General Road and Highway Discussion

[danbrotherston]

I mean, all of those things are true, but SUVs seem benign next to pickup trucks, and as far as I can tell, they ignored those.

It's a stupid campaign in any case; what is the best possible outcome this group thinks is going to come from this?

They didn't ignore them, they acknowledged that trucks are often used by tradespeople. Like I said, I don't agree with it because of the possibility of vehicle damage, but I think it was a smart move to not target pick-ups as you know there'd be people with valid work trucks who got deflated and not just penis-extender pickups.

The reactions to this on r/kitchener and r/waterloo are mostly irrational anger with a soupçon of overt threats, and valid work trucks getting hit would only make it worse.

I think it's pretty easy to tell what trucks are work trucks...it's impossible for a truck to be used for work without changes...but even the model will make it clear...short bed, big cab....not used for work. I'm sure there are rare exceptions, but I'm betting you could guess 98%. (Leaving aside the people who think they use their trucks for work because they drive them TO a job site, but don't actually do any work with them).