New Laws in Michigan

The new smoking law in Michigan is taking effect in all restaurants and bars. No person will be allowed to smoke in or around a restaurant or bar. This doesn’t affect my family to much because none of us smoke. Though it will make the air more clean so we won’t have to deal with the bad smells. I like this law and think it should have been put into effect earlier so we could clean our air. But no one wanted this passed. There are certain people that I know will object to this law, but they have to know how bad smoking is for you.
My parents have always objected to all the smoke in restaurants, there have even been some nights when we had to leave because the thickness of the smoke in the air was terrible. I honestly hate the smell of someone smoking. I can’t stand it. Now I won’t have to deal with it when I go out to eat, that makes me feel better. But if I am just walking around and there is someone smoking then that is fine, I can deal with it for a few seconds while I pass them.

The new texting while driving law is all over Michigan. I am making sure that my sister knows it because she always is texting. This texting law is for anyone that texts when driving, they will be issued a 100 dollar fine the first time, and 200 dollars the second. Governor Granholm just signed the bill today. My sister’s friend brought up a good point yesterday. “How do they know you were texting, I mean if they didn’t see you, they could just pull you over for no reason and say you were texting even if you just looked down.” Caite is somewhat right I think. It’s hard to tell if someone was texting.
I don’t drive. And if I did, I most likely wouldn’t text anyone. My dad is always on his phone no matter what but he has a blue tooth so he can just press a button and he doesn’t need to hold his phone. Occasionally he will check his email. My sister just got her license at the beginning of the summer and she does text while she drives but it is at a red light or a complete stop. I’m not too worried about the law with my family, and I don’t see it too often on the road.