The recent letter defending the practice of raising a pickup truck is way off the mark. Auto manufacturers spend millions of dollars on every model of vehicle to ensure that the best engineering and design principle are used in the design and manufacture of those vehicles so they meet the Canadian vehicle safety standards. These standards also apply to any manufacturer who modifies a vehicle for specialty purposes. These same standards protect everyone who operates a vehicle on our roadways by ensuring each vehicle can withstand the force of an impact between certain heights measure from the ground. And part of any modified vehicle that is positioned outside of these heights presents a danger to the occupants of any other vehicle it comes into contact with.