Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:35:40 -0800
Reply-To: "Todd P. Last" <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
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From: "Todd P. Last" <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: NVC - Safety Inspections - WAS: Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel
tank pressure testing?
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<font face="Century Gothic">FYI - accidents due to mechanical failures
are the cause of less than 1% of all motor vehicle accidents.<br>
Most Analisys of vehicle safety inspection programs have determined
that they are of negligible efficacy in reducing accidents.<br>
<br>
See: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5001233856">http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5001233856</a><br>
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"</font><span>our results indicated that inspections fail to
significantly
reduce fatality rates. We also went beyond the typical approach by
estimating the effect of inspections on nonfatal injuries. Again, we
found inspections ineffective. "</span><br>
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<br>
The Wikipedia has a breakdown of the states with inspection programs
both safey and emission only)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection</a><br>
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<h5><span class="mw-headline">States and Federal Districts with
periodic (e.g., annual) vehicle safety inspections</span></h5>
<ul>
<li>District of Columbia (every two years)</li>
<li>Hawaii (every year, except brand new vehicles receive an
inspection
valid for two years, ambulances, rental cars, vehicles used in public
transportation, and other, every six months)</li>
<li>Louisiana (every year; emission test in the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_Rouge%2C_Louisiana"
title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge</a> metropolitan area)</li>
<li>Maine (every year; emission test in Cumberland County)</li>
<li>Massachusetts (safety inspection every year, emission inspection
every two years)</li>
<li>Minnesota (Motorcycles; Random, annual)</li>
<li>Mississippi (safety inspection every year)</li>
<li>Missouri (every two years; emissions testing in the St. Louis
area)</li>
<li>New Hampshire (every year)</li>
<li>New Jersey (every two years)</li>
<li>New York (every year)</li>
<li>North Carolina (every year; emissions inspections in 48 of 100
counties, exempting diesels and cars 35 years or older)</li>
<li>Pennsylvania(every year; emissions inspections every year in 25
of 67 counties)</li>
<li>Rhode Island (safety and emission inspection every two years)</li>
<li>Texas (every year; emission test in the largest urban areas -
Houston Metro, Dallas Metroplex, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso)</li>
<li>Utah (every two years for the first eight years, then every year)</li>
<li>Vermont (every year)</li>
<li>Virginia (every year; emission inspection every two years in
urban and suburban jurisdictions in <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Virginia"
title="Northern Virginia">Northern Virginia</a>)</li>
<li>West Virginia(every year - safety)</li>
</ul>
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<h5><span class="editsection"></span> <span class="mw-headline">States
with safety inspection only required prior to sale or transfer</span></h5>
<ul>
<li>Maryland (emission inspection required biennially)</li>
</ul>
<h5><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">States
which only require federally mandated emissions inspections</span></h5>
<ul>
<li>Alaska (Municipality of Anchorage and Fairbanks North Star
Borough) every two years, depending on age and type of vehicle</li>
<li>California (for most <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_Code" class="mw-redirect"
title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a>, every two years for all vehicles made
after 1975 which are more than six years old)</li>
<li>Colorado (in some localities, every year or two, depending on age
and type of vehicle)</li>
<li>Florida (six counties)</li>
<li>Georgia (metropolitan <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta" class="mw-redirect"
title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> area only, every year, most recent three
model year cars are exempt)</li>
<li>Illinois (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicagoland"
class="mw-redirect" title="Chicagoland">Chicagoland</a> and eastern
suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri)</li>
<li>Indiana (Lake and Porter counties only, every two years)</li>
<li>Nevada (Clark County and Washoe County areas)</li>
<li>Ohio (seven counties)</li>
<li>Washington (urban areas of Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish and
Spokane counties</li>
</ul>
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John Runberg wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:361716EF-8DCA-4591-8F0D-4BAA2AC04BDB@mac.com"
type="cite">I get a real kick out of people saying this is a
conspiracy to get
<br>
everyone to buy a new car. Read that on a bunch of other blogs today.
<br>
Maybe that's an outcome, but to me it sounds like CA just wants cars
<br>
to work correctly (within prescribed tolerances). If it fails a
<br>
pressure test it's because gas fumes can get out -- when they were
<br>
clearly designed to be retained - right? So the real deal is that CA
<br>
is asking people to maintain their cars?! Doesn't sounds like a lot
<br>
to expect.
<br>
<br>
What amazes me is that friends in CA say that no safety inspection is
<br>
required -- just pass emissions and you're fine. In VA they'll fail
<br>
you for torn boots or worn bushings or a pit in the windshield.
<br>
<br>
john
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