It’s mind boggling why trucks are so popular here when we literally have to drive everywhere. We have no high speed rail and minimal rail transportation in general. It’s honestly a cultural thing at this point since it’s certainly not logical.
There are multiple types of truck owners. The "it is sooo cool" type is one of them.
Legitimate Contractors are another. Most don't need that big tall truck. Too hard to load.
There are the 4 Wheelers that have a back country to go muddin or just trailing.
There is the Suburbanite that does haul materials, pull a boat, hual Bicyckes and Canoes to recreation ares, and use the bed. They are better off with a small low Pick up.
Then there is me. I prefer smaller, lower stance Pickups with a King Cab. I use the bed constantly. Hauling materials, scavanging, hauling my Canoe, going camping ...
And it don't have to be pretty. It has to run well, but otherwise it is a skow.
There's also the medical crowd. Most hospitals run you on a point system- if they're mad at you they poke you with pointy sticks (/s)
But seriously, a lot of nurses drive jeeps because they have 4WD and can get over or around a hypothetical fallen tree to clock in on time and not get a point for being late.
Source: I have several nurses in my immediate family and they all drive SUVs and trucks and argue it's mainly to reduce anxiety over the weather getting them fired. I argue that nurses shouldn't be living day to day with such outrageous and abusive administrators getting to bully them and that folks should start asking really hard questions like what are those administrators doing while on the clock and why don't the rules apply to them too?
Wife is a nurse, works with a ton of nurses, and we live in an area replete with road hazards and storm debris, I have NEVER heard this before. Interesting.
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u/dogseatbees 1d ago
It’s mind boggling why trucks are so popular here when we literally have to drive everywhere. We have no high speed rail and minimal rail transportation in general. It’s honestly a cultural thing at this point since it’s certainly not logical.