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**reds8n**

Think you've seen it all .....

http://www.businessinsider.com/conservatives-purposely-making-cars-spew-black-smoke-2014-7

Pickup trucks customized to spew black smoke into the air are quickly becoming the newest weapon in the culture wars.
"Coal Rollers" are diesel trucks modified with chimneys and equipment that can force extra fuel into the engine causing dark black smoke to pour out of the chimney stacks. These modifications are not new, but as Slate's Dave Weigel pointed out on Thursday, "rolling coal" has begun to take on a political dimension with pickup drivers increasingly viewing their smokestacks as a form of protest against environmentalists and Obama administration emissions regulations.

Last month, Vocativ noted many coal rollers focus their fumes on "nature nuffies," or people who drive hybrids, and "rice burners," or Japanese-made cars.

"The feeling around here is that everyone who drives a small car is a liberal," a roller named Ryan told Vocativ. "I rolled coal on a Prius once just because they were tailing me."

Weigel spoke to a seller of coal rolling customization equipment who described why some drivers see spewing smoke as a political protest.

"I run into a lot of people that really don’t like Obama at all," the salesperson said. "If he’s into the environment, if he’s into this or that, we’re not. I hear a lot of that. To get a single stack on my truck—that’s my way of giving them the finger. You want clean air and a tiny carbon footprint? Well, screw you."

As coal rollers have become a form of conservative protest, their popularity seems to be exploding. Vocativ found Facebook pages dedicated to the phenomenon have about 16,000 followers and over 100,000 rolling coal posts have appeared on Instagram and Tumblr. According to Google Trends, there were virtually no internet searches for "rolling coal" prior to February 2011. Since then, search volume for the term has increased over 700%.
With this explosion in online attention, the battles between coal rollers and their environmentalist enemies are playing out in social media pages, Youtube videos and internet comment sections. Many of the rolling coal Facebook pages feature memes (like the one pictured on the right) that mock hybrid drivers and liberals. Coal rollers have also posted videos showing their trucks blasting more environmentally efficient cars with smoke.

Opponents of the practice have also taken to the internet. Weigel noted "a mid-June surge of comments" from progressives attacking coal rolling social media pages in the wake of the Vocativ article. In 2012, one outraged YouTube user posted a video entitled "Victim Of Coal Rolling" that showed a pickup shooting fumes at his car.

"Blow your smoke at me you son of a bitch," the driver says in the video.

Though the clip seemed designed as a criticism of coal rollers, it attracted a slew of comments from people who were clearly on the side of the pickup driver.

"What a loser you are, ain't nothing wrong with rolling some confederate coal," one person replied.

"Stupid ricers. what were you gonna do you bitch?" another said.

Check out some videos of coal rollers hitting the road and blasting other motorists below.

Youtube links on original site

You want clean air and a tiny carbon footprint? Well, screw you."

Those wacky liberals and their desire to breath !

I guess the logical thing now is for Obama to come out against shooting yourself in the face or drinking poison.

**cincydooley**

Barry's a smoker, is he not?

**Nevelon**

<sigh>

Humanity, WTF are you up to?

**Chongara**

Inbreeding does strange things to the human brain.

**nkelsch**

Pass a law, arrest them and seize their vehicles.

How do those even pass emissions?

We regulate window tint, muffler noise and emissions... how this is legal is beyond me.

**Ensis Ferrae**

nkelsch wrote:
Pass a law, arrest them and seize their vehicles.

How do those even pass emissions?

We regulate window tint, muffler noise and emissions... how this is legal is beyond me.

Many states do not have any sort of emissions requirements.

Also, I'd imagine that when it comes time for emissions testing, these guys would "turn it off" or take the part off, pass inspection to get their plates or whatever, and then put them back on/turn them on, etc.

**SilverMK2**

This isnt from the onion?

**Bran Dawri**

Saw this a few days ago on Facebook from Takei, so I think it's legit.

Mindnumbingly stupid, but legit.

IMO, people who pull off this kind of crap ought to be made to suffer.

**Kilkrazy**

Someone could make a vehicle that would spray a jet of liquidized toxic waste slurry into the slack-jawed open mouths of coal rollers.

Just as a form of protest against anti-environmentalists.

**Jihadin**

cincydooley wrote:
Barry's a smoker, is he not?

Newport. He has admitted to smoking like one a week or when stressed out. Word is from one of the Marine Presidential Guard holds a pack for him in a secluded outside area. Deal is he is to not lie about him taking one if Mrs. Obama ask nor allow Obama more then just one cig a week.

**KingCracker**

Uhg...... people can be so fracking stupid. Just....... why?

**LordofHats**

Obama administration emissions regulations

As someone who has dealt with truckers, I'll say this; Stop whining you overgrown babies. You ignore half the regulations on the books as it is and get away with it. Immaturity is only funny when you're a drunk college frat kid.

**Mr Nobody**

they should do this in their homes. With the windows and doors shut.

People truly begin to care about air quality when they're in a box.

**Jihadin**

KingCracker wrote:
Uhg...... people can be so fracking stupid. Just....... why?

Same thing I think when I see a Jeep all chromed out and shiny with a fording kit on it

**d-usa**

People, what a bunch of bastards...

**Avatar 720**

d-usa wrote:
People, what a bunch of bastards...

**KingCracker**

Jihadin wrote:
KingCracker wrote:
Uhg...... people can be so fracking stupid. Just....... why?

Same thing I think when I see a Jeep all chromed out and shiny with a fording kit on it

It's like our brains are on the same wave length

**Frazzled**

First I was like what? Then I was like wa???

I don't see how this works with emissions controls.

