The Omaha World Herald has recently sent out an article about a certain law that some people might find ridiculous and others find logical. This law or violation would be hanging air fresheners or rosaries or any other kind of decoration from your rearview mirror. Violating this law could result in a $50 fine for first-time violators and a lost point to that person's driver's license. State Senator Tanya Cook of Omaha introduced a bill this session to decriminalize this practice.
I agree with this law and I disagree with it. I do believe that hanging something from your rearview mirror can be a distraction. I only agree with that when what is hanging is big or there is a lot of whatever is hanging. I don't agree with this law because the police force doesn't do much about it. They don't enforce it and quite frankly, many people don't know about it. This was the first time I had ever heard of this law. I had no idea that you could get a $50 fine and a point taken off.
Many people don't follow this law, which is why I think it shouldn't be one. Not only because of that, but also because the police don't enforce it enough. I don't think they should be able to pull some people over and not the others. If they are going to fine some, they should fine all.
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