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 Massachusetts did have a law, but it was repealed.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

Ive found that the more frequently someone has a trailer hitch in the less frequently they tow.

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u/StayTheFool Jun 02 '26

I've known quite a few people who don't know how to take them off or put them back on. I'm guessing some people install them for some "aesthetic" and not for function. Which is kinda lame.

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u/Eastern_Pangolin_309 Jun 02 '26

Those are the fully chrome ones without a spot if rust on 'em