Chris, Annual inspections of motor vehicles are done on a state by state basis, rather than as a national requirement in the U.S. Automobiles are registered at the state level, so the federal government doesn't get involved. Some states have annual inspections, others don't. Likewise, smog inspections are at a state or lower level. California cars get smogged. Here in Washington it depends on what county you live in. If air quality in your county is good enough, you don't have to have your car smogged. If not, you get to pay more for the privilege of having a car. I live in a county where I don't have to deal with the fight.
BTW, a trick I learned when I lived in California is that you stand a much better chance of passing the smog test if the engine is well warmed up when you arrive at the inspection station. Take it for what it's worth. Be thankful that we don't have to have annual inspections on our cars to the extent that one does on an airplane... $$$ Ghery Pettit Intel -----Original Message----- From: James, Chris [mailto:c...@dolby.co.uk] Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:02 AM To: 'Ken Javor'; Doug McKean; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: RE: EMC-related safety issues Sorry disagree about turn and brake lights not being in the same class. Their very failure is often the reason for very serious accidents. I have long wished that all car manufacturers had to by law fit bulb failure warning devices to cars (but what happens when that fails). In the UK it is an offence to drive a vehicle with defective lights, (although many do). It is the driver's (not owner's) obligation to be satisfied the vehicle they are driving is fit to be on the road irespective of whether it passed it's MOT the previous day. The UK mandatory annual vehicle inspection (MOT) for vehicles over 3 years old, covers seat belts, brake efficiency on a rolling road, mirrors, windshield cracks (a 20mm, 3/4inch crack in the wrong place will fail a vehicle), tyres, wheel bearings, gaiters, steering components, structural body condition, lights, smog emissions, etc....................I don't believe airbags are tested but guess it will come, along with the inevitable hike in price. I'm surprised the US does not have a similar Federal requirement - with all the vehicles this is a cash cow waiting to be milked. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Ken Javor [mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sent: 04 January 2002 02:40 To: Doug McKean; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues A signal light is easily replaceable in terms of time and money. Most people don't use them (well, in good old Huntsville, AL, anyway, where a favorite bumper sticker reads, "Turn signals, not just for smart people anymore"). Failure of a light is not in the same class as an airbag deploying at the wrong time or not deploying, or ditto for brakes. ---------- >From: "Doug McKean" <dmck...@auspex.com> >To: "EMC-PSTC Discussion Group" <emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org> >Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues >Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2002, 7:00 PM > > > Point taken Ken, but consider signal lights. 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