always surprised how little people pay attention to you when you are wearing a hivis vest and hard hat.
The good old fashioned Bavarian Fire Drill.
Excellent advise. Look like you belong, and people won't ask questions.
There's battery powered sawsalls out there now.
I've got a cutoff wheel that would chop the post in a minute or so. But a socket set with a drill should only take half that.
Don't even bother with the post. I bet you can get through the clamps in less than a second with a 2 foot stepladder.
Don't bother with the socket set they are usually one way. Unless you have the opposite direction socket? Regardless go steal that shit before it ends up in a dumpster.
What does cruising mean in this context?
It was always explained to me as driving well under the speed limit with loud music and flashy car mods like numatics, hydraulics, and lights.
Driving while brown.
cruising is also used as a term for men meeting men in the bushes
In my small town we had two drive in restaurants (Sonic and a local joint), people would drive from the one on the South side of town to the one on the North side. We would stop at one or the other for a short time and look for friends or to try and plan a party somewhere.
And that’s currently illegal in California?
It was mostly a Latino or Black thing, depending on the area. Sometimes associated with gang activity.
It was fairly easy to outlaw and then selectively enforce. It’s basically a law that allows cops to bother people.
The practice has been replaced with sideshows.
It's not even a mostly Black or Latino thing. It's a car guy thing in general. You'll just never see white boys in 1970 Challengers being pulled over for doing it.
My dad has tons of stories of cruise nights from when he lived in SoCal in the 70's. Various drag racers and celebrities he'd run into. Nothing about being arrested, even though he looks like Tommy Chong. Then again I think most dudes looked like Tommy Chong in the 70's...