Of mandatory mud flaps, Paseo spouts and a missing dragon

Jun 21, 2023

MAKE MUD FLAPS MANDATORY? That’s a request from Lisa Muzic, who along with many friends not only has had to replace multiple windshields but has drawn a link to the high number of high-profile vehicles including “lifted trucks, Jeeps and commercial vehicles like tankers, gravel haulers, truck/trailers carrying large loads. Many have more than 8-inches clearance between the road and the start of a mud flap, or no mud flap at all. Many have wheels that extend past the frame of the vehicle. These become dangerous when there is no protection from gravel, stones or objects being thrown by a tire spinning at 75 mph. These projectiles can be compared to a bullet once the gun has been fired.”

And so glass repair/replacement shops “have a booming business in New Mexico, the land of rocks. I value their American entrepreneurship, but protecting New Mexicans is first and foremost. It is not good practice to allow the irresponsible choices of drivers who own unsafe vehicles to dictate our safety or lack thereof on N.M. highways and byways. Currently, there are only 11 states with laws making mud flaps mandatory. This law not only protects the vehicle with the mud flaps but especially those who drive behind this vehicle. ... Make New Mexico No. 12. Make mud flaps mandatory in New Mexico.”

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