Californian's Go To Jail if Tire Pressure Not Right

CARB is proposing to require every repair dealer to check the inflation of every tire during repair to improve mpg for all vehicles which, in theory, is meritorious.

However (the) regs. CARB’s pushing through (released this week and subject to a 15 day comment period) ... provides that the only times that consumers may decline a check and inflate service—they can never decline the service if it’s offered for free—is when they are charged for services AND if they can PROVE (with DOCUMENTATION!) that they’ve had their tires checked and inflated in the last 30 days, or if they WILL do so within the next week. It is unclear, but possible, that CARB could take enforcement action against the consumer if they don’t follow through with their promise?!

Note that even the Department of Consumer Affairs opposed the last draft of these rules—letter attached (and I’m guessing these amendments won’t remove their opposition). CARB’s not messing around with these either—the potential penalty for violating the regulation is at least up to $1,000 per violation and six months imprisonment. The enforcement section referred to by CARB states that a violation of the regulation shall be “deemed to result in an emission of air contaminants,” potentially leading to even harsher penalties.

Too much. CARB is interpeting AB 32 in such absurdly broad fashion it wants to deputize the state's auto boards to bully all vehicle owners. It's too much for Brian Stiver, director of the state Department of Consumer Affairs, and Sherry Mehl, chief of the state Bureau of Auto Repairs:

Unless (Automotive Service Providers) offer the (tire check/inflation) service for free to the consumer and the consumer accepts it, the regulation would have the effect of either forcing the ASPs to check tires without the consent of the consumer in violation of the ... Automotive Repair Act, or force ASPs to refuse to provide any repair services at all to the consumer. These are legally untenable options ...

When does the backlash begin? These people are insane.

Note the "documentation" requirement for vehicle owners who say their tires are properly inflated. These owners can't be trusted to do this complex procedure all by themselves and then tell the truth about it. No, they have to GET OUTSIDE PROOF!

I will ask the gov's office if it backs the nuts at the air board or the sane people from the state Department of Consumer Affairs.

ADDENDUM, 3:20 P.M.:

It’s a still a draft rule – agencies are engaged in discussions and we’re helping them work it out. We’d like to see the rule get to a place where Californians are conscious of tire pressure and the impact it has on air quality – but without anything that would stick unsuspecting consumers with a bill.

from Amanda Fulkerson in the gov's office.

Last Edited by Paul Drake on 01/16/2010 12:34 PM

Here come the tire police.

California's so broke they can't afford to keep the murderers locked up, but they have enough dough to lock you up for 6 months because your tires are under inflated.

Is this a great country or what.

Simply and without a shadow of a doubt

"We’d like to see the rule get to a place where Californians are conscious of tire pressure and the impact it has on air quality – but without anything that would stick unsuspecting consumers with a bill.

Total

BULLSHIT

LOL They are also pushing green building legislation.

They should be spending all their time fixing their spending and getting the economy going or there will be no building and eventually no one will have money for gasoline.

Idiots

Like they got room in prison for that!

California is going to fail - period. Here come the muni bond defaults.

California Regulates Tire Pressureby Josh Loposer (Subscribe to Josh Loposer's posts)
Mar 31st 2009 @ 9:30AM

Filed under: Cars and Transportation, Local, Polit-eco

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CARB, or the California Air Resources Board to the layperson, has been on somewhat of a regulation rampage so far this month. A couple of weeks ago, CARB started batting aroudn the idea of banning of all dark colored paint jobs in order to lighten the load on your car's A/C, and therefore improve air quality (supossedly).

After scrapping that horribly misguided proposal, they went ahead and adopted a measure to require that all of California's auto maintainence businesses to ensure that your tire pressure is at factory reccomended levels. This, according to CARB would save the average Californian $12 per year on gas which will probably be offset by rising mechanic prices. As weird and draconian as regulating tire pressure may sound, at least it would almost certainly result in greater fuel economy across the board. That can't be said for the nonsense about outlawing cars with black paintjobs.

California's tire industry argues that the regulation -- which requires pressure readings and times listed on all invoices -- will be burdensome and expose mechanic shops to new forms of litigation from trial lawyers.

[link to www.greendaily.com]

That's why California is bankrupt and hopelessly awash in dept.

Too many fags and liberals passing pissant laws to persecute the very people whose taxed income support their right to protest and bitch.

Atlas is about to shrug.

They'd improve air quality more if they got rid of all the politicians.

CARB is proposing to require every repair dealer to check the inflation of every tire during repair to improve mpg for all vehicles which, in theory, is meritorious.

At least it isn't requiring you to go to the mechanic. If you do your own oil changes, etc. this wouldn't apply to you.

And it's free.