Carikaze

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Carikaze has become an internet meme on social media sites such as Reddit. [1] [2] [3] [4] Since 2019, the city of Columbus, Ohio has seen a significant increase in the number of cars crashing into buildings, including restaurants and other businesses. [5] [6] [7] Since 2022, there have been over 180 instances of cars crashing into buildings in or near the Columbus area. [8] [9] [10] Instagram pages such as "Columbus Carikaze" have shown up as a result of the crashes, meant to document accidents in the Columbus area. [11] A November 2019 publication of Columbus Monthly ranked the incidents involving cars crashing into buildings in Columbus, noting the prevalence of such accidents. [12]

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  1. ↑ "Columbus' online obsession with cars crashing into buildings". NBC4 WCMH-TV. January 22, 2025. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Weekly Rundown: Does Columbus have a problem with cars crashing into buildings?". The Business Journals. September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Wurr, Marvin (January 28, 2025). "'Carikaze': examining the recent wave of cars crashing into buildings in Columbus". The Chimes. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The scope of Columbus' "carikaze" problem". Axios. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gallion, Bailey. "O'Charley's crash adds to pileup of car-building clashes, but the numbers tell a more nuanced story". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ McKee, Sav (February 17, 2025). "Another car crashes into Downtown building". 614NOW. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ Warren, Brent (September 5, 2024). "Surprisingly, Columbus Does Not Lead the State in Cars Crashing into Buildings". Columbus Underground. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cars crashing into buildings". WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio. November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Has there been a high number of car crashes into Columbus buildings this year?". NBC4 WCMH-TV. September 11, 2024. Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Has there been a high number of car crashes into Columbus buildings this year?". Yahoo News. September 11, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Columbus' online obsession with cars crashing into buildings". Yahoo News. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ Downing, Andy. "The List: Ranking recent Columbus vehicle-building crashes". Columbus Monthly . Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Three injured in three crashes of cars into buildings". NBC4 WCMH-TV. November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Short North business owners, employees calling for change after multiple cars crash into businesses". 10TV. November 3, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Trend of Columbus: Cars Crashing into Buildings". Audilous. January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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