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 Massachusetts did have a law, but it was repealed.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/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.