quote:Originally posted by Fahrenheit351:
...While else would California have a "visual" requirement on the smog test...
Although smog inspections are performed by states, the states are bullied into doing the smog inspections by the Federal Government. The Federal air quality people target certain geographical areas that have the highest level of pollutants in the country, like southern california, and threaten to hold back certain types of funds unless the state develops an inspection program. The features of the program are mandated by the federal government as well, and those features include a visual inspection. Its the federal government that mandated these anti-smog systems to begin with, and it is a federal crime to tamper with them, PERIOD! Even your cars that aren't inspected annually or biannually are supposed to have all of the oem anti-smog equipment installed and functioning. The cars are exempt from "inspection", not exempt from the federal requirement to have the anti-smog equipment installed. Let that one sink in. Every vehicle in the US built since 1966 has had some level of anti-smog equipment installed in order to satisfy federal guidelines for the year it was assembled, and as far as the federal government is concerned the anti-smog equipment must remain installed and functional until the day the vehicle is scrapped.
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