Spinners

[spidereddie]

I don't like spinners personaly, but I have a problem as to why they would be illegal.

The arguement that "distractions should be outlawed" are hypocritical and downright invalid when made by the same lawmakers that have no problem benefiting from other distractions on the road. The very purpose of billboards and various other retail/service signs and advertisements that flood any busy street are TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. So if your attention is where it should be as far as these companies are concerned, then you are not paying attention to the road, instead you are reading about:

- 2 for 1 taco deals on tuesday
- Having a party spontaneously as soon as you open a beer
- the biggest blockbuster of the summer

I can go on for days. Our streets are littered like our inboxes full of street spam that is designed with the sole intent of taking your eyes off the road. Looking at a billboard is only different from looking at a rim in that your local idiots in suits and ties don't benefit the same from you looking at rims as they do with you thinking...damn I should go buy a watch.

[NeonAtron]

i dont think they should be outlawed but they are EXTREMELY out of style! they were aight at the begining but now they got those ugly ass spinning hubcaps, and i seen that shit on a ugly ass grey van!... yup its time to lay spinners to rest but not outlaw them.

[ghetto7o2azn]

i dont like spinners... when they first came out, they were ok.. i thought "thats pretty neat" then everyone started getting them, and now they are just annoying... the whole point of them were to be differnt... which they are now not

i can only think of one reason... but it doesnt seem like a good enough reason to be "banned"... sometimes cops judge if a car comes to a complete stop by seeing if the cars wheels stop spinning... if they have spinners it doesnt allow them to see if they made a complete stop

i know thats stupid but it is a better reason than "spinners are retarted" imo at least

i cant think of any other reason than that...

[kfoote]

Originally Posted by spidereddie

I don't like spinners personaly, but I have a problem as to why they would be illegal.

The arguement that "distractions should be outlawed" are hypocritical and downright invalid when made by the same lawmakers that have no problem benefiting from other distractions on the road. The very purpose of billboards and various other retail/service signs and advertisements that flood any busy street are TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. So if your attention is where it should be as far as these companies are concerned, then you are not paying attention to the road, instead you are reading about:

- 2 for 1 taco deals on tuesday
- Having a party spontaneously as soon as you open a beer
- the biggest blockbuster of the summer

I can go on for days. Our streets are littered like our inboxes full of street spam that is designed with the sole intent of taking your eyes off the road. Looking at a billboard is only different from looking at a rim in that your local idiots in suits and ties don't benefit the same from you looking at rims as they do with you thinking...damn I should go buy a watch.

Cliff notes: Banning spinners is another way for town revenue to be increased in an attempt for the government to control us all.

FWIW, I personally don't like them and would never put them on my car as anything onther than a short term joke.

[thunderbird muscle]

They look stupid.But if you want them then go ahead and get them.

[93rollaracer]

depending on the car they're fine. on most SUV's they're cool, but on old rusting out buicks and caddy's they look like shit. either way i don't think they should be outlawed...they're not doing any harm plus you can hardly tell if somebody has them when their car is moving

[NeonAtron]

amen /\

[NeonAtron]

Originally Posted by Andydg

a friend of mine got those spinner hub caps for his Saturn SL and he gets some pretty wierd looks.

LMAO!!!!

[longlivetheZ]

All in all, I think they're horridly trendy and pretty much just stupid. I believe whole heartedly in the "function before form" motto, anyway, so that might have something to do with it. Dumping a grand on rims that weigh a TON is just friggin stupid to me.

However...those spinner hub caps...that's so amazingly funny...now THAT is awesome. Makes me wish my beater didn't have rim rims on it. It's cool if you have a stupid car that you can really just have fun with...no hopes of it ever being fast or nice, so you fuck with it...and you put spinner hub caps on it. It's like you're poking fun at all the other trendy dorks.

But...should they be outlawed? Hell no.

91300ZXTT...love the sig. "FREEEEEEEEEDOM.....YEAAAAAAAAAAAAA.....FREEEEEEEED OM.....YEAAAAAAAAA"

[freakonaleash1187]

to me, spinners used to be cool, but now they are just kind of a status symbol (that is if you have them on an escalade and not some piece of crap where the wheel is more than the car).

i was thinking about buying some of those spinner hubcaps for my beater car. but then again, i don't want to drop $50 on the beater. all money must go to the z.

[LEGO MY E]

They are just plain silly. I tend to agree that this will likely be a short-lived fad, but then again there are still those who SMOTHER their vehicles with TONS of GOLD AND SILVER because of the "Bling-Bling" (God, I hate that stupid term) factor!

But then again, I could be wrong. After all, "Dey be helpin' Da pick up Dem BEEEE-ACH's!!!"

[ExtreemATV]

perople take pride and joy on their cars and if they want the can put on spinners ont heir cars.

I would have them on my car

[LEGO MY E]

Tru Dat! If you like 'em then there's plenty of bling-bling to go around!

PEACE!!!

[finally_retired]

Like you say, just a fad that will pass soon. Its all an attempt at being an individual, but I dont think it could backfire anymore. They are everywhere. thus defying the point.

[ec437]

I hardly ever see them...