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jackalsclaw t1_j1ponpb wrote

Can someone please call the fire dept. to shut that off.

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Turbulent_Link1738 t1_j1pt139 wrote

No I’m busy recording

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viniciusah t1_j1pved4 wrote

Vertically, to add insult to injury.

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P0stNutClarity t1_j1q6z6i wrote

With reels, stories and tik toks ruling, vertical videos are here to stay

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Les923 t1_j1p7jbr wrote

I would hate to be the owner of that truck!

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Miser OP t1_j1r554y wrote

Me too, because that would imply I thought it was ever a good idea to buy a pickup truck

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SexyPeanut_9279 t1_j1r7m6n wrote

Believe or not some people work outside for a living, and that work requires a truck (I know, wild!)

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TheSpaceBetweenUs__ t1_j1r9rti wrote

90% of pickup owners haul stuff less than once a year.

Also what good is a pickup in NYC when cargo vans exist?

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hockey_metal_signal t1_j1reehi wrote

Well, 99% of the time AWD isn't necessary in NYC either. Yet nobody shits on all the Subarus and SUV's on the road.

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QS2Z t1_j1rh9eu wrote

Having AWD doesn't make your car more likely to mangle pedestrians though lmao

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TheSpaceBetweenUs__ t1_j1rl89c wrote

Go on r/fuckcars to see how much people hate SUV's. I think pickups get more hate because their drivers tend to shape their personalities around owning it

The Tyre Extinguishers in the UK in fact target expensive SUV's in London

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Playful_Question538 t1_j1ted9y wrote

100% of people could give a shit what you think about what anyone drives. Mind your own business. When you pay for it, you can decide.

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TheSpaceBetweenUs__ t1_j1vwsrm wrote

Weird, you have to get a drivers license to drive and a CDL to drive heavy vehicles, kinda proving it is everyone's business what heavy machinery you operate around squishy vulnerable humans.

If drivers didn't kill 40,000 people a year, maybe you'd have a point

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Playful_Question538 t1_j1xvtkk wrote

You have to get a drivers license to drive any vehicle. You only need a CDL If you're over 26,000 lbs. You can drive a 3/4 ton diesel truck with a gooseneck trailer loaded down and don't need a CDL unless you're over 26,000 lbs.

That's probably what should be changed. When a person with a license to drive a smart car can tow tractors in diesel pickup trucks with no training or special license I agree with you that could become a dangerous situation.

I just don't think a guy that buys a pickup truck to haul a couple trees and some mulch for his yard should be judged or licensed separately from other drivers. It's really his business what he buys and it doesn't matter how often he uses it.

I did come off harsh and you didn't so I apologize for that. You seem like a nice person.

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TheSpaceBetweenUs__ t1_j1ywhy8 wrote

I mean if I see a older pickup that's obviously used for that purpose I don't judge. They used to be roughly the same size as a sedan (and often had bigger beds anyway) and thus weren't any more dangerous. I don't think that's a problem.

However over the years these new pickups keep getting bigger heavier and more dangerous. Their visibility is getting increasingly poor for seeing anything around it, and I think the regulations should be updated to fix that.

Also the ridiculous modifications some people are putting on their pickups to make them even bigger and heavier should be outright banned or at least have some kind of regulatory process. These drivers are turning their vehicles into monster trucks without anything stopping them. They can now run over any regular sized car instead of crashing

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Playful_Question538 t1_j22xsyd wrote

New York is one of the most lax states on vehicles modifications. As long as it's short enough to fit through the Lincoln tunnel it's legal and as long as the bumper is no higher than 30" from the ground it's legal. There aren't really other laws as far as building a really ridiculous truck that annoys every single person in the neighborhood.

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Sharlach t1_j1rarnm wrote

Some people need trucks for work, but most truck owners do not though. Wild, I know!

