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u/Useful-Noise-4321 5h ago
No consideration for the handicapped or elderly
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u/RupertTheReign 5h ago
Or parents with strollers or just people in general.
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u/Li_liminal_spaces 4h ago
Pedestrians are second class citizens, why didn't you just get in your Canyonero and drive two feet.
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u/A_Furious_Mind 2h ago
Bike lanes are DEI now. They will come for other forms of human ambulation soon.
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u/Vitese 2h ago
America is completely unwalkable already. It is crazy almost everybody basically has to have a car and drive to get groceries. Totally by design. European countries arent designed so that literally everyone has to have a car to do anything.
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u/RupertTheReign 1h ago
It's insane how much of a culture war flashpoint bike lanes have become!!
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u/stredman 4h ago
Takes 30 seconds or less for the owner to pull the pin and toss the hitch in the bed of the truck. Costs nothing. Means everything.
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u/xDragonetti Prisencolinensinainciusol is my jam 3h ago
Tbf if you just toss the hitch in the truck bed it will get stolen. Just put them under the seat until you need to actually use them. 🫡
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u/Juanzilla17 2h ago
If the vehicle is locked, leaving it in a safe spot like the roof is an alternative. Please be considerate of short truck owners as they might not be able to reach it.
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u/aftonroe 3h ago
Exactly. I tow a travel trailer for camping in the summer. The first thing I do once the trailer is detached and setup is take the hitch off the truck. Literally less than 30 seconds of effort.
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u/geoffpz1 3h ago
I move a boat around most weekends. I admit I do forget if I run home or something, bit I drive a jeep and never park like that. It is always off by the time I get home as I cannot close the garage. These guys are simply inconsiderate idiots.
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u/Bladathehunter 3h ago
Takes that long for me to do it too. Maybe a bit longer after I recover from busting my shin on it.
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u/IngsocInnerParty 2h ago
I really don’t understand why it’s not a road regulation. It should only be in there if you’re pulling a trailer.
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u/notAcomic303 2h ago
My step dad used to keep his on "in case he got rear ended" lol
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u/Turnip-Toffee 3h ago
and you bet they're all smugly thinking how considerate they are to pull back as far as they could so they're not blocking the road.
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u/MiddlesKeypad 2h ago
Especially anyone using a wheelchair, there's barely enough room to walk past those trucks.
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u/Downtown_Ganache6727 3h ago
I love pushing my wheelchair-bound grandmother in the street because the sidewalk is unusable due to truck hitches
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u/No-Tank-1826 3h ago
Idiots in trucks,and im a truck owner. Remove the hitch every time not in use!
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u/NiNdo4589 2h ago
I'm certain the ones that don't remove it never even use it.
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u/snorch 1h ago
Yeah this is wild to see outside what appears to be an apartment complex. Where's your boats...?
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u/no-this-iz-patrick 1h ago
I lived in an apartment and owned a camper, I just kept it in storage and left the hitch in the camper when not in use like a sane person.
Weight distribution hitches are expensive AF idk why people just leave them easily accessible
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u/WillowPtar_Migan 36m ago
Maybe I should start grabbing these when they're blocking the sidewalk, community service and easy money!
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u/vipck83 2h ago
I’d be worried about it getting stolen
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u/IamRasters 2h ago
That’s what I see. A free tow hitch!
Or toss it beside their truck.
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u/btimc 2h ago
The shin I save will most likely be my own. If history is any indication.
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u/Bro13847 3h ago
Where I live if you don’t someone else will.
I used to forget mine. After I bought the third one I keep it in the truck.
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u/AutVincere72 2h ago
My hitch is an equalizer. It weighs so much. I never drive with it on and no trailer. As soon as I park my trailer I take it off and stowe it. I am afraid someone will steal it for scrap.
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u/BearcatCowboy 3h ago
How about just not park like a fucking asshole.
Or get a car that fits in a parking lot. 99% of truck owners don’t use it for truck purposes.
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u/ForwardCulture 3h ago
When I had a work truck I always removed mine. Kept it in the cab for when I actually used it.
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u/suboptimus_maximus 2h ago
That’s a great idea and it would be a wonderful public service if a Good Samaritan did just that.
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u/Due_Community_9449 1h ago
I got a truck. And a hitch. And I remove it whenever I am not using it
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u/BeardedSeagul 4h ago
I drive a big truck. You know where my hitch stays when not in use? The fucking cab. I've never understood why people leave them on their trucks. It's not convenient to leave it on because it makes it harder to back up without hitting something.
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u/jbs43 4h ago
As a former mechanic in the rust belt, I hated the fuckers who left them in. Why? I’m the one who had to remove the drawbar once rusted solid to the hitch.
