(not my image. I just find these comical and incredibly dangerous)

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[–] 35 points 1 month ago (18 children)

They aren’t.

Confidently incorrect. Maybe they're illegal some places, but definitely not most places. In Texas, they're not illegal, but it can be illegal if they make your vehicle more than 8 feet wide. Since they're usually on sedans, they usually don't hit 8 feet.

Also they're more specifically a thing in Black culture in Houston. I see them pretty rarely in other Texas cities

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago (13 children)

    what? they are a pedestrian hazard, how would these not be illegal in every state?

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  • [–] 35 points 1 month ago* (9 children)

    Simple, make your city unwalkable. Pedestrians are no longer a concern. Anyone dumb enough to be a pedestrian deserves it.
    Obvious /s is obvious

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    i mean actual policy

    bet money it is illegal and just not enforced

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    pretty sure the tire, including rim must be in the tire well (in Texas it’s to the length of the mirror specifically even)

    apparently this is a moron red state kinda thing where because it is not specifically called out cops cant be assed to enforce laws for general vehicular safety

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    Well that's definitely commonplace with pickups having low offset wheels. I'd be curious if there is policy to support that though!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Americans proving their inability to understand their country isn't the world just never stops.
    You'd ever only see these in the US, it doesn't matter if they're specifically illegal elsewhere because it just doesn't happen (on normal roads, outside very rare shows etc.).
    It's so fucking tiring not being able to get away from 'Muricans like you who are so deep into their own shit that you're unable to even start to understand anything else.

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