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Carolina Squat is now illegal

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by soggyBottom, Dec 3, 2021.

  1. Dec 3, 2021 at 3:41 PM
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    soggyBottom

    soggyBottom [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Not click bait, it's now illegal in North Carolina.

    "The unusually rakish look is now forbidden, after a new law signed by Gov. Roy Cooper in August took effect this week.

    Owners of squatted trucks have been scrambling to adjust to the new law. One solution is to modify the vehicles again so they stand rather than squat — using a large air bag to make them level.

    "They're asking for a bag that goes in the rear of the suspension that they can air down, so if they go to a truck show, they can still squat," Blake Peffley, who sells truck modifications in Jacksonville, N.C., told local TV station WCTI.
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    https://www.npr.org/2021/12/03/1061200749/carolina-squat-squatted-trucks-suvs-illegal-north-carolina

    I don't live there but I would be curious if police will actually enforce it.
     
  2. Dec 7, 2021 at 7:19 PM
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    brandon78lusch

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    I haven't seen or heard of anyone getting cited for it yet. I've noticed the East Carolina University Parking Enforcement likes to cite and tow them for parking violations though lol
     
  3. Dec 7, 2021 at 7:30 PM
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    EricL

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    A similar law is in the works for South Carolina. While I do hope it passes and the squat goes away forever, my primary reason for not liking it isn't because of the unsafe nature of the mod, it's because those doing it tend to be douchebags on the road towards other drivers.
     
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