A DETOUR WILL BE IN PLACE. DRIVERS WILL USE HAMPSHIRE DRIVE AND NORTH LIMESTONE STETRE NORTH CAROLINA DRIVERS GOVERNOR , ROY COOPER HAS SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW THAT BANS THE CAROLINA SQUAT. NOW, THE CAROLINA SQUAT IS A MODIFICATION DRIVERS CAN MAKE TO A TRUCK WHERE THE FRONT IS RAISED AND THE REAR LOWERED. SOME SAY THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE DRIVER’S VIEW OF THE ROAD IS DIFFERENT, BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE TRU.CK IT CAN ALSO AFFECT HOW THE TRUCK BRAKES. SO THE NEW LAW SAYS THE HEIGHT OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK CANNOT BE FOUR OR MORE INCHES HIGHER THAN THE HEIGHT THE
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SC Senate OKs banning ‘Carolina Squat’ truck modification
Modification already banned in North Carolina
A bill making it illegal to significantly raise the front end of a truck or other vehicle while lowering the back end has passed the South Carolina Senate.Senators voted 33-1 on Thursday to ban what is commonly called the “Carolina Squat.” North Carolina passed a law to ban the modification last September.VIDEO ABOVE 'Carolina Squat' truck modification banned in North Carolina Supporters of the bill said the changes are dangerous because, with the front end raised and pointing up, it prevents a driver from seeing pedestrians or smaller cars in front of them.The bill bans having the front fender of a truck 4 inches or more above the rear fender. The first offense would be a $100 fine, but by the third offense the fine rises to $300 and includes a one-year driver’s license suspension.The bill now heads to the House. If it becomes law, it wouldn’t go into effect for six months, and police would write warning tickets for six months after that.
COLUMBIA, S.C. —
A bill making it illegal to significantly raise the front end of a truck or other vehicle while lowering the back end has passed the South Carolina Senate.
Senators voted 33-1 on Thursday to ban what is commonly called the “Carolina Squat.”
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North Carolina passed a law to ban the modification last September.
VIDEO ABOVE 'Carolina Squat' truck modification banned in North Carolina
Supporters of the bill said the changes are dangerous because, with the front end raised and pointing up, it prevents a driver from seeing pedestrians or smaller cars in front of them.
The bill bans having the front fender of a truck 4 inches or more above the rear fender. The first offense would be a $100 fine, but by the third offense the fine rises to $300 and includes a one-year driver’s license suspension.
The bill now heads to the House. If it becomes law, it wouldn’t go into effect for six months, and police would write warning tickets for six months after that.
