Re: State Inspection

[lhemb@xxxx]

About ten years ago Florida started mandatory vehicle emission inspections in 
the state's most populous counties. This plan was conceived by idiots (the 
Florida State Legislature) and was contracted out to a private company to 
conduct the inspections. They built inspection stations and began fleecing the 
motoring public. I lived in Jacksonville at that time and was subject to these 
inspections. When I first brought my DeLorean in for inspection, it created quite 
a stir amongst the inspection station employees, who must have been blood 
relatives of state legislators, as they were idiots also. As it turned out their 
computer did not have any specs for emissions on a DeLorean, so they used the 
specs for a Datsun, which I guess they figured was close enough since it also 
started with the letter D. My DeLorean did not meet these emissions specs and 
accordingly they were about to fail me. I challenged this and was shown the 
computer screen where my DeLorean had not met the specs. When I pointed out that 
the screen also showed that the specs were for a Datsun, they had to consult 
with the head supervisor, who reluctantly decided to pass the car.

After about two years this program was done away with entirely, as the wait 
in line to have your car inspected would range from four to eight hours. The 
air pollution created by all these vehicle waiting in long lines exceeded that 
which was prevented by the inspections. The Florida emission inspection program 
was a joke that, hopefully, will never return.

Brian McCabe and Harvey (5830)
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida


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