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Mail From: Walt Boeninger (email redacted)

[from "Peterson, Keith"]
>
>Does this bill have any provisions concerning "obvious" polluters?
>
>Those cars over 25, that are still being driven (daily or occasionally)
>that put out visually obvious pollution? Is there any provision or

SB 42 has nothing on this. But I know for a fact that obvious polluters
can be reported to the CARB (I think) at an 800 number. And they do
follow up with the guilty party. So a certain amount of vigilantism
apparently is effective ( A friend had an SVO that blew the turbo, and
put a significant amount of oil into the exhaust. Swapped the turbo,
and early on a Sunday morning, went down the expressway, blowing
clouds of blue smoke..;-) Neighbor reported him, he got a letter,
had to take car in)

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Walt Boeninger - Nor Cal SAAC Web Site - norcal-saac.org
Email: (email redacted) 67 GT500 & Shelby T-A coupe/ 71 Boss 351

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Mail From: Larry Wiandt (email redacted)

At 03:50 PM 1997/09/12 -0300, you wrote:
>[from "Peterson, Keith"]
>>
>>Does this bill have any provisions concerning "obvious" polluters?
>>
>>Those cars over 25, that are still being driven (daily or occasionally)
>>that put out visually obvious pollution? Is there any provision or
>
>SB 42 has nothing on this. But I know for a fact that obvious polluters
>can be reported to the CARB (I think) at an 800 number. And they do
>follow up with the guilty party. So a certain amount of vigilantism
>apparently is effective ( A friend had an SVO that blew the turbo, and
>put a significant amount of oil into the exhaust. Swapped the turbo,
>and early on a Sunday morning, went down the expressway, blowing
>clouds of blue smoke..;-) Neighbor reported him, he got a letter,
>had to take car in)

Pardon this on technical post, but is this what this country is turning
into? Neighbor turning neighbor into the Gestapo, I mean police?

We had better enjoy our Mustangs while we can.

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Mail From: Eugene Y C Chu (email redacted)

Larry Wiandt wrote:

>At 03:50 PM 1997/09/12 -0300, you wrote:
>>[from "Peterson, Keith"]
>>>
>>>Does this bill have any provisions concerning "obvious" polluters?
>>>
>>>Those cars over 25, that are still being driven (daily or occasionally)
>>>that put out visually obvious pollution? Is there any provision or
>>
>>SB 42 has nothing on this. But I know for a fact that obvious polluters
>>can be reported to the CARB (I think) at an 800 number. And they do
>>follow up with the guilty party. So a certain amount of vigilantism
>>apparently is effective ( A friend had an SVO that blew the turbo, and
>>put a significant amount of oil into the exhaust. Swapped the turbo,
>>and early on a Sunday morning, went down the expressway, blowing
>>clouds of blue smoke..;-) Neighbor reported him, he got a letter,
>>had to take car in)
>
>Pardon this on technical post, but is this what this country is turning
>into? Neighbor turning neighbor into the Gestapo, I mean police?

This is of course, a slightly different issue; If I see a neighbor with
an obviously polluting car, I would first try to persuade him to get it
cleaned up, as it affects the air that we all breathe. If that doesn't
work, I'll turn him into the clean air Gestapo. It's like a previous
poster pointed out: There is no reason that you have to drive a car
that is obviously belting out pollutants. If the condition is so bad
that you can see it, the car should be fixed. Just like the car I saw
today: it had been involved in a previous accident that left the frame
bent in the middle, and it was dog-tracking and barely staying in its
lane. This represents a hazard to the safety of everyone around him,
and you better believe that I would have turned his license number into
the nearest authorities if he had a license plate.

Yes, enjoy your Mustangs, but please don't do it at the expense of the
safety of yourself or others around you, whether that involves near
collisions or just a fresh breath of air.

eyc