# Today in Civilization I Saw

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-civilization-i-saw/1018708>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** photo\
**Created:** [May 23, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-civilization-i-saw/1018708 "2025-05-23T15:59:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-civilization-i-saw/1018708/121 "2026-09-15T14:09:26Z")

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No picture, but yesterday at the intersection of two busy roads, I saw a semi-truck with a flat trailer waiting at the light. There were six workers sitting on the edge of the trailer, chatting and swinging their legs. I wanted to see what happened when the light changed, but I drove on before they did. I can’t imagine they’d have gotten far without a ticket.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-civilization-i-saw/1018708/122 "2026-09-15T14:45:47Z")

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We often see landscaping workers riding in the open back of a dumptruck or stake-sided flatbed. Not quite as unsafe as you saw, but probably equally illegal.

I can’t really imagine any LEO bothering to fuss at them. At least not around here = SoFL.

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