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u/Boxadorables 4h ago
One or two good purse swings and they break free. Wheel hubs are much worse imo
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u/BreadBags 2h ago
I frequently remove them and put them in the truck bed. I have a blind family member and a close friend who is in a wheelchair so when I’m with them it’s justice time
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u/One_Discount_4898 3h ago
Just a heads up, if it's in your cab make sure it's secured. I worked as a paramedic for a few years and people roll their trucks a ***LOT*** here. It wasn't uncommon to find tools, hitches, chains and all sorts of shit embedded into occupants.
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u/Correct-Disaster8 2h ago
Excuse me, internet person, but “embedded”????
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u/One_Discount_4898 1h ago
For lack of a better word. Impaled usually implies some sort of sharpness, heavy objects with enough mass though will just push through until the skin gives away
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u/nlevine1988 3h ago
Even if these drivers removed their hitch their bumper is still blocking a good chunk of the sidewalk.
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u/darksoft125 4h ago
I knew some people who would leave them in, with the only reason being that if they were rear ended the other car would get totaled by having their radiator get punctured by it. Ignoring any possibility that a small fender bender might damage their truck's frame or they could be the one backing into someone. You know, typically asshole truck driver things.
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u/vladhed 3h ago
Saw a Saturn SL rear-ended a RAV4 with the hitch sticking out. Didn't damage the Saturn much as I drove by but the hitch frame had bent and punture the RAV4's gas tank! It was leaking all over the road!
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u/didugethathingisentu 3h ago
This happened to by buddy. He bragged about how it destroyed the Prius that rear ended him and his truck was fine cause the hitch took all the damage. I told him he should take a look at the frame before he hooked his cattle trailer up to it again. He got under the truck and the frame had been bent like an inch forward. The truck looked and ran fine, but as far as heavy towing goes, it was effectively totaled.
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u/SnooPickles2704 3h ago
Where I’m from, it’s illegal to leave your hitch on because of this. Also, even if you’re 100% not at fault for someone read ending you, insurance could deem you responsible for some damage if you leave the hitch on illegally
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u/TechKnyght 3h ago
I totally did that once, but you know I was the one going too fast on ice so I didn’t blame the work truck. Some people smh…
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u/Aro00oo 3h ago
Fyi people have died from ball hitches in the cab from accidents when they go flying.
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u/BeardedSeagul 3h ago
That's a fair point actually. Once I get my tool box put on it will probably end up in there instead.
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u/-BlueDream- 48m ago
And if you do hit something you’re more likely to fuck the frame with the hitch on
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u/bojangler69420 3h ago
Because they need everyone to know they tow something with their truck once every 2.5 years, which obviously totally justifies their purchase of a truck
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u/Open-Dot6264 2h ago
It's not uncommon for me to tow 3 different trailers the same day. But if a trailer isn't connected, you'd have no idea.
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u/Past-Television7973 4h ago
Thanks. Not only are they at risk of being stolen they are in the way of people in wheelchairs.
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u/aftonroe 3h ago
I leave my hitch in my trailer. It takes a couple seconds to take off.
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u/UngratefulChinaman 4h ago edited 4h ago
I drive a truck and am always aware to never do this shit. It’s quite easy to be considerate and still drive a truck. And I always remove the hitch when I’m not towing, mostly so it doesn’t get stolen.
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u/1N2345SIX 3h ago
Yup. My hitch stays in my bed and my backup camera allows me to back the bed up to the beginning of the sidewalk and not over it. I would think at least two of those trucks and maybe all three have backup cameras so for them it really is just not giving a shit.
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u/SturdyStubs 1h ago
Coming from a dude that drives a truck and tows frequently, it should be illegal to drive with a hitch in your truck if you’re not trailering anything.
I know these guys are parked, just throwing out my opinion.
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u/Unencrypted_Thoughts 1h ago
Same. I always take my hitch off. Takes 60 seconds to put it back on and I tow almost every weekend.
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u/DiWHY-Anyone 41m ago
I have a tow bar on my sedan and I toss the hitch in my trunk when it's not in use. I don't need to accidentally bash into shit when I'm backing up or let the elements slowly eat it.
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u/callsign_pirate 1h ago
I have a truck with a hitch I use for towing for work, it’s not a small hitch but wouldn’t this whole problem be solved by them not backing in?
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u/AllButterfly100 4h ago
You hit the first one. Cursing and looking back at it, you hit the second one.
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u/Lord_Vas 4h ago
Which trips you and causes you to stumble and fall head first into the third.
Finishing you off.
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u/BarracudaEfficient16 2h ago
Should be illegal to pull in backwards with a trailer hitch. It causes a walking hazard on the footpath.
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u/trueAnnoi 1h ago
Or, ya know, just fucking take it off when you're not using it....
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u/PlaceAdHere 1h ago
Even without the hitch, the white truck is taking up just under half the sidewalk.