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mankiw t1_j1rddkd wrote

extended cab with a short bed lmao. try to haul anything bigger than a bicycle in that

call it what it is: an suv with a truck accessory on the back

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Playful_Question538 t1_j1tfcou wrote

My truck has a smaller bed than that. I have a crew cab. The bed has a gooseneck ball in it. That way I can pull a gooseneck trailer. I can throw wheel chocks and chains in the bed when I'm towing. I've pulled a lot of bicycles into numerous cities with this set up. My son has the same set up and delivers and picks up rental toys.

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Loud_Step2361 t1_j1siamh wrote

I would never use a truck this small on a real job in the city. 1/2 ton trucks are a horrible compromise between a daily driver and a lawn tender. Most of the pickups that show up on my job sites are crew arriving, usually alone. My use of them is usually people movers and a golfer, to carry lunch back for site etc...

3/4 ton truck aren't too much better but at least I can throw a welder in back of one without it ripping though the cargo bed

OK i ve once used 1/2 tonner with bed cover as a hazards chemicals and stuff cause I didt want to contaminate or lose a truck.

Residential Home renovation in the city usually go cargo vans as it offers sort of secure storage. Landscaping go retired16ft uhaul trucks same reason with more cargo space.

Can't speak to major exterior jobs in Suburban areas.

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Miser OP t1_j1raumz wrote

Virtually nobody that has a pickup truck uses it for manual labor. There are some folks that do, I'm sure, but pickup trucks are mainly used for virtue signaling. Go to any Walmart or college campus parking lot in the south if you want to see what I mean. Real laborers more often use vans which are easier to store things in, far cheaper, can be locked more easily, etc.

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Playful_Question538 t1_j1tfme2 wrote

Bed covers lock and carry tools so why do care what other people drive?

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Miser OP t1_j1tg1b2 wrote

Because the larger a vehicle is the more dangerous and deadly it is to those outside of it? Are you asking me seriously why I care if kids are killed by things? Because you know that's who is killed in huge numbers by increasingly large vehicles right? Kids and elderly people? You are aware this is an actual thing that's happening in the world, right?

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Playful_Question538 t1_j1tik4z wrote

Some people drive vehicles that are large for work. I own a company that has large vehicles with trailers. That's how I make a living. In the 33 years that I've driven large vehicles with trailers I've never had an accident. That's because I'm a responsible driver.

If a lot of kids are getting killed where you live I would suggest contacting politicians and request more stringent training and licensing processes.

Without large vehicles we wouldn't get food or anything delivered to us for our convenience.

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thwoom t1_j1pmcik wrote

Trucks can usually get wet a few times before they need to be replaced, at least three times.

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Smellmuhfinger t1_j1pea2n wrote

Serious question. why would he need a new truck?

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HanzJWermhat t1_j1px0fq wrote

r/confidentlyincorrect

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CactusBoyScout t1_j1qbwxv wrote

Yeah every ice storm would destroy every parked car if this was true.

I’ve lived in a place that gets ice storms regularly. You’d find your car covered in thick sheets of ice every time. Just had to scrape it off or wait for it to melt and you were good to go.

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HanzJWermhat t1_j1qcbli wrote

Car owners in Montreal during the winter: welp ice just came through guess I need to buy a new car.

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gala_apple_1 t1_j1qj6z8 wrote

This situation is a little more severe than just severe weather. Fine water particles are being sprayed almost directly at this truck. It looks more problematic than an ice/snow storm.

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JelloDarkness t1_j1q3pox wrote

This seems like one of those "a little bit of knowledge can be dangerous" type of things.

Yes, of course ice expands as it freezes - but why aren't everyone's ice cube trays cracking from all that expansion? Because the ice has somewhere to go (up, in the case of the ice cube trays).

So unless water is getting trapped in a place where it has nowhere to expand, this truck is going to be just fine.

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snazztasticmatt t1_j1q9d08 wrote

I'm not sure if this guy is right, but ice cube trays are made for ice and there's plenty of room for expansion. It's very plausible that water at this force for a long enough period of time could get into places in the truck that it shouldn't and cause damage

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Troooper0987 t1_j1qdmrr wrote

a car sold in north America not designed to prevent freezing temps would be very stupid . its not like this is flooding the engine, he might have a big ice cube in his bed tho.

