Posted on 03/26/2009 7:24:53 PM PDT by Bhoy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, the Air Resources Board adopted a regulation that will require California's automotive maintenance industry to check the tire pressure of every vehicle they service.
Effective July 1, 2010, this rule, one of 44 early action measures required by AB 32, will annually:
Eliminate 700,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions; Reduce the state's fuel consumption by 75 million gallons; and, Extend the average tire's useful life by 4,700 miles.
(Excerpt) Read more at arb.ca.gov ...
Oh, whatever shall we do about this national epidemic in America of people driving around with underinflated tires?
Next up, mandatory foreskin examination and cleaning.
Oh, ok. I guess without these great environmental regulations our unemployment rate would now be 20%.
Maybe we can change the state motto to the Properly Inflated Tire State or the PITS whichever you prefer.
So, we likely will end up paying an extra $5 or $10 every tme we bring a car in for an oil change? Hey, I have a tire gauge in my car, and an air pump in my garage. I think I can manage to do this myself.
That is one of the reasons I never liked self-service gas stations. It did away with those kind of services.
Oh, ok. I guess without these great environmental regulations our unemployment rate would now be 20%.
Maybe we can change the state motto to the Properly Inflated Tire State or the PITS whichever you prefer.
Wow, twelve whole dollars? I guess I can take the missus to McDonald’s for our anniversary with the money I’ll save!
they might ban dark colored cars and big TV’s too
>>Next up, mandatory foreskin examination and cleaning.
The MSM is doing that to the TOTUS reader daily.
Mandatory circumcision !
Ouch.
Only if your tires are under inflated. Keeping your tires inflated saves real bucks, and as mentioned above, it's good for your drive train and motor.
I compare it to bicycles.
Peddling a bicycle on low inflated tires, ya gotta work twice as hard to keep going. Same with a motor.
“they might ban dark colored cars and big TV’s too”
Didn’t they already do that?
proposals I think
We literally only “take the car in for servicing” for the mandatory smog checks.
“So, we likely will end up paying an extra $5 or $10 every tme we bring a car in for an oil change?”
“Only if your tires are under inflated. Keeping your tires inflated saves real bucks, and as mentioned above, it’s good for your drive train and motor. “
Actually that’s probably right. At all these shops the mechanic has to punch in and out on every job. The shop is charging $50-100/hour. That 10 mins mandatory tire check is going to cost you.
I compare it to bicycles.
Peddling a bicycle on low inflated tires, ya gotta work twice as hard to keep going. Same with a motor.
The problem is the government regulating and mandating it. I bet if a repair shop offered the service for free (checking tirepressure when performing other maintenance) customers would like it.
Look at it this way; if you maintain your "ideal" weight, you will have a better quality of life, but do you want the government to force you to do so?
Wow! Will California ever stop the regulation madness???
No, it only takes 1 minute to check 4 tire. There won't be a charge to check your tire pressure, if they don't have to use their compressors to get it right.
Like I said, I keep mine right up. My vehicle and wallet love it.
I agree.
However, the fact is, if tens of millions of vehicle tires were properly inflated, the reduction in added pollution, fuel, and drive train repairs would be reduced significantly.
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