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Date:         Mon, 18 Sep 2000 19:50:42 -0400
Reply-To:     "Joe L." <mejoe100@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Joe L." <mejoe100@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: SUV Roll Overs = Death Patch = lack of free air?
Comments: To: Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
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If air and water have been free for NINE MONTHS and there are still people who do not know about it I submit that a 20 foot neon sign with blasting 6 foot speakers placed 2 feet from their front doors will not make them aware of the fact. BTW: You still dont have free air and water. The cost of these things have been added to other products and collected from the customer indirectly instead of directly.

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Ari Ollikainen Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 6:00 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: SUV Roll Overs = Death Patch = lack of free air?

At 1:26 PM -0700 9/17/00, Chuck & Lillian wrote: >I strongly agree! Free air is also rare to nonexistant in the So Calif >area. I was about to email my congressman to suggest that in their >debates over the Firestone fiasco that they take this opportunity to >mandate free air for everyone. I suggest that everyone else write >their C-people. Maybe we can help save a couple of lives.

Air and water is FREE to service station customers in California as of 1/1/00.

You might want to draw the attention of the service station operators you frequent in Southern California to the provisions of Section 13651 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to service stations...as in the following:

AB 531, Soto. Service stations. (1) Existing law requires every service station in this state to provide, during operating hours, water, compressed air, and a gauge for measuring air pressure, to the public for use in servicing any passenger or commercial vehicle, as defined. Existing law provides that the failure of an owner or manager of a service station to have adequate water and air facilities for use by the public for 5 consecutive working days constitutes a rebuttable presumption that the owner or manager has intentionally violated these provisions. An intentional violation of these provisions is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 per day. This bill would require that these air and water services be made available at no cost to customers who purchase motor vehicle fuel, as defined. The bill would require service stations to place and maintain a specified sign regarding these services. The bill would create a specified enforcement system by which consumers may report complaints via a toll-free customer complaint telephone number to the Division of Measurement Standards. The bill would provide that upon inspection, or upon notice of a complaint, employees of the division would be empowered to investigate complaints and issue citations, punishable by a fine of $250 per valid complaint, unless the citation is challenged in court. The issuance of a citation would be precluded if the air and water equipment is in good working order upon initial inspection, or if the air and water equipment is repaired to the satisfaction of the inspecting entity within 10 working days of that initial inspection. The bill would also exempt from the issuance of a citation air and water equipment that is the target of repeated vandalism, as specified.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares that air and water are essential to the safe operation of motor vehicles, and therefore public safety requires that free air and water be accessible at all service stations. SEC. 2. Section 13651 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 13651. (a) (1) On and after January 1, 2000, every service station in this state shall provide, during operating hours, and make available at no cost to customers who purchase motor vehicle fuel, water, compressed air, and a gauge for measuring air pressure, to the public for use in servicing any passenger vehicle, as defined in Section 465 of the Vehicle Code, or any commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 260 of the Vehicle Code, with an unladen weight of 6,000 pounds or less. (2) Every service station in this state shall display, at a conspicuous place on, at, or near the dispensing apparatus, at least one clearly visible sign which shall read as follows: "CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES THIS STATION TO PROVIDE FREE AIR AND WATER FOR AUTOMOTIVE PURPOSES TO ITS CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL. IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT NOTIFY THE STATION ATTENDANT AND/OR CALL THIS TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1 (800) ___ ____." This sign shall meet the requirements of Sections 13473 and 13474 with regard to letter size and contrast. As used in this paragraph, automotive purposes does not include the washing of vehicles.


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