[AT] off topic, Internet takeover by govt ?

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

We have vehicle inspections in all the major counties in N.C., possibly 
every county by now. Fortunately the state govt has brains enough to realize 
that after a car reaches a certain age, that there are not many of them left 
on the road and the ones that are may have emission component trouble that 
is too costly to repair or is no longer supported by the auto manufacturer. 
The emissions test is dropped on those. What is crazy though is that after 
something like 25 years, no safety inspection is required. That means my 41 
year old farm dump truck grossing 26,000 lbs doesn't have to be inspected. 
But my 23 year old pickup that only goes 3 miles up the road to take a load 
of trash to the dump, must pass a safety inspection.

John Hall




-----Original Message----- 
From: Henry Miller
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 9:02 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group ; Ralph Goff
Subject: Re: [AT] off topic, Internet takeover by govt ?

Vehicle inspection has been shown not to make a difference. The only reason 
Texas still has it is all the garages that bought the equipment need to pay 
for it so they lobby to keep it. The dot doesn't like it. (my father in law 
has contacts at the Texas dot, I can't speak for any other state)

Nearly all cars are junked before they get bad enough to fail emissions. 
What is left is insignificant in the scheme of things.