DragBunt t1_j1x62ql wrote on December 28, 2022 at 1:34 AM

It should be like almost all other states where you are responsible for your own car. For example, Minnesota where I grew up has worse winters and rust issues and fewer auto deaths per capita. Unless the contention is Vermonters need to be babied more than Minnesotans for some reason, I don't get the point of these inspections.

"There are existing laws that allow police officers to issue citations for unsafe vehicles. There are statutes covering lighting, mirrors, mufflers, brakes, horns and tires. Comparison of insurance rates between those states that require annual inspections and those that do not show no significant difference in premiums. When fatality rates are compared, there is no correlation between inspections and fatalities. In short, the annual vehicle safety inspection has not been proven to benefit drivers in any way."

I would be happy to be proven wrong. The one study I've seen for inspections was being produced with ASA backing and I was less than impressed.

siltanator t1_j1xo590 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:57 AM

It’s all fine until someone else’s muffler falls off into you car. I’ve seen this happen in a few states but not VT.

Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j1zhac9 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:40 PM

Cool story. Ever notice all the exhaust parts on VT roads? It happens all over.

smokeythemechanic t1_j1zgqnz wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:37 PM

Minnesota is flat by comparison. Literally that's enough to make it matter.

DragBunt t1_j1zl7as wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:08 PM

Well how about Washington state? Surely you can't say it is flat compared to Vermont with the major mountain passes and multiple ski resorts. They don't have inspections either and have lower road deaths per capita.

smokeythemechanic t1_j1zllwh wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:11 PM

No snow in the valleys, no ice in your daily commute, no road salt. When you can still buy a Toyota from 1971 there, there is nothing trying to actively eat your car into nothing. It's almost like the high desert.

Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j1zm4s7 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:14 PM

Wow how stupid. No snow in valleys no salt use lol they use a fuck ton of salt. Not as much as here to be sure but come on this just blows all your credibility. No snow no ice GTFO

smokeythemechanic t1_j1zmoi2 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:18 PM

You sound like you have never been there, I have, and I asked friends parents there and such as I considered the move there 20 years ago. They literally said 3-5 " of snow total per year, none of the ice of the north east. Explain how they have salt use and cars from the 40's just sitting in people's lawns.

Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j1zn2c2 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Beat it. I lived there for years idiot. Plenty of snow and ice also needed chains quite a few times. They use chloride pre treat just like here as well.

https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/operations-services/snow-and-ice-plan

https://infogram.com/road-salt-use-by-state-1h8n6m1971nm6xo

Edit: Cute you get called out for lying and downvote the truth and delete your post. What a clown. Oh not deleted just blocked me. Even more stupid.