I use to do a lot of "go out of town" to a designated area, straight stretch about a 1/4 mile long. I felt it was safe, fun, and never mixed alcohol with it. But terrorizing the streets like a video game is a way different league......
This. I think most of us remember that spot that all the kids new about. It was right around a quarter mile. With spraypaint marking stuff. Guys would meet up there for grudge matches, or to race for fun. Test their new whatever. But it was always 10/20 mins out of town. On a rarely used road. And guys would be on each end watching for cops...and traffic. Was it super safe? No. If you rolled your car or something, ambulance might not make it there in time. But did it restrict the danger to people who knew what they were getting into going there? Absolutely.