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u/Horror-Extent2362 1h ago
It is if it's blocking a certain amount of the sidewalk. If allowed, you can call these in and get them towed.
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u/beardedbast3rd 45m ago
It should just be illegal to block the sidewalks.
I never back up enough to do this even with a hitch in, it’s next level unawareness and selfishness to do this
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u/royhenderson771 2h ago
One of my favorite things about this sub is the people that never fail to tell you “a lot of states have laws against this” whenever an asshole does something ridiculous or fucked up, as if laws will stop these losers from becoming aware about anyone’s existence other than their own.
You can have a trillion laws. If no enforcement, they don’t matter.
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u/RojoRugger 5h ago
Those things are very stealable
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u/ailyara 4h ago
A lot of states have laws against leaving your hitch in the hitch receiver when you’re not actually towing anything, but good luck getting it enforced
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u/KawiStunt 4h ago
No they don’t lol. It isn’t “a lot” of states.
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u/splintersmaster 3h ago
Damn I used to think it was illegal but looking it up after reading these comments prove there isn't a single state or federal law that prohibits it specifically.
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u/Depressed_Cat_00 4h ago
Steal one get two free
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u/Disorderjunkie 4h ago
The closest one is actually a tamper resistant one hahahaha
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u/ChefMonkey2 4h ago
The first one is locked …the rest probably are too …but options exist that will solve that.
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u/gg2mk 4h ago
I have a son in a wheelchair. When we encounter shit like this, it puts my blood pressure through the roof. He's too young to appreciate that people are selfish and oblivious. So... more than "mildly infuriating..."
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u/OUberLord 3h ago
I have a family member in a wheelchair, and I'm not above pulling the pin, putting the hitch in the bed, and throwing the pin into the grass. If they are going to be an oblivious asshole, I'm at least going to make them go out of their way to buy another one out of spite.
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u/TheRealRichon 2h ago
I was taught that it's common courtesy to remove your hitch when not in use. Too many lazy losers can't do something that basic. Sad.
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u/Treje-an 4h ago
Why don’t they take the ball hitch off? It just comes out with a cotter pin usually.
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u/RickyRecon0030 3h ago
They get stolen often because of this. People use locks on them.
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u/OldSquid-71 3h ago
Mine is a locking "dog bone" style. But I only have it mounted during the once a year or so when there's a trailer actually attached to my truck. The rest of the time it's under my back seat.
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u/Lowlife_4evr 3h ago
A real answer that's not just making fun of truck owners is tow hitches can get stuck really easily from rust.
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u/Thomshan911 3h ago
Not if you take em out after every use. If you tow everyday, thats a valid excuse though.
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u/GeorgeWashington1904 4h ago
Because maybe 6 months from now they might tow something. Although they haven't towed a single thing in the several years - it could happen any day now!
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u/Infinite_Incident107 4h ago
Hey look. All those free trailer hitches!
I never understood this. I have a receiver on my truck obviously but the only time the hitch is installed is when I'm actively towing something. Otherwise it's in the garage or in the cab.
Keeping it on all the time is just asking someone to swipe it. And those things ain't cheap anymore
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u/redrobin1257 3h ago
I keep mine in the storage compartment under the rear seat. I left it on once and hit my shin because I wasn't paying attention.
Never left it in again, that's for sure.
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u/Ky_zx10r 4h ago
What? u think thats a side walk or something? Go Walk in pedestrian dedicated areas.
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u/Fine-Grape51 4h ago
Not one of those trucks has towed anything in months to need the trailer hitch still attached lol. it’s like jacked up trucks having rubber band tires and big rims.
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u/st-shenanigans 2h ago
Majorly infuriating that they do this. You could still manage in this photo, but I've seen plenty of cases irl where a truck is backed up so far over the sidewalk that there's no possible way a person in a wheelchair could get past.
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u/Lumenfall137x 2h ago
Should be a ticketable offense
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u/Bullfrog_Paradox 2h ago
In a lot of places it is. But it is never enforced. I'm always tempted to pull the thing out and chuck it through their window, but here I'm the rust belt most hitches are permanently rusted on and you couldn't get it out without a torch
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u/hoponbop 4h ago
I usually remove mine. On the rare occasion I leave it because I'll need it again soon I'm the one rolling on the ground holding my shin.
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u/ChrisBegeman 1h ago
Hey, they might tow something in the next 6 to 12 months, so they have to keep their hitch on, because you never know when you might need to tow something immediately.
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u/Portie_lover 4h ago
As a driver of a full sized pickup. What the fuck is wrong with these guys?
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u/NoCatharsis 4h ago
Texan here. This is us right?
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u/MegGriffen 3h ago
In Houston my dads truck got broken in to by someone taking off the ball hitch and using it to smash the window.
