Diesel activism: Truck drivers turn counterprotesters by 'rolling coal'

[TexasTowelie]

Though many of the vehicles that passed the June 6 Black Lives Matter protest outside the Historic Cache County Courthouse just honked or waved, others responded by “rolling coal” on the protestors.

The experience is “almost cliche now,” according to Mike Taylor.

“I’ve been to many different gatherings at the courthouse over the last 10 years,” Taylor said, “and it seems like at every gathering, there’s people rolling coal, even though people are peacefully protesting.”

So he decided to film the diesels that slowed down in front of the protesters only to accelerate, dumping black smoke directed at the crowd. In two hours, he had footage of 11 trucks — roughly one every 10 minutes.

Read more: https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/diesel-activism-truck-drivers-turn-counterprotesters-by-rolling-coal/article_df413b52-e6af-5533-be39-768e5db50875.html
(Logan Herald Journal)

[ExciteBike66]

1. Spray some brake fluid on their paint, that'll take care of it...

[Nay]

4. What does that do?

Asking for a friend . . .

[Phoenix61]

5. Removes it. nt

[ExciteBike66]

6. LOL, tell your friend it eats paint (its highly corrosive).

EDIT: It also tends to be nearly clear, which makes it easy to carry in a water bottle.

[2naSalit]

2. Assholes do that around here all the time...

especially for protests but they'll do that if they disagree with your bumper stickers.

[safeinOhio]

3. Get photo of their plate and doing it

and turn it in to the Feds.

"The practice of rolling coal is a violation of Title II of the Clean Air Act — Emission Standards for Moving Sources," the letter states. "It is a violation to manufacture, sell, or install a part for a motor vehicle that bypasses, defeats, or renders inoperative any emissions control device on a motor vehicle by removing it or making it inoperable prior to or after the sale or deliver to the buyer."

[vanamonde]

7. I've lived in Cache Valley, in the past, for 17 years.

This comes as no surprise. The redneck stupidity there is legion.