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snazztasticmatt t1_j1qlda5 wrote

This isn't just freezing temps with precipitation, it's a constant stream of pressurized water

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Chaosadhd t1_j1qfmj2 wrote

Cars aren’t designed to be sprayed with water consistently in freezing temperatures. Most likely this car will be totaled.

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JelloDarkness t1_j1qjxiv wrote

If water can't escape when it rains, your car is going to have bigger problems than just freezing weather.

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snazztasticmatt t1_j1qt8zd wrote

When was the last time it rained from the ground up

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JelloDarkness t1_j1r1h36 wrote

Perhaps it's your perception that's the problem here: that water is arcing over and hitting that truck from the side and the top, not from underneath.

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Die-Nacht t1_j1q3ld7 wrote

Why would the city pay for that? You assume an amount of risk when you park your car on the street. Unless a city agency purposely opened this hydrant, there is no fault.

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dredgedskeleton t1_j1qqugu wrote

yes but fault outweighs risk. if another driver crashes into your car: they pay.

my dad was walking home the train station and his pants got caught of some broken fencing. he wrote a letter to the city with pics, and they sent him $400 for a new suit

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Traditional_Way1052 t1_j1qprdi wrote

Now I'm wondering who did it and why?

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Die-Nacht t1_j1rc6of wrote

I assumed the hydrant broke from freezing water, or something.

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Traditional_Way1052 t1_j1rca1g wrote

Haha I was assuming someone did it on purpose to screw with someone. But yeah the cold is probably more likely.

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weech t1_j1pyiqq wrote

/r/fuckyouinparticular

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Crustydonout t1_j1qu180 wrote

That doesn't look like 15 ft to me

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RunRockBeanShred t1_j1pzium wrote

This played better in Hey Arnold. But it’s a close second.

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SillyDig1520 t1_j1qj7yb wrote

At least alternate side is suspended today.

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LouisSeize t1_j1r59fr wrote

Could someone translate what they are saying in the video?

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hockey_metal_signal t1_j1rfgyx wrote

"Here we are in USA...New York. I could probably help a guy out by putting this phone down and call the FD to shut off the hydrant bet then I wouldn't have this stupid video! At least I could take a garbage can and throw it over the hydrant and see what that does but...nah.".

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Tiny_Shock6926 t1_j1roiif wrote

Where is this wtf

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metafunf t1_j1rqk49 wrote

Judging by the apartment buildings and the lady speaking, I’d say the Bronx.

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Griever114 t1_j1pn8cm wrote

Good, fuck truck owners. Especially in cities.

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eastvenomrebel t1_j1pneh6 wrote

Some people actually need them to do work... In cities

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Past-Passenger9129 t1_j1pryn8 wrote

NYC has a law that treats uncapped pickup trucks as commercial vehicles, which greatly increases the taxes and fines. That's why you rarely see them as passenger cars in the city. That truck is almost certainly work related.

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SillyDig1520 t1_j1qjtk7 wrote

Just for edification, what does "uncapped" in this context mean?

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VileSlay t1_j1r3c8u wrote

They make covers for pickup truck beds. Some are flush with the top of the truck bed and some flush with the roof of the cabin, which is called a camper top. That said, I do believe that rule is no longer in effect. IIRC they made it so that unaltered pickups under 5,000 lbs can register as passenger vehicles. Prior to that if you didn't alter your truck it had to be registered as a commercial vehicle and that restricted which roads you can drive and park on. I could be wrong on this, but I remember something about this in the news 20-ish years ago.

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Few-Artichoke-2531 t1_j1qdsxi wrote

So let's damage property, waste water, and create an ice hazard on the road and sidewalk to prove some sort of point?

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_ologies t1_j1prfaw wrote

/r/fuckcars

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