“Who isn't? It's loud, it's obnoxious, it's everything America speaks for.”

— Jeremy Searles, medicare specialist, Lawrence

“Yes I am, I just love them. I always like trucks.”

— Luis Melendez, sanitation operator, Puerto Rico

“No I'm not, I just don't have much interest in it.”

— Edith Martinez Lopez, Ninth-grader, Lawton, Okla.

“Nah, they're dangerous. Last one I seen the truck went up in the stands. I'll watch it on TV, as long as I'm not there.”

— Martha Davis, bus driver, Alton, Ill.