JOYRIDE
To joyride is to drive around in a stolen car with no particular goal other than the pleasure or thrill of doing so.
Joyriding was a major problem in the United Kingdom during the 1980s and accelerated in the 1990s, but has eased off since the year 2000 largely due to improved security standards on newer cars and the number of old cars with more basic security diminishing. Many surviving older cars have had modern security features fitted in order to reduce the risk of theft
In Northern Ireland, joyriding is a common crime and many people have campaigned against it. Since the 1980s a number of youth gangs have been in existence, particularly in nationalist areas of Belfast, dedicated to joyriding and other criminal activities. During The Troubles, paramilitaries such as the IRA administered to suspected joyriders extralegal punishment usually consisting of breaking their fingers or kneecaps in order to temporarily or permanently incapacitate them from operating most motor vehicles.
Collage references:
Turbo Vanish by NastyNasty
Mopped Guys by Phil Knott
Folk Archive by Jeremy Deller
Gradient Scooter by Patrick Tuttofuoco
Money on my Oyster by Nina Manandhar
Kent by Frayser V.BLOCC
Extras:
You, Me and Marley by Richard Spence
