• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    To grab pedestrians and cyclists and drag them under. This is illegal in most states except West Virgina and Alabama, but elsewhere the police do not enforce the law.

    In rain, the bro wheels throw up spray making visibility dangerous for other vehicles. But fuck them, because MURICAH.

    • unphazed@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      In WV this would fail inspection. The rule is water cannot pass off fender wells onto the tire. People do just swap out before inspections though. There are no good reasons to need wide rims and tires as far as I know.

      • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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        15 hours ago

        Wide tires spread the weight over a larger distance so they are helpful over softer terrain, like a grassy field…but that truck never leaves pavement. They are only helping him have higher rolling resistance and burn more gas.