Does your state have emmision tests when you have your car inspected?

[Blue_Roses]

if so, do you think it's worth it?

I live in Texas and I find it really stupid to have to pay $27+ to see if my car is blowing out shit when this state is CHOCK FULL of petro plants:crazy:
After today of trying to get our car inspected (moved from Arkansas) and having it FAILED due to a "service engine soon" light being on on the panel is beyond ridiculous! Come to find out, the "service engine soon" light meant we needed coolant--fucking coolant! It had NOTHING to do with EMISSIONS!

I'm beyond pissed and my neck hurts

:hurts:

We never had to do this in Arkansas--the "Natural State," where the water is MUCH cleaner!

I hate Texas...lawmakers...

[China_cat]

1. SC...we don't have inspections.

[The Vinyl Ripper]

2. Emissions inspection

No safety inspection..

Funny story behind that..

They had a rule that the owner of the car had to bring it in for safety inspection to the state run inspection stations, no exceptions.

The governor ended up taking his car in, only to sit in one of the ridiculously long lines.

Next year, no inspections.

[mitchtv]

3. Ca , last month

you can imagine what it would be like if we didn't have it. They should have emissions tests at Blythe and Truckee ( where they have agri checkpoints)

[EST]

4. I know a little of emissions and requirements.

The most polluted states in the union-and Texas is number one-have to do something to keep the death rate sort of in check.
About the mid nineties, California was pushed out of its un-coveted top dog position in air pollution deaths, partly because of their admirable efforts to clean up some of the crap and partly because Texas in general and certain cities in particular got so dirty that they rivaled India and had to do something to address the problem.

The days are long gone when the chevy ccc3 carburetor was a cool deal and a lot of cars ran around with check engine lights aglow, 'til they burned out or were removed by the enterprising drivers. That practice ate up a hell of a lot of engines, too.
A check engine light in a modern vehicle means check it right now! or as soon as it can be managed. The only reason for a car to keep running with the check engine light on is to get you safely out of traffic and maybe a mile or two to a repair station.

A loss of coolant, even a comparatively minor loss, can endanger the engine, transmission, and can cause poor combustion and lousy running as well as, conceivably, a safety hazard.

If your car is not running as well as it could, for whatever reason, it could let you down right when you need help, like gunning it across a busy intersection with timing at a premium.

Add to that, anything you can do to help clean up the mess and save the world would be appreciated by all of us.

[Blue_Roses]

6. bullshit!

I lived in this state for ten years, TEN YEARS before they had this damn test and believe me, the "mess" didn't come from:

"a loss of coolant, even a comparatively minor loss, can endanger the engine, transmission, and can cause poor combustion and lousy running as well as, conceivably, a safety hazard.

pure bullshit. Have you ever been to Texas City, in Houston?

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. Not here in SW Virginia

We figure that the prevailing winds carry any noxious fumes east to D.C.

When I lived in DeKalb county (Georgia), it was mandatory as part of the inspection, since it's part of the metro Atlanta area. Funny thing was, if your car was over X years old (I can't remember the number, but it seemed to me to be the kind most likely to fumigate the area), it was exempt from the emission inspection. :shrug:

By and large, I think if you're in a metro area, you can pretty much count on it. If you're in the boonies, not so much.

[Blue_Roses]

7. yep, that's the way it is here too...

go fucking figure:crazy:

[stevedeshazer]

8. So, you're driving around ignoring the warning light on your dashboard

And you're pissed off because you have to have your car tested for noxious emissions,

And you're glad that Arkansas doesn't test cars for emitting pollutants?

I wish there was a federal law requiring vehicle inspections! Yeah, we have them in my state, and I fully support them because it keeps people from driving around with defective cars.

I guess what you are pissed off about is that you had to pay $27. In Oregon, if you fail the test, you don't pay. It's $21 here, you pay when you pass, then you get your tags renewed.

[Henryman]

9. You have emission tests because your air is "non-attainment."

Since your ambient air is polluted from all kinds of sources, the Federal EPA asks the state environmental agency if they want to submit a plan to clean it up (State Implementation Plan). The dirtier the air, the more stringent the SIP, regardless if it's working. That means the dirtier the air, the more intrusive the emission test on your car. It may be easier for the state to waste your time and money than crack down on corporate polluters.

[DawgHouse]

10. No inspections here - FL

[bluedog]

13. remember we use to.then Jeb stopped it? n/t

[FLSurfer]

15. I don't remember ever having my car inspected bluedog.

Moved here from Ca in 1985. Didn't have a car til 1990 or so.
Was it a county thing? I live in St. Johns.
Maybe I just ignored it?

[FLSurfer]

14. I live in Fl and am not sure

how I feel about the lack of emissions testing.
The environmental part of me wishes everyone drove a car worthy of being on the road.
But financially, some of my friends are lucky to have a car at all.
I would hate to see them lose their ability to drive due to "being poor".

If we instate emissions testing it would be nice if we, as taxpayers, could help people without means get their cars up to standards.
I'm really not even sure how much it would cost. I have no knowledge of mechanics/emissions.

[bluedog]

18. it was only a few counties anyways

....one could register their autos in 1 county and not have to get the test done.....it should have been state wide........as per Jebby



Emissions testing ends in Jacksonville


Jacksonville Business Journal - June 15, 2000


Gov. Jeb Bush signed Senate Bill 772, ending emissions testing in Florida June 29. The governor estimates the move will save Florida motorists $52 million next year.

Only "six" counties in Florida had auto emission testing: Duval, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Pinellas and Hillsborough. "The vehicle inspection program is not an efficient tool for reducing pollution and is an unnecessary burden to motorists," Bush said. "Preliminary approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that emission testing is not necessary to maintain air quality standards in all the Florida counties they have reviewed."

ttp://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2000/06/12/daily15.html

[FLSurfer]

19. I never knew that.

Funny how here, we always thought the air in Jacksonville stinks.
They had emissions testing and we didn't.
Must be the onshore breeze, clearing our air.
Thanks for the info.

[ChazII]

24. Arizona is not statewide

either. However the other counties have small population and industry. That being said, shouldn't we here at DU be encouraging all states to have emissions inspections? They wouldn't have to be state wide only in the counties with large populations. Just a thought.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. In my part of NYS, it's the law. If you don't pass the emissions you fail inspection. eom

[SaveOurDemocracy]

20. ditto for PA n/t

[CrispyQ]

12. Colorado requires emissions testing but no safety inspection. --nt

[NashVegas]

16. Yes In Tennessee

$9.00

[NutmegYankee]

17. Emissions test, but no safety inspection.

Failed Oxygen sensor - Bad!

Duct tape holding your wheel on - OK!

[JNelson6563]

21. I've never had an inspection of any kind

Apparently no such thing in Michigan.

Julie

[alarimer]

22. Not in this part of Texas

Corpus Christi- no emissions inspection here. Just the safety one. I guess it must depend on the county.

[NotGivingUp]

23. Florida...no inspections. n/t

[spoony]

25. It doesn't smell like we have any such standards

in MI. Not even for city vehicles that belch black smoke it would seem.

[Orsino]

26. Yes in GA.

My Prius would fail, as it can't idle much, but fortunately the last three model years are exempt. Next year, I'll have to get an exemption.

[Clark2008]

27. I don't think it's a state decision.

In my state, some cities have it and others don't.

[RiDuvessa]

28. Illinois only has it in certain parts of the state.

Mostly up in the Chicago Metro area.

Virginia doesn't have a emission inspection that I remember, but they do have a bogus "safety" inspection that is mostly just there to make auto shops money. :grr: