Insane air board's new role: Tire Nazis
(via. http://www.kfiam640.com/pages/johnandkenshow/)
That's right...the Air Resources Board in California has a bill that will become law that will fine you $1,000 and up to 6 months in jail if you drive on underflated tires. Now each time you go to get your car fixed you will need to provide proof that you have your tires inflated!!! And if you don't the mechanic, my law, will have to report you.Chris Reed wrote:
I read the proposed rules and I think the concerns of the California New Car Dealers Association are spot-on:
CARB is proposing to require every repair dealer to check the inflation of every tire during repair to improve mpg for all vehicles which, in theory, is meritorious.
However (the) regs. CARB’s pushing through (released this week and subject to a 15 day comment period) ... provides that the only times that consumers may decline a check and inflate service—they can never decline the service if it’s offered for free—is when they are charged for services AND if they can PROVE (with DOCUMENTATION!) that they’ve had their tires checked and inflated in the last 30 days, or if they WILL do so within the next week. It is unclear, but possible, that CARB could take enforcement action against the consumer if they don’t follow through with their promise?!
Note that even the Department of Consumer Affairs opposed the last draft of these rules—letter attached (and I’m guessing these amendments won’t remove their opposition). CARB’s not messing around with these either—the potential penalty for violating the regulation is at least up to $1,000 per violation and six months imprisonment. The enforcement section referred to by CARB states that a violation of the regulation shall be “deemed to result in an emission of air contaminants,” potentially leading to even harsher penalties…
Can you believe this shit:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php
