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I've got a lot of respect for truck drivers - they violate the road rules a lot less than your average car driver - especially w.r.t not going over the center line, your average pickup truck driver is much worse.

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I've also seen them enforce the road rules!

I was stuck in traffic on the PA turnpike, and some pickups were shooting down the shoulder to pass everyone. A truck moved over to straddle the shoulder to stop it.

pickups are in a kind of uncanny valley - they're big enough that drivers have noticeable difficulty handling them, but not big enough to warrant needing separate training like you do with big trucks in most jurisdictions.

I think additional licensing for pickup trucks is a fantastic idea.

Isn’t that illegal ?

Yes. At least most places.

And what's worse, truckers often enforce their "rules" that aren't really laws. Like preventing zipper merges, which are proven to improve throughput when they are allowed to happen properly.

I have seen plenty of people in cars going out of their way to prevent zipper merges.

I live in a construction zone temporarily, while they build an overpass through the nearest intersection. Construction vehicles and windmill blade transport convoys are my favorite because they moderate the otherwise rude traffic through the chokepoint. (Austinites: this is just south of the Y)

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