" Boise Police Chief Masterson asked us to share the following with you:
1. Traffic concerns. Police want to know where
and when the traffic complaints are occurring. For instance, let's say you take a walk every morning at 5:30, and at 5:45 every morning you see a white SUV race down the street traveling at what you think may be 50 mph. This is a complaint with valid information to share with police. You know the time, the street, the description of the vehicle, and the problem. Please call traffic complaints with as much information as possible, to 577-3857.
2. There is a somewhat new and very dangerous stunt being practiced by teens called Ghost Riding the Whip occurring here in Boise. I copied information from Wikipedia which will explain it better than I could:
In 2006, a rapper named E-40 released a song called "Tell Me When to Go," which included the first mainstream reference to a driving stunt called "ghost riding the whip." In hip-hop parlance, a car is also called a "whip," while "ghost riding" refers to a driverless car. "Ghost riding the whip" involves putting a car in either neutral or drive and then dancing on the hood or around the vehicle as it slowly cruises down the street. Ideally, a driver will jump into the car before it becomes a hazard to others.
When the conditions are right, a driver will crank up the volume of his car's sound system to deafening levels and all the passengers exit the car quickly. The driver will then put the car in either neutral or drive and allow it to continue rolling down the street. The occupants begin to "ghost ride the whip" by dancing on the roof, hood or area surrounding the car. Some participants will also videotape their experiences and upload the results to popular video-sharing websites. When either the music or the car comes to a sudden stop, the "ghost riding the whip" adventure is over.
Although the practice of "ghost riding the whip" is considered illegal in most cities, enforcement can be difficult. Participants are usually quite aware of their surroundings, so they tend to choose locations and times when local patrols are few and far between. "Ghost riding the whip" is the modern equivalent of car surfing, a dangerous practice in which passengers stand on the roof of a moving car as if they were riding a wave. There is also an element of a old car stunt called a Chinese fire drill in which passengers switch positions while the car is stopped at a traffic light. "Ghost riding the whip" is a much more dangerous practice, however, and should not be attempted under any cir*****stances.
If you see this activity, please call dispatch immediately at 911. Police responded this week to the above practice in a Boise neighborhood.
Thank you
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