The Detroit Free Press' staff writer, Matt Helms, recently wrote an article on the rethinking process of harsh vehicle laws of draping objects from your rear view mirror. Michigan law states that it is prohibited to dangle any type of item from your rear view mirror at any time. Some of these pieces include graduation tassels, jewelery, flashy beads, and even air fresheners. Legislature will possibly amend this law in the near future by allowing drivers to showcase small items that don't obstruct their vision while driving. As of now, police forces do have the authority to enforce this law on Michigan drivers.
The best quote in this article is said by Steve Purdy. He announces, "Unless it's large and an obvious obstruction, it's just silly for police to pull somebody over for that. People aren't hurting anybody and they're not causing any danger". This is the way that all law enforcers should view this law. It is absurd for a police man or woman to pull someone over for this type of scenario. If the article hanging from the rear view mirror is a distraction for other drivers and as well as yourself, then yes, police forces should take immediate action. Objects as simple as a rosary should not be in effect for punishment.
I do disagree with this ban. I say this because many people already flash their personal items in their mirrors as it already is. It is simply foolish for a cop to be staking out certain drivers with objects dangling from their rear view mirrors. If that is what a cop is searching for while on the job, he is definitely missing a lot of other action out on the road. I also disagree with this ban, because there is much more distraction on the road to be worried about other than easy, rear view mirror accessories. Another personal view comes from a personal experience. I, myself hang nothing from my rear view mirror. Recently backing out of the driveway, I failed to check my rear view mirror and ended up smashing my brothers 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. It is not the accessories that stream from the mirrors to be distracting, it is clearly the drivers being distracted.
