I really don't understand why society is cool with truckers sleeping in their semis but outlaws and harasses regular people who sleep in their cars.

https://lemmy.world/post/12071738

I really don't understand why society is cool with truckers sleeping in their semis but outlaws and harasses regular people who sleep in their cars. - Lemmy.World

I do understand people don’t want homeless camps parked outside their houses. But cops harass people sleeping in their cars wherever they are. Some rest stops only allow you to stay for 3 hours. Some cities ban any sleeping in a vehicle anywhere in city limits from 10PM to 6AM. If it weren’t prohibitively expensive I’d buy an old semi truck and drive it around without a trailer. It would be like the ultimate cheat code for sleeping in towns without getting harassed.

Sleep in your car at a truck stop or rest area like, uh, truckers do.

“In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.” - Anatole France

However, as you note, it also allows anyone to sleep at a truck stop or highway rest area.