Public Sex: The Thrill of the Ride - by Starla Knight

   

 Public sex is a no-no.  However, majority of people have practiced it. Probably you, even. Sex, and most displays of intimate affection, are socially and culturally things we do in private, in the comfort of our own home, away from prying/spying eyes.  Furthermore, it’s illegal. But gosh-darn if we don’t get caught doing the nasty in public on a regular basis.

     We get caught fucking, or performing oral, in the strangest of public places. Bathrooms located in bars, clubs or fast food joints.  We’ve been caught in broad daylight on park benches with children forty to fifty yards away, in movie theaters and churches.  We’ve been caught at work and in sports stadiums.  Yes, the thrill of getting caught doing our most favorite of past times causes us to throw caution in the wind. But nothing causes the panties to drop in public quicker than transportation.

     The number of people who report copulating in subway cars or buses is rather astounding! But that’s nothing compared to sex on an airplane.  That club is so popular that it has its’ own name.  While the mile-high club might be the pinnacle of public sex, our fascination and fancy in regards to civic fornication begins with the automobile.

      For most of us it makes sense.  Since the 1940’s, cars have been used as the semi-private but public sex location of choice.  Be it in the driveway or at the curb, away from parents prying eyes as teenagers raging with hormones, in our parent’s car or in some other parents’ car. Don’t forget the ever popular “make-out-point.” Yes, having sex in public usually revolves around a vehicle.

     Perhaps the memory of that young, hormone fueled, public thrill never leaves us.  Long after our teenage years have passed us by people continue to get caught copulating in cars.  When we get tired of attempting to maneuver in such inconvenient of positions possible inside the car, we just move it to the hood, or the truck bed where elbows banging steamed up windows and knees pressing into belt buckles no longer distract us from the fun we are attempting to have.

     And of course, moving the show from the inside of the semi-private vehicle to the outside, does take the thrill of being caught with even further exposure, to the next level.

     True, there are the occasional moments where the passion just takes over, and two people just can’t wait to get to the privacy of their home. The world disappears around them. Time and space cease to exist. It’s just the two of them, a tangle of limbs and lips, before giving into carnal pleasures.  It wasn’t the excitement of their communal display that heightened the mood, the setting was forgotten as desires dictated direction. Of course, a percentage of adults fornicating in public fit into these “caught-up-in-the -moment-passions.” But the majority of those partaking in public pleasures do so with the expected added adrenaline rush of possibly getting caught. That adrenaline rush heightens the experience, just as alcohol and other drugs adults might choose to work with in order to bring the most pleasure to the experience.

     Just a quick google search of “public sex” brings up all sorts of sordid short news articles outing another horny couple getting caught in the act.  Not to mention a list of sites offering videos of people getting it on and getting caught. And if you’re at all intrigued or fascinated by the idea of public sex,  I would encourage that you do a little research on the do’s and don’ts.

     For the most part, communal displays of affection are innocent even if most find it distasteful to view. And most often the local officer who catches you in the act is just as embarrassed as you are, and hard charges are never brought up.  However, depending on circumstances, and the lucky official who happened to discover the hanky panky, you could be charged with a sex crime, and required to register as a sex offender. No one wants sex crimes on their rap sheet.  So here are a few words of caution if exhibitionism is in your near future.

1. Keep Away from minors.  In most cases where law enforcement do choose to press charges it’s because you exposed children to your illicit activities, and those children will be considered the victims of your escapades.  You should probably avoid public parks during daylight hours for this reason alone.  

2. Avoid cameras.  This is easier said than done in the age of big brother and security camera’s being placed throughout buildings (both public and private), parking garages and lots, and public streets.  Photo documentation of your exploits might be amusing at first, but when it becomes something a current (or future) employer can easily discover about you, or family members, suddenly you wish that your moment of public pleasure hadn’t taken place.

3. Always practice safe sex.  I greatly encourage people taking action to spice up their sex lives.  Be it Tinder or Grinder hook ups, or someone you’ve been dating for a moment, in the privacy of your current dwelling, or in public, always practice safe sex.  Avoid STD’s even more diligently than avoiding cameras. (Current studies show that STD’s are on the rise again. Have fun, explore your sexual world, just be smart.  Be safe.)

     Growing up in Michigan means that cars are a part of your culture, especially if you live near Motor City (Detroit) or Vehicle City (Flint). We’ve been indoctrinated, like it or not, by those four wheeled modes of transportation. Those sexy lines and luscious curves all designed to make us want it. Why wouldn’t we get frisky in cars?  The vehicle industry has been sexualizing cars since their conception.  We even genderize cars as female, give them girl like names. Sports cars in particular are sold under the premise that they will help the man purchasing that vehicle get more ass.  And, let’s be honest, there is a certain population of shallow women who won’t give a man the time of day unless he’s driving a vehicle that screams sex.

     So it’s no surprise that the car should end up as the number one means of having public sex.  When asking friends about their first, only, or most occurring public sex-capades, all of them disclosed that a car was their first experience with public fornication (if not only), and for most of them that was the extent of their public voyeurism.  But, perhaps my data pool is tipped by our geographical location.

      As always, I’d like to know what you, the reader thinks.  Have you explored public copulation?  If so, where and how. What in particular excited you about it?  Do you plan for it, or is it a spontaneous thing? Email me at Starla.friction@gmail.com.  Live and let live, lovies.