Carikaze has become an internet meme on social media sites such as Reddit. 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. Since 2022, there have been over 180 instances of cars crashing into buildings in or near the Columbus area. Instagram pages such as "Columbus Carikaze" have shown up as a result of the crashes, meant to document accidents in the Columbus area. A November 2019 publication of "Columbus Monthly" ranked the incidents involving cars crashing into buildings in Columbus, noting the prevalence of such accidents.