There was a “launch spot” in my area that we played with in high school. Not as launchable as the spot in the article though.
And if you screwed up, you’d hit the berms and trees around the road, destroying your own stuff, not somebody else’s vehicle or home.
We were such considerate kids! (not really)
My brother had my car once. He called and asked “So if the car happens to go airborne and a red light comes on the dash that reads TURBO BOOST, does that mean anything bad?”
I respond “No Dave. That just means you’ve overheated the turbocharger and it needs to cool off for a bit. But DAVE, it’s customary to let off the gas a bit when you do take my car airborne.”