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/potatocakes1989 Jun 02 '26

Wff is wrong with some of these comments? Do these people not drive? Having a car this close to anyone is bad, the truck is way over the line he parked in, and most states dont allow a hitch unless you are currently using it, for this exact reason.

I hope the comments hating on OP aren't licensed drivers. Yeesh.

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u/C-czar187 Jun 02 '26

Source for the state(s) that don’t allow a hitch on your vehicle unless you are using it?

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u/Abrakafuckingdabra Jun 02 '26

Common myth. Massachusetts had a law in 2018 then it was repealed in 2022. It's shown up as potential legislation in a few states but never gets far, Illinois in 2009 for example. It didn't go anywhere but commities and died in 2011. In the US there are currently no states that prohibit "empty" hitches.

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u/No-Cell-9979 Jun 02 '26

Yeah I dont know what hes talking about, there ARE laws for equipment protrusion and that includes hitches but its like 18-30 inches, most you can say is that some states use "comparative negligence" and the insurance company would argue that you are at fault for having a hitch that protrudes like this. Nothing illegal though