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Dirt bike riding is not southern culture at all. Stick to donks and 36 inch rims.
Um, actually, 4-wheelin’, muddin’, and actual dirt bikes to a lesser extent, is deeply engrained in rural southern culture.
That’s why it’s so shocking to me that these things are used in the urban northeastern cities.
Perhaps this could be used to show that urban and rural cultures have more in common than we usually acknowledge.
Baltimore, Philly, DC, NYC being the top 4 in that region
IDK about NYC but this is more pervasive in Boston and Providence than DC- where it seems like it's usually more large events/rideouts kind of like Miami- and generally not as common throughout the regular week as it is in Boston or Providence. There's much more serious policing, more cameras and there are speed bumps in DC so I think people need to join those large groups other wise I odnt see it the way I do in Baltimore or Boston where it seems more casual. I moved to Suitland in the summer of 2017 and one of the big differences when I first moved was distinctly the lack of dirtbikes in the area (inner PG/SEDC) compared to having just come from Boston.
Indeed one local blog keeps tabs on some of the dirtbike activity in the city. Obviously not anywhere near a fraction of it but it pops up often enough: https://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/9198
I could understand the fun of riding some dirt bikes/ATVs around when you're living in some desert Southwest cities, or even cities in Wyoming or Montana or something. But in Philadelphia, NYC? it's gonna be a nuisance and dangerous. I wouldn't do it personally because i'd be afraid of easily getting caught by police or accidently hitting a pedestrian
IDK about NYC but this is more pervasive in Boston and Providence than DC- where it seems like it's usually more large events/rideouts kind of like Miami- and generally not as common throughout the regular week as it is in Boston or Providence. There's much more serious policing, more cameras and there are speed bumps in DC so I think people need to join those large groups other wise I odnt see it the way I do in Baltimore or Boston where it seems more casual. I moved to Suitland in the summer of 2017 and one of the big differences when I first moved was distinctly the lack of dirtbikes in the area (inner PG/SEDC) compared to having just come from Boston.
Indeed one local blog keeps tabs on some of the dirtbike activity in the city. Obviously not anywhere near a fraction of it but it pops up often enough: https://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/9198
IDK about NYC but this is more pervasive in Boston and Providence than DC- where it seems like it's usually more large events/rideouts kind of like Miami- and generally not as common throughout the regular week as it is in Boston or Providence. There's much more serious policing, more cameras and there are speed bumps in DC so I think people need to join those large groups other wise I odnt see it the way I do in Baltimore or Boston where it seems more casual. I moved to Suitland in the summer of 2017 and one of the big differences when I first moved was distinctly the lack of dirtbikes in the area (inner PG/SEDC) compared to having just come from Boston.
Indeed one local blog keeps tabs on some of the dirtbike activity in the city. Obviously not anywhere near a fraction of it but it pops up often enough: https://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/9198
By City Proper:
Philly
Baltimore (not really but I'm not gonna cause more waves)
Providence
Boston
NYC
DC
By Metro:
Philly
Boston
Baltimore
NYC
Providence
DC
If you think Baltimore should be lower, then by all means, place it in the appropriate spot. Baltimore originated the whole Dirtbike/ATV culture, though.
If you think Baltimore should be lower, then by all means, place it in the appropriate spot. Baltimore originated the whole Dirtbike/ATV culture, though.
How is the dirtbike/ATV scene in the Metro? I actually thought about riding mine in Dundalk when I visited my aunt because those roads were super smooth and wide.
If you think Baltimore should be lower, then by all means, place it in the appropriate spot. Baltimore originated the whole Dirtbike/ATV culture, though.
I just don't see it in the suburbs at all. I also can predict where I'll see them pretty easily (Reisterstown Road on Sundays, Greenmount Ave, Monument Street, Fells Point on a Saturday night). It's not nearly as out of control as I thought it would be when I moved here.
I don't really wanna place it but I wouldn't put it at number 1, but I can say for certain I see it in more suburbs/satellite cities of Boston (Lynn, Brockton, Taunton, Lowell, Chelsea, Everett, Quincy) and beyond (Worcester, Providence, New Bedford) than I do in Harford County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, or even Baltimore County. Like to AQ's point I've never seen that in Dundalk- and I live not too far from Dundalk. And there's no doubt Philly and Providence see more dirt biking in general in city limits than Baltimore.
I believe it originated in Baltimore but I personally don't see it as a huge thing here.
How is the dirtbike/ATV scene in the Metro? I actually thought about riding mine in Dundalk when I visited my aunt because those roads were super smooth and wide.
It's rare to see it in the suburbs, but it happens every once in a while.
I just don't see it in the suburbs at all. I also can predict where I'll see them pretty easily (Reisterstown Road on Sundays, Greenmount Ave, Monument Street, Fells Point on a Saturday night). It's not nearly as out of control as I thought it would be when I moved here.
I don't really wanna place it but I wouldn't put it at number 1, but I can say for certain I see it in more suburbs/satellite cities of Boston (Lynn, Brockton, Taunton, Lowell, Chelsea, Everett, Quincy) and beyond (Worcester, Providence, New Bedford) than I do in Harford County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, or even Baltimore County. Like to AQ's point I've never seen that in Dundalk- and I live not too far from Dundalk. And there's no doubt Philly and Providence see more dirt biking in general in city limits than Baltimore.
I believe it originated in Baltimore but I personally don't see it as a huge thing here.
Dirt biking isn't as big as it once was in the city since they cracked down on it so heavily. In the 90s- late 2000s, Baltimore had a HUGE dirt bike scene. Even still, to this day, you'll catch the occasional convey riding the city 100+ deep in the summer time. There is/was a dirt bike task force raiding people's homes/garages looking for dirt bikes some years ago. That's why there are movies, documentaries, music videos about the scene in Baltimore.
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