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Emission Testing
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Yes! Of Course!
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| Those in Canyon County should be subjected to the same random auto emmission testing (that doesn't really solve ANYTHING) as we are in Ada County. | |
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| The only cars that should be tested are the cars that are on the road the most. We should have diesel trucks tested at the weigh stations before they enter Ada or Canyon counties. Freight trucks are on the road the most and pollute more than any passenger car. Also have the Business that have fleet vehicles which are on the road daily tested. | |
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Yes....
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| I agree with waterfowlgal. We are all commuting to and from Ada and Canyon counties! We should all be doing it or at least like Kpatch05 says the vehicles that are on the road most. Diesel, freight vehicles and if there are vehicles that are in obvious need then they should be sighted with a "Warning" and told where to get emission testing done! | |
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Situation is more complicated....
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This issue is more complicated than taxing vehicles that are "on the road the most." Cold vehicles actually put more emmissions into the air than hot vehicles (regardless of whether or not a catalytic convertor is installed). This means that people who don't drive very far (or don't commute) should be held to the same standards. Plus, people who are on the roads more are already paying more to use those roads through gas taxes (and people who have low gas mileage/SUVs/Trucks are also already paying more). A standard of responsibility needs to be established for all vehicle drivers. This has nothing to do with the "poor" versus "rich" scenerio which keeps playing out in the media. The "richies" in Ada county aren't personally attacking the "poor" folk in canyon county. Simply, we need to have a minimum standard which makes sense for all of us. If you are unable to or unwilling to abide by that, then maybe you shouldn't own a vehicle. Its like picking up your trash and putting it in a garbage can beside the road each week. It is a minimum expectation with which we all live. Imagine if no one put trash in cans or if trash pick up wasn't coordinated... the treasure valley would quickly turn into a crap hole. Fixing the emmission and polution problem is equally as important. I'm not saying that the current emmission plan (used in Ada) is effective or the best option, but it is better than nothing, and it is a place to start. |
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NEGATIVO!
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| i greatly disagree with this discussion, mainly because of the fact that i own a beater of a car, and along with many other 2c citizens cannot afford to get my car fixed or replace it if its deemed unsafe for the environment due to the emissions testing! | |
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Just a Band-aid
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I somewhat agree with S1acker... Fixing your car will not be cheap. Whether is an O2 sensor or a complete exhaust system. I think there are better ways of spending our tax money than cleaning up the "trash" that not everyone creates. I'm sorry but me driving 10 miles a day is not compared to the hundred miles a day that others do. Theres a reason Canyon County officials have not mandated emissions testing. Because its like putting a band-aid on a much bigger problem. Sure it will weed out a few cars and the EPA will be satisfied for a few years, but unless they look at the picture as a whole, it does nothing. Dairy farms are one of the worst. Each head of cattle produces 19.3 lbs of Ozone-forming volatile organic compounds each year. Idaho has 170,000 head of cattle. Thats just one example. I would gladly pay the 15 dollars a year, the price of a emissions test, if Idaho officials took a broader look at the problems instead of blaming Canyon County drivers for "Global Warming". |
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