Iowa bill seeks to ban flashy, spinning auto wheel covers
DES MOINES (AP) – A Council Bluffs lawmaker wants to stop spinning wheels from turning.
Rep. Doug Struyk wants to outlaw car and truck wheel covers fitted with flashy spinners that keep rotating after a vehicle has stopped. The Republican legislator says they can cause accidents.
The wheel covers, which have gained popularity in the past couple of years, are placed on pickups or refurbished older model cars as an accessory.
Struyk says they can make it difficult to tell whether a vehicle is moving or stopped.
If you can’t tell whether a vehicle is sitting still or moving, the rims that are spinning on the other car are not the largest of your problem. This begs the question: Do state legislators do anything of any consequence anymore? Or are they more interested in banning smoking, junk food, and spinning rims?
I think they should do an outreach program. Go into the neighborhoods where the rims are the most popular and explain to them the new proposed policy. See how they react.
On the bill:
“I’ve talked to fellow legislators,” Struyk said, “and haven’t had anybody tell me I’m out of my mind yet.”
Just because no one flushes your head doesn’t mean it’s not full of shit.
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