In a message dated 8/20/02 8:12:09 PM, jbrush@AROS.NET writes:

>Good luck, this emissions and safety stuff is a total pile of governmental
>bull cookies.....

Perhaps you didn't live in Los Angeles during the 60s. The emissions stuff
was DIRECTLY responsible for cutting down the smog.

As to the safety stuff, well, you haven't driven behind a truck when it
decides to lose the tread on a tire. Recent survey have demonstrated that 40%
of all trucks on Virginia roads will fail one or more safety check (tires and
brakes being the most common failures.)

I have no problem with the safety checks. It's a royal pain to be sure, but
there is a little reassurance that other vehicles licensed in my state are
relatively up to date on brakes, lights, tires...