Cute Cars

Cars are pretty cute in Japan. Oh sure, you come across the occasional behemoth vehicle, which doesn't really fit on a Japanese road, and really shouldn't be sold in this country. You can drive them between cities on major routes, but once arrived at your destination, you must park it (across 2 or 3 normal parking spaces) somewhere outside the city and move into more convenient transportation.

Anyhow, back to the small cars. They're cute. Half the length and width of your average western vehicle, although the same height or higher. I am more comfortable in Japanese cars than most American cars I've sat in.

Some Japanese drivers like to put cute things on and around their dash. Shiny things, tiny stuffed animals, etc. For the most part, this is fine, and makes for interesting driving: "Oh look, there are 6 tiny Hello Kitty dolls on the dashboard of that car!"

However, sometimes these drivers get carried away, and it looks like a dump-truck full of cute things emptied itself onto their dash and front window. Shiny hanging things and stickers and all sorts of miscellany frame the (usually female) drivers' heads. It is often difficult for me to see their faces. Can this be legal?

Possibly the policemen (おまわりさん) find them cute too.