Free SMOG Test Checkpoint in Vista, CA today

[Juan Valdez]

For you North County San Diego guys, there will be free roadside smog checks with helpful CHP officers 'pulling you over' and asking you to submit your vehicle for a test. 

Location is at 1134 North Melrose Drive, Vista CA 92084


http://www.epa.gov/oms/regs/im/roadside.pdf


 

4.3: Inspection Protocol
Currently, AQR teams use the following test procedure. Using the random sample method, a
CHP officer selects vehicles and directs them into the test lane as soon as the test of the previous
vehicle is complete. The greeter explains to the driver that the test is part of a survey to evaluate
the Smog Check Program and that there are no penalties, emissions-related or otherwise,
associated with the test. The BAR greeter also provides the driver with a consumer information
handout (Appendix D) that further explains the Roadside Inspection Program. If the driver
agrees to participate in the inspection process, the vehicle is inspected. If the driver refuses, the
vehicle is released and another vehicle is quickly directed into the test lane. The license plate
numbers of vehicles whose operators decline to participate in the Roadside Inspection Program
are recorded and entered into a laptop computer for later analysis.

 

[Burabuda]

wow that's amazing they randomly pick an area with a higher concentration of immigrants/older cars     :poop:

[filthy forever]

hahahah anyone with a 75 or newer car/truck is straight trippin. if someone has a motor swap, straight sweating! :geek:

[datsunaholic]

"Further Analysis" meaning, they'll run the plates and see if you're registered out of the biannual testing area.  Then see where you REALLY live...

[Ranman72]

just big brother getting to big 

[king bee66]

just big brother getting to big 

 

why is big brother going to big? 

[Ranman72]

why is big brother going to big? 

in my opinion they have enough smog regulations in place 

they dont need to hassle us with FREE ROADSIDE SMOG ENFORCMENT 

[thisismatt]

So, how about rigging up a can of seafoam with a remote switch to inject into the intake? :D

[john510]

in my opinion they have enough smog regulations in place 

they dont need to hassle us with FREE ROADSIDE SMOG ENFORCMENT 

You are free to decline the check,its not mandatory.So what if they take a vehicle license number down.You wouldnt be required to pass a smog test until your biennial inspection anyway.I do agree they have enough regulations in place already and they have actually made it easier/cheaper to pass smog.

[Ranman72]

You are free to decline the check,its not mandatory.So what if they take a vehicle license number down.You wouldnt be required to pass a smog test until your biennial inspection anyway.I do agree they have enough regulations in place already and they have actually made it easier/cheaper to pass smog.

I love taking my diesel in to get it smogged

what a joke

they look at everything check for codes or missing pieces ask if you want to decline the 10 dollar tire check and fill fee then charge you something like 69 dollars and say have a nice day you passed

even the smog tech said its a joke  

[captaingamez]

Ugh, Fuckin CARB/EPA screwin around.

 

I wish they would get on the REAL polluters!

[king bee66]

in my opinion they have enough smog regulations in place 

they dont need to hassle us with FREE ROADSIDE SMOG ENFORCMENT 

 

 

i agree with you, i was just making a joke about your grammar.   im against all check points for any reason.  its lazy police work and assumes everyone is guilty.

[datsunfreak]

Living in Texas sounds better every day...   B)

[king bee66]

they are talking about setting up dwi check points in austin.  there is no excuse for drunk driving but i still wouldnt be ok with it

[datsunfreak]

they are talking about setting up dwi check points in austin.  there is no excuse for drunk driving but i still wouldnt be ok with it

 

Don't you imagine they'll only be running them from midnight to 3am anyway?   ^_^

[king bee66]

Don't you imagine they'll only be running them from midnight to 3am anyway?   ^_^

 

i work at a bar and get off at 230,  there is enough police presence to get the job done, imo.  its just as i said before, innocent peoples lifes become more difficult because of lazy police.

[bonvo]

this is why i love the fact that i moved central oregon=no smog  so i can do as i fucking please to any of my vehicles and it wont matter

[john510]

I love taking my diesel in to get it smogged

what a joke

they look at everything check for codes or missing pieces ask if you want to decline the 10 dollar tire check and fill fee then charge you something like 69 dollars and say have a nice day you passed

even the smog tech said its a joke  

Your smog tech should love every minute of that inspection-69 bucks for doing nothing.Im not a fan of the smog check but this is a very populated state we live in and unfortunately its got to be this way.Dont know how old you are but i remember driving through L.A. in the seventies,stuck in bumper to bumper traffic and our whole family nauseated from exhaust fumes.Its not like that anymore.

[Ranman72]

well the air in LA still looks like shit alot of the time but I am sure all this technology and smog shit is helping for sure 

fuel injection works wonders burns cleaner and more efficient, in the 70,s  I don't think fuel injection was even thought of  

[Z-train]

 unfortunately its got to be this way.

No-it doesn't. SCAQMD & CARB aren't about clean air,it's about regulating us,ruining the economy,telling us what cars we're going to drive and making money.

The on-shore winds are already at 50PPM from air pollution coming from China.

If they really gave a shit about the air,all they would care about is what comes out the tailpipe. But you can have a all stock car that is putting out three times it's allowable limit and it'll "pass" but if you have a car that runs THREE times CLEANER with mods it FAILS visual.

 

Same shit here in Tucson.My Cummins is allowed 30PPM.'Ya know what it blows EVERY YEAR?.....ZERO.

 

I'm building a FI system for the wife's 620.It'll run several times cleaner than the allowable specs.But it will fail because there is no AIR pump on it.

[captaingamez]

It is all bullshit, just look at the places in the world that them have mines and smelting operations for all these "green" technologies.

 

Norilsk, Russia-  Almost %90 of the worlds platinum and paladium is mined and smelted here. There is not one single tree for 30 miles within the smelting plant

 

Mines for lead acid material- cant live within 100 miles of them without seeing severe acid rain.

 

Not to mention to make these "green" battery powered cars, they have to transport all this material on ships using fossil fuels, 3 TIMES to 3 SEPARATE COUNTRIES.

 

This list goes on for a long while but those are the most prominent two.

 

CARB and the EPA are out to help out NO ONE, except their own existence.

[john510]

No-it doesn't. SCAQMD & CARB aren't about clean air,it's about regulating us,ruining the economy,telling us what cars we're going to drive and making money.

The on-shore winds are already at 50PPM from air pollution coming from China.

If they really gave a shit about the air,all they would care about is what comes out the tailpipe. But you can have a all stock car that is putting out three times it's allowable limit and it'll "pass" but if you have a car that runs THREE times CLEANER with mods it FAILS visual.

 

Same shit here in Tucson.My Cummins is allowed 30PPM.'Ya know what it blows EVERY YEAR?.....ZERO.

 

I'm building a FI system for the wife's 620.It'll run several times cleaner than the allowable specs.But it will fail because there is no AIR pump on it.

 Ive never had a car pass smog that had 3 times the allowable pollutants coming out the tailpipe.1 extra ppm beyond max required repairs.

[Z-train]

 Ive never had a car pass smog that had 3 times the allowable pollutants coming out the tailpipe.1 extra ppm beyond max required repairs.

You can get the car "refereed" ,there-for it has "passed". But a car that is three times cleaner,but fails visual CAN NOT get "refereed".