asakiyume | (Reply)

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Well, I don't really trust my experiences as anything more than idiosyncratic, but I by and large encounter positive or neutral representations of truckers in pop culture (I think). But it could be my bias to see those. I don't hear a whole lot of actual IRL people expressing opinions, so I don't really have a sense of that.

I do think drivers of non 18-wheelers do feel daunted by 18-wheelers going at speed--as well they should. That's a lot of vehicle and a lot of speed. But I don't think it translates into hate for trucks? I think even if people find themselves thinking "Man, I hate trucks, they're so dangerous on the highway," if you asked, they'd back away from the "hate" part of it. But I could be wrong!