On 9/15/05 11:49 PM, "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote:

> hey when i mentioned i gutted the cat on my van got flamed from all sides..
> please...
> flame me when you sit behind that city bus fueled by your tax dollars thats
> belching out that stinky black diesel smoke...
>
>
> chris

It is the exemption of that city bus that allows it to belch far more than
is permissable of other vehicles.  Recent notes show that rules on heavy
semi rigs and with new fuels rules in place, that even the older big rigs
now pump less pollutants than many city buses in cities that are screaming
about pollution.
Note there are a lot of exceptions to this as many cities are now mandating
B20 or LPG or CNG conversions to their bus fleets.  Here in denver no such
thing is being done by RTD but the city still screams that it cant meet
pollution standards.

The big sticker is that many states exempt the big buses and instead of
replacing with newer buses when they die they re-engine them with the same
old style engines.  Cheaper yes, but playing with laws is what they are
doing.

And on a side note , I happen to like cats.  Interesting independent
animals.
jimt