I shouldn’t have used practical in my comment, because as you point out there are practical reasons to lift a car. But, I still don’t think they should be allowed on road-registered vehicles. Vehicles are designed and tested on factory specifications and crash test information and vehicle safety information are based…

yes and the squat is vastly worse. The article is not about banning all lifts.

Horizontal eyesight isn’t enough. The higher the vehicle, the worse the visibility.

Forward visibility, already compromised on modern trucks, is reduced further. A similar characteristic is seen on tail-dragging aircraft where the pilot either leans their head out the sides to see ahead of them or they zig-zag to provide that view.

Absolutely. There is no practical benefit to raising a vehicle that already has generous ground clearance. And it risks the safety of the driver and all the driver’s around them. It shouldn’t be legal. There’s a truck that parks in the same lot as me that has to be lifted six inches. I stopped in front of it the other…

There is zero reason to disturb the suspension design that engineers worked on and millions were spent on development, to raise the COG and make the vehicle handle worse (and less safe) than initially designed.

You forgot the physical compensation issue and the confused feelings of sexuality they’re trying to project through being a tough looking American male.

Properly lifted vehicles still have the driver’s eyes in line with the horizon and looking ahead on the road. Yes higher but still horizontal. This stupid crap has the driver looking at the sky not the road and who know how bad it messes up driving dynamics like steering and braking. My 2 in lifted wrangler actually…

It’s to impress men and drive away women.

Cool. Now all states should do the same for any truck lifted more than 4 inches. 

Now we are going from “no value to lost” to a net positive on the world. Addition by subtraction!

Even if I don’t care how dumb it looks, this stood out: “...making them a danger to anyone outside the truck, including pedestrians...”

With or without their drivers?

You’re following too close. 

“Those who like the look”

“Per the company, the cab “detected that there may be a risk of a person within that crowd who had fallen down, and decided to carefully initiate a passing maneuver when the opposing lane was clear to move around what could be an obstacle and a safety concern.””

This is not directed at you Brad - just a comment on the backwards thinking of lawmakers.

Make the first offense an automatic license revocation and crush the truck.  Bitch about your freedoms while taking the bus.

Just start dropping the trucks into an industrial shredder. Nothing of value will be lost.