Here is an update on the VA smog bill.
I urge you to write (email) the Govener and ask that he vote NO on this
bill.
John
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I hope all of us hobbyists come to understand and appreciate that remote
sensing DOES NOT WORK in the real world. This is simply a money grab.
Being content that my hobby car has been exempted from a questionable
program is not acceptable. The program is not acceptable in any form. The
high false-failure rates, the failures to read tags properly, the failure
to understand exactly how warm each car is running, the inability to
clearly distinguish exhaust species between cars --- the reasons why remote
sensing is unacceptable is a long one. The sooner Virginia understands
remote sensing is a doomed failure and abolishes its deployment, the better
off Virginia will be.
Dave Walker <dwalker1@bbcomp.net>
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Subject: Tom Cox Re: [Fwd: Fwd: Urgent State Bill to KILL]
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 17:24:27 EST
From: TNTOLDCARZ@aol.com
To: stellacapp@earthlink.net
Stella,
It was nice to share the podium with you at the legislative seminar in
Philly. Just to update you HB570 is a done deal. It passed out of the
Virginia Senate transportation committee yesterday on a 10 to 3 vote. It
will be passed by the Senate most likely this weekend. It had as you know
been passed out of the house. The new Democratic Governor has pledged to
sign this bill. The saving grace is that we were able to put enough
pressure on Delegate May through the Senate transportation committee to
allow for an amendment exempting cars registered as antique from the
roadside testing. This is a plus. However, I fear it will lead to abuse of
the antique registration by non hobbyists, which will no doubt cause
greater scrutiny upon our rather liberal antique registration laws.
Just thought you would want to know. Hope to hear from you on related
topics. By the way, have you had a chance to pick up your copy of ASPHALT
NATION? Its a real indicator of on campus thinking at our centers of higher
learning.
Take Care,
Tom Cox
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Here is a copy of the email I sent the Governor:
http://www.governor.state.va.us/Contact/email_form.html
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
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