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Originally Posted by redpoint5
They'd never get away with spot checks in the US. Can't pull someone over with no evidence of a law being violated.
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Here in California, people can report you via a State hotline if you are deemed too smokey, even if you are not a commercial carrier. As many of you know, we have several large population centers nestled in valleys that trap the tailpipe refuse and bake it in the California summer sun. Emission controls have been a tremendous benefit. However, though I agree with Oil Pan 4's position that many areas do not need our draconian measures as implemented here in California, the emissions technology of diesels is moving forward and is really in only it's second decade of development. There will come a time when diesels will be as clean and reliable as their gasoline counterparts. Of course, in the environs of the Southern California Valleys, air quality is sensitive to the smallest of inputs and thus, the draconian measures. This does make California a test tube of sorts for the rest of the world as the populace and government seem willing to pay the price of these measures.