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Lawmakers in the state House approved a bill that would exempt cars from the three most recent model years and older ones with fewer than 70,000 miles from emission checks.
This bill makes total sense, the original bill should have done this.
I wished they had more weigh stations that inspect check the tires of these transfer trucks that use our highways. I have been dodging huge chunks of rubber especially on I-85.
This won't help anything. Domestic automakers are just now putting out vehicles that almost compete with 20 year old Japanese cars of comparable size and power. And the increase in both vehicles on the road and average time spent driving, especially idling or in stop and go traffic in areas prone to smog, negates any potential improvements in emissions control technology.
Lawmakers in the state House approved a bill that would exempt cars from the three most recent model years and older ones with fewer than 70,000 miles from emission checks.
This bill makes total sense, the original bill should have done this.
I wished they had more weigh stations that inspect check the tires of these transfer trucks that use our highways. I have been dodging huge chunks of rubber especially on I-85.
DOT inspections consume a tremendous amount of time & manpower therefore it is left up to the driver to inspect his/her rig before the start of each driving day. More weigh stations is not the answer.
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This won't help anything. Domestic automakers are just now putting out vehicles that almost compete with 20 year old Japanese cars of comparable size and power. And the increase in both vehicles on the road and average time spent driving, especially idling or in stop and go traffic in areas prone to smog, negates any potential improvements in emissions control technology.
It will help in the sense that people won't have to pay for something that's not necessary. Unlike pre-ECM cars, the average person can no longer defeat the emission controls on today's autos.
...therefore it is left up to the driver to inspect his/her rig before the start of each driving day.
How's that working out?
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More weigh stations is not the answer.
Agreed. There are better approaches to truck safety than having known weigh facilities to be avoided.
Just this past May Maryland coordinated a rolling inspection on I-95.
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The truck-safety dragnet pulled over 420 rigs and resulted in 12 drivers and 87 vehicles being taken off the road. Offenses ranged from falsified log books and drivers spending too many hours behind the wheel to bad tires and defective brakes.
This is not going to happen because the lobbyists for the engine inspection stations that profit from the annual inspections blocked it. Surprised?
Nope. It's an utter joke.
In the other thread on the topic I've described a system that does inspection at sale.
Most cars would get that safety inspection at the 3-5 year trade-in/sale cycle.
The real objection to change is from the used car dealers.
The last thing they want is a system of vehicle safety inspections that have any teeth.
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