**MrMoustaffa**

I had to put up with these kinds of idiots all the time in Kentucky and they're up in Minnesota too. Why they want to kill their gas mileage even more is beyond me, but at least its a handy way to spot idiots before they even get out of the car. Most of the time it isnt too bad but some practically act like a smokescreen and Ive almost crashed a couple of times due to being blinded by smoke. These are also usually the Ford/Chevy/Dodge Ram trucks that have been jacked up hilariously high off the ground, have brand new mudding tires yet are perfectly clean, and the truck looks like its heaviest load to date was a keg run. There are "true" rednecks who do it too obviously, but often its guys trying too hard to be "country", whatever the hell that means these days.

I've yet to see an actual trucker do it on a highway though. As far as I knew this was limited to people with "smaller" trucks.

As a form of protest, this is just barely above "bring your AR to starbucks day". All you're doing is scaring/pissing off the people who are against you. Instead of convincing the other side that your platform is reasonable, all you do is paint yourself as idiots that need someone else to think for them.

All we can hope is that a law gets passed against it soon. I'm surprised its not already covered under noise emissions (because they can be loud) general vehicle condition laws, or even reckless driving since it puts other motorists at risk.

**Medium of Death**

It's not like they are rolling of the factory floor like that.

Who would enforce those emissions controls? Traffic police?

**Frazzled**

Medium of Death wrote:
It's not like they are rolling of the factory floor like that.

Who would enforce those emissions controls? Traffic police?

I can only speak for Cali and Texas.
Both states ave annual emissions testing. Gear that would mess up your emissions is generally illegal.
In Texas we have a lot of big diesel trucks which naturally smoke, but in Cali if you were smoking badly a cop would pull you over.

**nkelsch**

Frazzled wrote:
Medium of Death wrote:
It's not like they are rolling of the factory floor like that.

Who would enforce those emissions controls? Traffic police?

I can only speak for Cali and Texas.
Both states ave annual emissions testing. Gear that would mess up your emissions is generally illegal.
In Texas we have a lot of big diesel trucks which naturally smoke, but in Cali if you were smoking badly a cop would pull you over.

Cops can and will pull you over for illegal tints and illegal mufflers which are too loud so it would be easily enough to pull someone over for Coal rolling. If your car is operating in an unsafe manor due to modification, they can take your car off the road. They already do currently.

**Frazzled**

Of course if you want a real smoker, try a Mexican 18 wheeler. Wowsa I think they are powered by steam and farts.

**notprop**

On the plus sides its these idiots local environments and families that they are poisoning.

They'll be able to use the Obama Healthcare they probably also protest against so might.

Who said 'Murica doesn't do irony.

**SlaveToDorkness**

There are a fair amount of these idiots here. It's no more idiotic/annoying than booming speakers that rattle the windows on a car. It's all over-compensation if you ask me. I don't understand either, and I hope I never do.

There are lots of tiny penises everywhere I guess. I usually just put up my pinky and wiggle it at them.

As far as the legality of it, we don't have emissions testing in my county and the cops don't really give a flying crap about noise levels (unfortunately). When I'm in my yard and one of these idiots (speakers or pipes) drives by I try and make a point of laughing as loud as I can and pointing at them.

**Frazzled**

SlaveToDorkness wrote:
There are a fair amount of these idiots here. It's no more idiotic/annoying than booming speakers that rattle the windows on a car. It's all over-compensation if you ask me. I don't understand either, and I hope I never do.

There are lots of tiny penises everywhere I guess. I usually just put up my pinky and wiggle it at them.

As far as the legality of it, we don't have emissions testing in my county and the cops don't really give a flying crap about noise levels (unfortunately). When I'm in my yard and one of these idiots (speakers or pipes) drives by I try and make a point of laughing as loud as I can and pointing at them.

Indeed, you've never laughed so hard as seeing redneck teenagers in a pickup go by blasting rap. Its the human version of watching a wiener dog running.

**Ensis Ferrae**

nkelsch wrote:

Cops can and will pull you over for illegal tints and illegal mufflers which are too loud so it would be easily enough to pull someone over for Coal rolling. If your car is operating in an unsafe manor due to modification, they can take your car off the road. They already do currently.

then Why is this:

still allowed on the road?

**nkelsch**

Ensis Ferrae wrote:
nkelsch wrote:

Cops can and will pull you over for illegal tints and illegal mufflers which are too loud so it would be easily enough to pull someone over for Coal rolling. If your car is operating in an unsafe manor due to modification, they can take your car off the road. They already do currently.

then Why is this:

still allowed on the road?

Is it? I am sure you would have to provide documentation that such modifications keep the car street legal. Modifying the tire-size without adjusting the internal workings will make your odometer and MPH off and 'illegal'. You have to be within 5 MPH or face a work order with a mechanic's documentation so most people who have things like 'almost illegal' tints or modified tires like that keep the documentation easily available.

**Ensis Ferrae**

nkelsch wrote:

Is it? I am sure you would have to provide documentation that such modifications keep the car street legal. Modifying the tire-size without adjusting the internal workings will make your odometer and MPH off and 'illegal'. You have to be within 5 MPH or face a work order with a mechanic's documentation so most people who have things like 'almost illegal' tints or modified tires like that keep the documentation easily available.

Technically, ANY alteration to ride height, changing wheels/tires could make your vehicle a target for an "unsafe vehicle" stop. But, I've never seen one of those idiotic monstrosities pulled over because most cops would be worried/afraid of facing "profiling" charges, or pulling the guy over for DWB or something inane like that.

**purplefood**

I can understand spite. I get why they're doing this.
Doesn't make it less dumb.