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Pollution - USA - Adjustments could alleviate exhaust problem, complaints
Baxter,AR,USA -Baxter Bulletin -17 Feb 2006: -- Our readers have offered suggestions for dealing with the problem that range from tune-ups on the trucks to enacting laws regulating truck exhaust emissions. The former seems a rather reasonable suggestion while the latter likely would just create more bureaucratic tape... That's not to say there's not precedent for emissions controls for trucks. In California, they've got the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program to monitor heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses. If a vehicle fails inspection, the penalty can go as high as $2,600 if the problem isn't corrected... As another example, New Jersey has regulations to control diesel exhaust emissions. Violations can result in as much as a $700 fine for the first offense and up to $1,300 for a second, although there are provisions to reduce fines if there is proof of repairs within 45 days of the citation...
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