25% of Cars Cause 90% of Automobile Air Pollution

Re:25% of Cars Cause 90% of Automobile Air Pollution by nikomen on Thursday May 07, 2015 @10:52AM (#9505448)

It does seem odd that the state requires safety inspections but doesn't require emissions tests in every jurisdiction.

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Re:25% of Cars Cause 90% of Automobile Air Pollution by cowsandmilk on Thursday May 07, 2015 @12:51PM (#9506453)

Bland County, VA : 18 people/square mile Fairfax County, VA : 2,761 people/square mile Arlington County, VA : 8,309 people/square mile

Any surprise that emissions tests are required in Fairfax and Arlington, but not in Bland County? Largest city in Bland County has a population of 75; it is a different world from the DC suburbs.

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Re:25% of Cars Cause 90% of Automobile Air Pollution by rconti on Thursday May 07, 2015 @11:57AM (#9505981)

And in California, which is often considered the strictest state ever invented by man, we have stringent emissions tests but no safety inspection at all! It really confuses all of the California-bashers when you tell them that.

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Re:25% of Cars Cause 90% of Automobile Air Pollution by lmm on Thursday May 07, 2015 @12:10PM (#9506103)

I don't know, the idea that Californians care more about environmental pollution than human lives seems to fit the stereotypes.

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Re:25% of Cars Cause 90% of Automobile Air Pollution by justin66 on Thursday May 07, 2015 @02:41PM (#9507286)

There's a logic to it. A person who values their safety - most do! - has an incentive to deal with safety issues, regardless of whether they are compelled. Less so with emissions issues.

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