I could see it in Texas "Last bastion of self-rule", but California,
Progressive State, I would have figured had an aggressive safety
program. Surprised to hear it has none at all. Of course, could those
fender-jacking low-riders in L.A. pass inspection? I think not...
FTM, anyone ever make a MG low rider? :)
- Tab
At 08:26 PM 3/31/03, Max Heim wrote:
>on 3/31/03 4:47 PM, Tab Julius at tab@penworks.com wrote:
>
> > At 04:53 PM 3/31/03, Max Heim wrote:
> >> PS I'm glad they don't do inspections in CA. Think they'd flunk me for the
> >> bungee cord holding the bonnet closed?
> >
> > Really? No safety inspections in California?
> >
>
>That's right. Land of the Free, or The Wild Wild West <g>...
>
>Think about it -- 60 million cars (or something like that) -- it would
>require a huge new state bureaucracy. Not that that would stop anybody, but
>there is the matter of the expense, and the anti-tax crusaders... That
>doesn't explain why it wasn't instituted years ago, however -- my theory is
>they figured it was hopeless, and just let natural selection sort it out.
>There are parts of this state where if your car broke down, it would pretty
>much be all over... (I'm not necessarily talking about the desert, either).
>
>They didn't have safety inspections up in Oregon, either. I've always
>thought of them as a Rust Belt sort of thing.
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