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.
I’m assuming you’re genuinely asking and don’t understand why… Living out of a car is a sign of being poor, and businesses, police, etc. don’t want poor people loitering around. That doesn’t apply to truck drivers because it’s a profession and they will reliably leave where they’re sleeping after several hours.
I’m not saying it’s right, that’s just reason for the difference in treatment.