Hoverboards and fidget spinners were popular in the 2010s, recycled styles and denim were in demand during the 2000s, windbreakers and overalls were happening in the 1990s, and, based on a few scenes in Footloose, motorcycles were the "it" accessory of the late 1970s.
In a conservative town that takes precautionary measures, the local teens ironically ride around on motorcycles as if it's the new trend. As dangerous as motorcycles are, the teens up the ante by not wearing helmets — a vocal statement of teenage rebellion, coupled with the unsaid and prevailing hypocrisy.
Motorcycles are also expensive as compared to, say, a sweet denim suit. The two-wheel death machines are supposed to make the teens look cool, and they kind of do, but it's hard for a more seasoned viewer to not notice how conflicting they are to the message of keeping the kids safe, demonstrating the contradictory nature of groupthink parenting. But, by all means, ride on?
