1. A Michigan law prohibiting items being hung from the rearview mirror of a car might be revised because the original law is not enforced or taken seriously. The original law bans any item being hung from the rear view mirror, while the revised version of the law would only ban large items that obstruct the view of the driver.
2. "'I thought it was legal as long as it's not something that obstructs your view,'Pentecost said recently."
I like this quote because I believe it best summarizes the main points of the article. It shows the ignorance of the general public concerning the law. It also brings to the attention of the reader the idea that not all items hanging from the rearview mirror are a safety hazard, and that only large items capable of obstructing the driver's view should be banned.
3. I am in favor of the revised law, but against the original law. I believe that the original law banning all items being hung from a rearview mirrors is fruitless and ineffectual. A vast majority of cops were not even enforcing the law, and the general public was not obeying the law. The common people did not even know the law was in place. I do believe that people should be able to hang items from their rearview mirrors as long as the items do not get in their line of sight. If these items could potentially distract the driver, the lives of other civilians could be in danger. The attention of the driver needs to be completely focused on the task at hand: driving. Not everyone is capable of handling a large item hanging from their mirror, so to avoid the deaths of innocents, hanging large objects from rearview mirrors should be banned.
