Cruising is a social activity among youths that primarily consists of driving a car around looking for friends. For teenagers, cruising is often an expression of the new-found freedom that a driver's license bestows. --------------------------------------------------------------- What distinguishes cruising from regular driving is that the object is not to go anywhere in particular, but to be seen by one's peers. Usually there is a popular route (called a strip) along which most cruisers will drive. As such, "cruise nights" can end up with cars full of young people driving slowly, bumper-to-bumper, through town.