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u/AngriestManinWestTX 3h ago
I was in Midland for an interview recently and it was like this.
I always pulled my hitch anytime I wasn't using it. People who don't are just fucking lazy, pure and simple.
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u/opinions-only 2h ago
This is actually very dangerous to babies in strollers. If a parent is distracted or looking out in the distance they won't realize how close their babies face is to smashing until they are almost upon it at which point it may or may not be too late.
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u/Potential-Ant-4335 5h ago
why dont you just drive your car down the sidewalk? then you wont have to worry about hitting your legs on anything
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u/phildeferrouille 2h ago
It is prohibited in many other countries, where doing so can result in a fine; that is why many European cars are equipped with a retractable or stowable tow bar.
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u/ihavenoidea12345678 2h ago
It’s pretty easy to remove these adapters.
Pull the cotter, pull the pin, put it all in the back seat of the truck. Done
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u/punktualPorcupine 4h ago
A buddy of mine bashed his shin on one as we were leaving a bar.
He pulled the pin and threw it in the back, putting dent and scratch in the otherwise pristine bed.
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u/Final-Aces 4h ago
The town just needs to add those cement stoppers near the sidewalk then they all good
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u/HistoricalSea5600 im probably gonna piss you off 4h ago
Morons will look at this and say “it’s your fault cause you can just go around them”. Honestly if you can’t fit yourself in a parking space maybe you shouldn’t have it
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u/tasteothewild 3h ago
Looks like at least three good locations to hung up those used doggy poop bags
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u/Mechbear2000 4h ago
You Need to help thoes guys out. Remove thoes trailer hitch and put them inside the trucks cab. Thought the closed windows if necessary.
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u/VariationDry 3h ago
I have a truck and a tow hitch. The only time it is installed without a trailer attached is while I am attaching or detaching the trailer. It goes under the rear seat when not it use. I don't understand how this is a difficult concept to grasp.
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u/Buttchugger-2020 3h ago
Hate this shit. I drive a full-size pick up and tow all the time. Hitch is ALWAYS in the cab unless I am towing. As a G.C. I am at Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc. all the time. I’ve noticed the trucks that have these on 24/7 are almost always driven by douche nozzles that I would never hire. Dashboards full
of paper, cab a mess and bed is jammed full of crap. Oh and they never put their carts back. Inconsiderate people are everywhere, the permanent tow hitch is a good indicator that you’ve found one in the wild.
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u/three_foot_putt 3h ago
There are too many people in here making excuses for jackoffs who park like this.
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u/OldWrangler9033 4h ago
Why heck don't they have any wheel stop keeping these people backing into the sidewalk like this?
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u/CasualTriips 2h ago
I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my shin,
I realize there's nothing left.
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u/Signal-Confusion-976 1h ago
People that leave their hitches in and park like that are complete jerks.
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u/Cthulu95666 1h ago
Unethical Life pro tip you can steal all those trailer hitches and sell them on Facebook Marketplace
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u/turkshead 4h ago
Performative trailer hitches on performative pickups performatively parked.
And they complain about trans people needing their gender affirmed.
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u/Lazy-Zucchini6757 4h ago
There’s rust on the ball which comes from a trailer tongue rubbing off the chrome.
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u/OnceUponATrain 4h ago
Performative as in they perform to haul things like trailers?
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u/Kyosji 4h ago
call someone about it. this violates many standard municipal parking codes and accessibility laws. call the local sheriff office non emergency to report it and see if they ticketted
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u/StanknBeans 4h ago
Someone needs to start convincing junkies there is big money in these hitches so that they start stealing and cutting them off.
Eventually these people will learn to take them off, even if it's only for their own selfish reasons - that's a win we can all enjoy.
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u/RoyalCPT 3h ago
Smart truck owners take them off after towing to prevent rust from accumulating on the apparatus. I keep mine under my backseat. If you have a truck.....you have room to stow it.
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u/CulturalChampion8660 1h ago
This post basically made me aware that if I ever need a new hitch for my truck I should just go to a suburban apartment complex and pick what one I want.
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u/nmarko420 2h ago
Guys in big truck are fucking assholes. I drive daily for work and have been observing. Absolutely every new big truck has a pos behind the wheel. 🙌
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u/UnBalancedEntry 2h ago
At this point, I'm mildly annoyed seeing anyone in a full size pickup. The irritation just increases with the number of add-ons; gun decals, maga anything, oversized tires, loud exhaust, blairing music, front lifted to make it appear like you're hauling something heavy, complaining about the price of gas while owning an $80k truck
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u/Few-Entrance-1768 4h ago
I swear people that have these never use em except for that one time.
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u/kennypowersrevenge 3h ago
I saw a handicap dude pulling pins and throwing these away. He was my hero that day.
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