A
short drive, typically in a
circle of some sort, on which one or more people smoke
marijuana and socialize. This sounds
dangerous and may seem like the easiest way to get
busted but, depending on the town/city, it can be the safest way to smoke
pot.
The origins of this
method of
smoking marijuana are based on the
ignorance and
ineffectiveness of the typical small town/city police department. As an example, in my town, the
police regularly
patrol only about three or four "
back roads" beyond the town center where they are content harassing college kids. Logically, the safest place to
smoke is any place where the
police are scarce, i.e. the back roads. Though the occasional
main road will be encountered, the goal is to use as few main roads as possible, usually only for a few seconds, before crossing it to the next back road. The more
continuous the back road path you take, the
safer it can be considered. Also keep in mind, that
at night it is very difficult to see into oncoming traffic's windows, making
looping much much safer
after dark.
A
major concern that many people voice is that they might
get lost, especially after they're
high. If you think about the layout of your town, you usually know where all the major roads are (routes like 35, 116, 121, etc). Keeping these in mind as "border roads", try wandering around in between them. If you see a road that you don't know, take it and see where it ends up. As long as you are in your own town and can
recognize when you've hit a
main road, you are all set. If you hit a main road and have no idea where you are, pick a direction. You can't have gone too far, and the chance of picking the
right direction is a solid 50/50, even better if you have a
compass. Soon enough, you will have learned a good amount of the back roads of your town with
minimal effort. From your newly aquired
knowledge of the major back roads (if you don't know what I'm talking about, keep exploring, you'll get it), you can then
extrapolate where the lesser known back roads may take you without hurting too many brain cells.
Some tips for when on a
loop:
1) Pass the
smoking device (
pipe,
joint, etc)
counter clockwise so that the
driver does not get the device passed to them
from behind, as it is quite distracting.
2) If you aren't sure where you are (it happens to the best of us), pick a direction and
stick to it. In all likelyhood you are already going the correct direction and forgot.
Worst case, you wind up a little out of your way, but have eliminated the hours of
endless circles that taking
random turns would lead you through.
3) Leave your
brights off so that when
unexpected traffic comes the other way, you aren't struggling with the
steering wheel, smoking device,
AND the light controls.
4) Take #3 a step further and learn to
steer with your knees. It takes practice, but its
worth it.
5) Have someone keep a
cigarette handy in case you get
pulled over, it'll mask the smell of
marijuana almost
instantly.
6) If you wish to go on a loop with only
select people from a larger group, get their attention subtley. Then raise your hand from the elbow (remember this is supposed to be
stealthy), extend your
index finger upwards and rotate in a
circle. This movement should resemble a very
understated "Party Time", or the
sarcastic "
Woop De Fucking Do"
hand gesture. And, of course, don't say anything at all that would indicate where you are going. Exchange
head nods and
bounce.
7) Don't smoke with the
dome light on (for instance when you are changing
CDs). Tell whoever has the
smoking device to wait until the light is off.
8) Assume any other car on the road is a cop until
proven otherwise.
9)
DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT!
10) There is no such thing as acting
too paranoid when on a loop. As the driver, do whatever you feel is neccesary to
ensure your saftey from the police. This includes taking
random turns to lose cars that might be following you.