I can't imagine this being a good thing. A past article quoted somebody as basically saying people would be trusted to use their best judgment to keep their vehicles in a safe operating condition.

This doesn't even help low-income folks because the fee isn't going away, the name is just changing.

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[–] Flipht 7 points 1 year ago

The thing is, cops aren't mechanics, so leaving it up to them to decide if someone they pulled over is driving a "safe" vehicle doesn't make sense.

Until, of course, I remembered that they don't need to be right to use their power against people they don't like.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Oof, I mean I've seen some real beaters driving around here. Someone's gonna get killed because of this. I can't see how this is a good thing. Like inspections were $7 once a year. Not really an inconvenience.

[–] Brunbrun6766 6 points 1 year ago

Dont forget the part where you will now be paying a fee. What used to be paying for the inspection will now be tacked on to your registration as a fee

[–] bloodsangre7 4 points 1 year ago

Doesn't seem like a great idea seeing Texas drivers, but I was shocked to learn only like 15-20 states have mandatory vehicle inspection programs and cars 25+ years old registered as antiques didn't have to do it anyways. So maybe it's not as important as I thought and at least I don't have to go in the shop once a year and get upsold

[–] N00dle 4 points 1 year ago

Honestly I don't see any upside to this personally. I live in county that still requires emissions inspection so I'm not "saving time". I'm still going to have to pay the fee it just got moved and renamed + .50. Cars that may have been found with issues will no longer be.