Ghost-riding’s growth in popularity can be closely associated with the popularity of video sharing websites like YouTube. On these sites users can upload, view and share video clips. With the ease of which people can now capture images and video using a variety of devices, including cell phones, it is no surprise that so much ends up online. Youtube in particular has more than 400 such videos, many of them showing the pitfalls of such stunts. Many of the videos are elaborate and almost seem like mini productions.

Hyphy Slang:

Ghost Ridin' the Whip - Driver walks alongside slow-rolling car with the door open, giving the appearance that the car is driving itself. Passengers ride with all the doors open and sometimes leap out of the moving cars, sometimes dancing on top of the hood.
Whip - vehicle
Going dumb - Bay area style of having fun.
HyphyA style of music and dance primarily associated with the Bay Area hip hop culture.
Sydeshow - An informal demonstration of automotive stunts held on public street corners.
Yay Area - Another nickname for the Bay Area of California.