Main Streets around Kansas are packed as residents take part in a Social Distancing Cruise

While the state of Kansas is limiting gatherings to no more than 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a gathering Friday evening in Garden City’s downtown area far surpassed that number — sort of.
A Social Distancing Cruise, organized by Rosie Rodriguez-Swick and friends on Facebook, brought locals out for a Friday evening of cruising Main Street through the downtown area, while keeping the safe social distance from each other by staying in their vehicles.
“I saw surrounding communities doing this, so I ask a few friends and could we do this,” Swick said. “I created a Facebook event along with some friends and invited 40 friends and boom. Somehow it went viral.”
Indeed.
Vehicles filled with individuals, friends and families, waving at passing motorists, filled Main Street in both directions, bumper to bumper, on the slow cruise from Fulton Street to Kansas Avenue.
Some, when stopped at stop lights, would jump out and do fire drills around the vehicle. Others carried signs with words of encouragement to passing motorists.
(Read more: GC Telegram)