Why Police Can Stop Motorists With Air Fresheners Hanging in Their Cars
A majority of states have laws making it illegal to hang anything from a rearview mirror that obscures a driver’s view. But critics say the laws are often used as pretexts.
Phil Colbert was pulled over by a sheriff s deputy for hanging an air freshener from his rearview mirror.Credit.Courtney Pedroza for The New York Times
April 17, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
Phil Colbert was on his way to meet his father for lunch before his shift at an Arizona auto dealership in 2019 when he saw the flashing lights of a sheriff’s patrol car in his mirror. He made sure his hands were on the steering wheel, planted at 10 and 2 as his parents had taught him, and asked why he had been stopped.
Why police can stop motorists with air fresheners hanging in their cars
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