[sistergoldenhair]

In my town, the failed attempt to curb 'cruising' on Friday and Saturday nights hasn't work...

Many years ago the town I lived in was successful.
The downtown area promptly began to decline.
Now this town has an annual cruising festival to bring people to the downtown area and generate revenue.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Yep. In Salinas, CA and a lot of other cities, the cops are doing everything they can to drive kids out. I'm sure the owners of game arcades, pizza restaurants, and bowling alleys love having their customers run off by the cops who obviously don't have anything else better to do.