Are people who drive big trucks really just wussies?

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ElMonoDelMar

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I would have swerved too. Am I a bad person?

Oh and I drive a (non jacked up) dodge dakota.
 

Biggerhammer

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Is there really any argument over whether a flying piece of tire tread would do more damage than a swerving 1-ton pickup truck? If you can't see far enough ahead to avoid obstacles, ride the bus.
 

0roo0roo

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people who alter their vehicles in ways that make them menaces to all other people on the road for the sake of vanity have no regard for human life. if they are religious or pro life they can just go to hell. it should be illegal. you can imagine the type of assh0le that drives these things.
 

Agnostos Insania

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Originally posted by: cirrhosis
When I was in high school there was this really short guy - 4'6" or so - aged 17 or so. He drove this Ford pickup with monster wheels - had a booster seat, extended foot pedals, you name it. Pretty funny.

Me too. I think every school has at least one of those kids.
 

Siddhartha

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Originally posted by: jtvang125
I saw one of these large Ford trucks, probably a F-250 or 350, that was lifted and had those monster truck tires. This thing was huge. Well we were on the freeway interchange and there was this piece of tire tread on the road. Nothing big, about 4-5 inches wide and 12 inches long. Instead of just going right over this thing, the guy in the truck swerves half way into the other lane just to avoid it. A car coming in the other lane had to brake quite hard not to slam into him.

I can understand if he was in a small car cause that piece of rubber can do quite a bit of damage but he was in this monster truck. It's almost like me stepping on an ant.:confused:

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OrganizedChaos

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maybe re thought to himself
"look a chunk of tire on the road, i wonder if the steel belt is still attatched to it, that could fvck up my expensive tires, better not take the chance"
 

compuwiz1

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
people who alter their vehicles in ways that make them menaces to all other people on the road for the sake of vanity have no regard for human life. if they are religious or pro life they can just go to hell. it should be illegal. you can imagine the type of assh0le that drives these things.


Please, buddy, do not hold anything back. Tell us how you really feel! ;)

BTW, I think people who drive Ramblers are the most evil people. I am afraid of anyone who is 80+ and has been driving the same car for 40 years!

 

kongs

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I think they are actually just unaware of all the extra money they are spending on gas...Or maybe they want to look rich in a hick sort of way.