The Huffington Post had this about a newish trend amongst the Big-Ass-Diesel-Pickup-Truck-Standing-In-For-A-Phallus crowd: "coal rolling". Diesel truck engines intentionally altered to blow black smoke, all supposedly for the purposes of a political/social statement that says "F-U Obama", "F-U Environmentalists", or whatever the F their made-up purposes. They are often accompanied by back window signs to the effect of "Prius Eliminator" or some other type of garbage.
Look - if you're one of these people or sympathize with them: nobody is forcing you to buy a Prius. Nobody is telling you how to run your life. Like Diesel? Great - I used to own a GMC 3500 with the 6.5 Turbo. But everybody, including you, has to breathe in the same air which you're belching that black smoke into - and all for some "statement". Lung cancer and other diseases associated with Diesel soot are prices I would rather not have to pay for your statement of rebellion. This is the same thing - worse, actually - than the bikers with the loud pipes or the cars equipped with those bumper speakers that are more suitable for testing metal fatigue in aircraft than listening to music with. The sonic nuisances are one thing, but we all have to breathe in your second-hand soot.
I'd be in favor of regulations that would limit the modifications of diesel engines, lest this trend gets out of hand. I would also not be hesitant about calling the Air Quality Control Board of whatever state you're in, and turning in these turkeys.
The only "statement" that the coal-rollers are making regards the size of a$$hole that these people are.
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