[Healeys] Smog Controls

[bluechip]

These old car rules seem to vary considerably from state to state.  In 
Connecticut for instance there is no smog inspection for old cars, and there 
is no mileage limitation on cars with antique car plates.  Lets not propose 
any "national" legislation that might change that.

Jim Smith
East Hampton, CT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Editorgary at aol.com>
To: <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>; <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Smog Controls


> In a message dated 9/4/07 9:31:53 AM, healeybruce at roadrunner.com writes:
>
>
>> Gary, thanks for publicly setting the record straight.  I totally agree
>> with
>> your comments about the "easy targets
>>
>
> Thanks for the note -- though we should probably still keep a weather eye 
> out
> for potential issues affecting true vintage hobby cars, the program 
> certainly
> seems harmless at the least, and positive at best. Perhaps the best thing 
> to
> come out of it will be some data to challenge or support the contributions
> that older and unmaintained vehicles make to mobile and overall smog
> problems.
>
> However, what I'd personally like to see from the old car hobby is a move
> away from these defensive "oppose new controls" strategies and towards a
> positive
> campaign to get classic cars used for hobby purposes exempt from smog
> controls entirely. I would argue for regulations based on usage and
> qualification
> rather than simply on age. For example, offer total smog exemption to any 
> car
> licensed under the classic car tag limitations, which as I understand them
> require the car be driven no more than 2500 miles a year and that the 
> mileage
> be
> checked when the tag is renewed. Though I realize there are some among us 
> who
> routinely drive their cars greater distances each year, I believe these 
> cars
> are
> in a distinct minority among hobby cars and could be handled through some 
> form
> of application for exemption.
>
> Then, let's all continue to lobby our legislators to crack down on 
> pollution
> from agriculture in general and from sport utes and trucks within mobile
> sources of pollution.
>
> Cheers
> Gary
>
>
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