That makes it sound like a funfair trip. Is this how young people see it? Kick-start a discussion about screeching tyres and handbrake turns.
Joyriding is often thought of as a nuisance or antisocial offence committed mainly by young people. It is sometimes grouped with shoplifting, vandalism and graffiti. Do young people regard it in this way? Is taking a car and driving it fast a bit of fun? Does the fact that it can lead to deaths and serious injury change things?
Some people on estates talk about being terrorised by joyriders. Do young people feel like this? Talk about what it is like to feel unsafe on the streets at night.
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