Phil, almost the same lie was told here in Va., but, the kicker is all of these
test are usually completed at or very nearby large truck stops or high volumne
(real high) bus/car areas. Most if not all are done at shopping malls
(enclosed), but the big test is truck stops. We must never forget the very old
saying "Hi, I'm from the govt. and here to help you"
Phil Ethier wrote:
> From: Tomislav Marincic <TomAndKate@compuserve.com>
> > Listerati,
> >
> > The General Assembly of the State of Virginia
> >may be considering a bill this legislative season that
> >would eliminate emissions inspections for cars over
> >25 years old (rolling exemption) regardless of whether
> >they are registered as antiques or not.
>
> I can beat that. The Minnesota legislature is considering ceasing ALL
> emissions testing as of July 2000 for ALL cars.
>
> Currently, Minnesota tests cars in the seven-county metro area if the cars
> are model-year 1976 or newer and older than five years old. New cars and
> collector cars are not tested. A couple of years ago the legislature
> figured out it was silly to test new cars, so cars five and fewer years old
> were exempted.
>
> The testing only exists because the Minnesota PCA lied to the Federal
> government about the air quality in the Twin Cities. They told the Federal
> government that air quality was getting worse when it was in fact improving.
> This deception has been admitted. What has not been revealed is who got
> paid off by the contractor that does the testing.
>
> Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> Lotus Europa, VW Quantum Syncro, Chev Suburban
> LOON, TCVWC, MAC
> pethier@isd.net http://www.visi.com/mac/
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