Big corporations do it all the time, so a personally owned vehicle is a tiny fraction. Also you can buy a generator and the government doesn't smog test it, probably less generator sales than cars. I think it's all just a money maker and makes a small difference. Just like the UN's Paris Accord would of hurt America more than it would of helped, while the rest of the world did way less compared to what they wanted us to do.
There are families living paycheck to paycheck in rural areas where you can't go take a bus where these sort of things are a big headache. In my state smog tests were phased out state wide and is only now mandatory in certain counties.
So I doubt neighborhood soccer mom's little minivan is messing up the ozone compared to bigger fish. Also modern cars pollute much less, and these same states with smog tests have classic car exemptions. So you are punished for buying a newer car. Then I also heard the new EPA required diesel emission equipment actually makes the engines less efficient, however not as smoky so a bit of cons and pros.
California is insane with their environment regulations. I was looking at motorcycles and the same exact model also has a California version with even a smaller tank. Then those "This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer" those stickers and signs everywhere. Proposition 65, and the list changes frequently. Small businesses are being sued and being hurt due to these insane regulations. Even the fries are at major fast food joints cause cancer according to California.
Then truck drivers are mandated by federal law to get a certain amount of rest, but if they leave their engine on all night they get in trouble. There's some state employee lady that drives a white mini van that idles 24/7 at truck stops harassing truck drivers. I know a few truck drivers who refuse to do loads to California. Too bad not every single trucker would strike at once.
It's insane it's supposed to be the startup capital of the world when you have so many regulations to deal with. I guess the venture capitalists and startup community is a big draw so maybe that outweighs the regulations.
Glad in America we're free to vote with our feet! I love http://www.howmoneywalks.com/irs-tax-migration/ - California is losing a lot of money to other states. Florida doesn't have smog inspections and they are doing great!
No military exemption either, way to not support our troops! :(
Then there AB 450 penalizes companies for working with federal law enforcement.
I don't live in California and would never domicile there, but part of me wants to just go visit and Rally for Governor Candidate Travis Allen even if I can't vote there! We got to take back California! I heard people from California who are sick of the high taxes are moving to neighboring states like OR, ID, NV, UT, TX and trying to ruin them with their ideas. Maybe if you hate your former state, keep your former state ideas to yourself.
https://youtu.be/yRIITgjulhk If you can save California, you can save America! I feel like people from Californians are invasive species that will ruin our country if we don't fix California.
California is becoming a shithole as Trump would call it aka a third world country. Kinda funny I live far away from California, yet still concerned about their politics. Just scared their failures will bleed out and hurt the rest of our country. Everyone is leaving https://youtu.be/5Z7Dy_7di6k and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRQRg3xhehs
California is supposed to be big for recycling, but Waste Management was trying to build a recycling plant in Los Angeles at a old landfill waiting over 10 years without the permits being approved. Took less than 2 years to permit and build it in AZ. If I was that business, I would of told California to forget it a lot sooner so there CEO has more patience than I do.
Then the drought is California's own fault too. As Texas population was growing, they built more reservoirs. California built zero as their population kept doubling. https://youtu.be/xgFPKHlOPJY?t=171
Speaking of Texas there is a bill that might end mandatory vehicle inspections there too! Go Texas!
California is a pretty state with a lot of things to do, but politically it's a mess.
A "money maker" for who? In metro Atlanta it's between $20 and $25 a year and it's done by private businesses. The government doesn't make any money from it.
As far as less generators than cars. That's just the reason it's more important to test cars than generators.
You're not being "punished for buying a new car". It's just the opposite. You're not punishing people who have older cars where it would be prohibitively expensive to bring it up to standards.
It's not about one soccer mom. It's about the millions of cars on the road in major metropolitan cities. Your rights stop where my lungs begin.
I think it was about $18 back when they did it here but the state EPA ran the centers, but I just think it's annoying and waste of time. One of the concerns if Texas got rid of theres is less jobs...
Then the inspections done by private companies, many of them also do the repairs too. So I don't trust them.
In California, they even have random smog checkpoints. A police officer waves people over to a mobile checkpoint. There's videos of it on YouTube. Probably only stops California plated vehicles though. Good example video: https://youtu.be/IDKuDzUImh4
I wonder how car collectors deal with this stuff if not meeting any of the exemptions. Seems like a annoying hassle, especially if you don't drive it that much.
My ears are annoyed when people driving play loud bassey music, the government should require all cars have a volume limiter and inspect them every year for $10 extra. Similar logic I guess.
There are families living paycheck to paycheck in rural areas where you can't go take a bus where these sort of things are a big headache. In my state smog tests were phased out state wide and is only now mandatory in certain counties.
So I doubt neighborhood soccer mom's little minivan is messing up the ozone compared to bigger fish. Also modern cars pollute much less, and these same states with smog tests have classic car exemptions. So you are punished for buying a newer car. Then I also heard the new EPA required diesel emission equipment actually makes the engines less efficient, however not as smoky so a bit of cons and pros.
California is insane with their environment regulations. I was looking at motorcycles and the same exact model also has a California version with even a smaller tank. Then those "This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer" those stickers and signs everywhere. Proposition 65, and the list changes frequently. Small businesses are being sued and being hurt due to these insane regulations. Even the fries are at major fast food joints cause cancer according to California.
Then truck drivers are mandated by federal law to get a certain amount of rest, but if they leave their engine on all night they get in trouble. There's some state employee lady that drives a white mini van that idles 24/7 at truck stops harassing truck drivers. I know a few truck drivers who refuse to do loads to California. Too bad not every single trucker would strike at once.
It's insane it's supposed to be the startup capital of the world when you have so many regulations to deal with. I guess the venture capitalists and startup community is a big draw so maybe that outweighs the regulations.
Glad in America we're free to vote with our feet! I love http://www.howmoneywalks.com/irs-tax-migration/ - California is losing a lot of money to other states. Florida doesn't have smog inspections and they are doing great!
Interesting, in California 1997 and older Diesels are exempt! https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/vr/smogfaq
No military exemption either, way to not support our troops! :(
Then there AB 450 penalizes companies for working with federal law enforcement.
I don't live in California and would never domicile there, but part of me wants to just go visit and Rally for Governor Candidate Travis Allen even if I can't vote there! We got to take back California! I heard people from California who are sick of the high taxes are moving to neighboring states like OR, ID, NV, UT, TX and trying to ruin them with their ideas. Maybe if you hate your former state, keep your former state ideas to yourself.
https://youtu.be/yRIITgjulhk If you can save California, you can save America! I feel like people from Californians are invasive species that will ruin our country if we don't fix California.
California is becoming a shithole as Trump would call it aka a third world country. Kinda funny I live far away from California, yet still concerned about their politics. Just scared their failures will bleed out and hurt the rest of our country. Everyone is leaving https://youtu.be/5Z7Dy_7di6k and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRQRg3xhehs
California is supposed to be big for recycling, but Waste Management was trying to build a recycling plant in Los Angeles at a old landfill waiting over 10 years without the permits being approved. Took less than 2 years to permit and build it in AZ. If I was that business, I would of told California to forget it a lot sooner so there CEO has more patience than I do.
Then the drought is California's own fault too. As Texas population was growing, they built more reservoirs. California built zero as their population kept doubling. https://youtu.be/xgFPKHlOPJY?t=171
Speaking of Texas there is a bill that might end mandatory vehicle inspections there too! Go Texas!
California is a pretty state with a lot of things to do, but politically it's a mess.