Comment by gosub100
5 days ago
Rolling coal is rude an obnoxious but doesn't "destroy" anything. I think you are projecting something personal against the stereotype guy that does that. Just like someone who was bullied might irrationally hate tough looking bikers.
Some men (and women!) like large and overpowered trucks. You don't have to like them, but you should praise the freedom that this country gives us to choose our own pursuits.
Rolling coal is cumulatively destructive to the local environment and to the health of the people in the area in the more general sense, and in cases where truck drivers do it to cyclists and hybrid/EV drivers directly and immediately harmful to their health.
If nothing else, rolling coal with the intent of placing somebody within the plume should be considered assault. Diesel fumes/soot is some nasty stuff.
driving any ICE vehicle is cumulatively destructive. It's not any worse just because you can see carbon particles vs clear exhaust.
Yeah surely rolling coal and SULEV are exactly the same. Never mind the fact that the other one is literally specced to produce less than 10% of the average emissions, surely they are the same.
Intent matters. Some older diesel vehicles smoke a bit. That is normal. Intentionally detuning the engine to inject massive amounts of fuel in order to induce billowing clouds of black smoke is indefensible. It is especially bad because they are not out there using this capability in innocent fun, it is specifically aimed at passersby who happen to be driving a fuel efficient vehicle or riding a bicycle.
Some of us do enjoy large, overpowered trucks. Like me -- with my Lightning. Faster than a Hellcat (off the line, at least ;-)) and more efficient than a Prius. And waaaaaaay faster than nearly all of the coal-rolling morons. Best part is that I'm not intentionally polluting the air everyone around me is obligated to breathe. Go out, have fun, be civil about it.
It's always a lifted chromed-up truck with oversize exhaust. The one's I'm talking about are 100% intentional, and put money into it. Work pickups look distinctly different.
Work trucks are usually more along the lines of a beat up old 2006 Tacoma or a 2014 F-150 with a stripped down trim and fleet white paint. Totally different species.