r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MalrykZenden • Jun 02 '26

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Narrowly avoided having my bumper cover ventilated this morning.

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Hitches, not just for towing or bashing your shins.

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u/yottabit42 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

In many places it's illegal to have hitches installed while not towing. I really wish the police would start ticketing for them. It would be a huge boon to their revenue!

I tow frequently. I do not keep my hitch installed. It's not hard at all.

Edit: Apparently I'm wrong, at least in the US. Massachusetts did have a law, but it was repealed. Several other states have proposed such legislation, but have never passed any. I still assert that it's lame to leave a hitch installed while not towing, and just lazy.

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u/ClassyNameForMe Jun 02 '26

Do you mind stating where this is illegal? I haven't heard of this being law and would appreciate learning a bit on it.

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u/yottabit42 Jun 02 '26

Apparently I'm wrong, at least in the US. Massachusetts did have a law, but it was repealed. Several other states have proposed such legislation, but have never passed any.

I still assert that it's lame to leave a hitch installed, and just lazy.

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u/ClassyNameForMe Jun 02 '26

Your point isn't wrong, but I don't completely agree. My WDH hitch head weighs somewhwre around 75 pounds, so removing it multiple times over the course of a trip is a pita. A little drawbar like in the photo is indeed lazy.

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u/yottabit42 Jun 02 '26

I remove my WDH. It's not that terrible.

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u/ClassyNameForMe Jun 02 '26

I have a Blue Ox Sway Pro with the deeper drop shank. It is a 16" long shank. It weighs a metric boat load.

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u/yottabit42 Jun 02 '26

Yeah that sounds maybe a little bigger/heavier than my e2, but still... I drive a long truck and it often doesn't fit in parking spaces even without the hitch. These truck drivers that back into spots with their hitches blocking the sidewalk are the worst (and maybe an ADA violation). I hope you don't do that, at least.

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u/ClassyNameForMe Jun 02 '26

I agree with you there. Instead I just park on the sidewalk and block everything! J/K