Help! I need some help or advice from anyone who is familiar with the SAE
(Society of Automotive Engineers), relating to their policy on publicizing of
standards.
Recently a bill to regulate automobile exhaust noise has been introduced in
the Virginia state legislature. The bill limits exhaust volume and references
an SAE standard for the test procedure, J1169. I have tried searching for
description of this standard and found only that the SAE sells the information
($59). So the question is, "is this standard available publicly anywhere, or
is
purchasing it from the SAE the only way to get the information?"
If purchasing is the only option, it would effectively create a "secret law,"
which would not be good for car enthusiasts or any motorist. The bill has
some big loopholes and raises a lot of other troubling questions. I think SEMA
(Specialty Equipment Market Association) may be behind the proposed bill, and
I sent them an email enumerating a number of my questions and concerns which
they declined to answer in writing. If anyone knows about the SAE's policies
or this standard, please let me know. This is serious. (Your state could be
next) Thanks.
George Curley #220, 670
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