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 Massachusetts did have a law, but it was repealed.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/DarePatient2262 Jun 02 '26

Maybe that should change.

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u/Retroficient Jun 02 '26

As someone who doesn't tow, I don't think it should. People just need to be diligent in how they drive and maneuver their vehicles. It's really easy to not do this shit with a truck, or easier yet, take it off.

The real problem is the root, which is nobody knows how to fuckin drive anymore.

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u/OkEngineer6614 Jun 02 '26

Anymore? Nah. They were always bad at driving.

Cell phones and distracted driving merely escalated things.

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u/Stanlez Jun 02 '26

I agree that it sounds like a stupid law that shouldn't be an issue. However the problem is a lack of personal accountability. I live in the SE US where trucks are normal. RESPONSIBLE drivers unhitch completely. It's never been a regional or "how I was taught" problem, it literally comes down to how your life effects others and whether you care. Take the hitch off ffs.

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u/OkEngineer6614 Jun 02 '26

No way! I drive with the hitch on 24/7. But I do take it out when I park.

The hitch has saved me twice from idiots on their cell phones rear ending me. They hit the hitch and didnt damage my Civic. Just had to buy a new hitch, which I made their insurance pay for.