^ I completely agree with you. The problem is that some people believe that their individual "rights" (and I use that word loosely, because I don't consider going 30 mph over the speed limit in a construction zone to be a right) are more important than society at large. They also equate having a large truck with having power. Coincidentally, these are the type of people who tend to vote conservative.
But this is also why if you go to a more conservative area of the country such as mine, you're much more likely to see full-size pickups and SUVs, and you're also much more likely to get tailgated by these people. These people will probably never give up their pickups, because they think without a 5.8 L engine in front of them, they don't have any power.