Wow, those are terrible. Probably most dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists. 
I got it from someone else here on BBS. 
. It’s a great word because everyone knows exactly the trucks you’re referring to when you say it. We all know them.
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That needs a name. Carspreading?
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Having checked online they’re called swangas or slabs
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The ones that you see on semis are chromed plastic caps on the lug nuts - not really dangerous, they will break easily, and more used as a reminder to stay clear because the visibility of surrounding traffic is terrible in a semi.
Now that thing you posted a picture of? I don’t know what that is!
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Why the wheel came off is still under investigation, CHP Officer Weston Haver said. Authorities initially said sheared-off lug nuts apparently led to the pickup truck’s tire detachment
as for the wheel spikes posted by @Grey_Devil
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For other cars. Maybe.
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Until road debris gets hooked in those spindles, or they get slightly bent and produce amazing vibration.
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Sure, there’s issues involved with driving cars like this, and you can’t forget that your car is a solid foot wider than normal, but most of the damage caused by these happens to the car itself, with the swangas occasionally hitting a curb or lamppost and causing axle damage.
As usual, Jalopnik blissfully ignores the existence of cyclists and pedestrians (and dogs and mail boxes and yard signs and and and…) 
Otherwise good context for what we’re seeing there. Thanks for the link!
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I was aghast at the video until the return tire made me burst out laughing.
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