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TexasTowelie

(116,809 posts)
Mon May 10, 2021, 01:15 PM May 2021

Got a lift kit? Squatted truck? You could get ticketed if this NC bill becomes law

If you’ve ever been driving down the road, blinded by the off-kilter headlights of a truck with a lift kit, a new bill advancing at the General Assembly is for you.

And if you drive a vehicle with after-market modifications like a squatted lift, you might soon face a fine or even the threat of losing your license.

One popular lift is so closely associated with its fans in North and South Carolina that it’s called the “Carolina Squat” even in other states around the country. It’s the term for when the car isn’t lifted evenly, but has the front end angled up. That can be done by lifting the front, lowering the back or both.

And it’s becoming increasingly popular.

According to Google Trends, online searches for “Carolina Squat” or “squatted truck” have taken off in the last few years. Numerous social media groups dedicated to the style have thousands of members.

Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article251237679.html
(Raleigh News & Observer)

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Got a lift kit? Squatted truck? You could get ticketed if this NC bill becomes law (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2021 OP
I love seeing those macho trux around here in FL.... ExciteBike66 May 2021 #1
Mall-crawlers is the correct term... Probatim May 2021 #2
I prefer Bro-Dozer nt kirkuchiyo May 2021 #3
There really DOES need to be legislation controlling headlights nationwide 70sEraVet May 2021 #4
I dig where they are going with this, yet gay texan May 2021 #5

ExciteBike66

(2,640 posts)
1. I love seeing those macho trux around here in FL....
Mon May 10, 2021, 02:01 PM
May 2021

Soooo many Bubbas have lifted trucks and kitted out Jeeps, and yet they are always so clean! Not one in ten actually spends time off-road, so these fools are just wasting their money on both the kits and the extra fuel to run a heavier, taller vehicle...

70sEraVet

(4,145 posts)
4. There really DOES need to be legislation controlling headlights nationwide
Mon May 10, 2021, 05:01 PM
May 2021

I know that my eyes are getting older, but headlights are getting brighter FASTER than my eyes are getting older. And the laws concerning 'headlight brightness' are all over the place. DOT needs to identify HOW many fatalities occur due to high glare from oncoming traffic, start regulating.

gay texan

(2,864 posts)
5. I dig where they are going with this, yet
Mon May 10, 2021, 05:03 PM
May 2021

I feel it will be used to target POC, with hardly any real enforcement happening to your average MAGA fuckwit

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