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For others like me who didn’t know the term:

> Sideshows entail street stunts in which parties perform “doughnuts,” or high-speed circles, burn-outs and other risky maneuvers.




And they can last 20-30 minutes, or more.

In the summer, I can hear side shows in Oakland, which are miles away. Because the night air is still and the particular acoustics of the terrain, I guess, it sounds like it is a few blocks away. I once laid in bed for almost an hour listening to it.


They are very common in parts of San Francisco (not to mention Oakland).

You will see weird speed bumps that form a circle that are designed just to stop people from doing these.


Thank you! I hadn't heard the term before and made a guess as to what it meant. I guessed wrong.




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