I just came from my girlfriend's house in south pasadena, and to my dismay, i seen a state smog machine right on the corner where Monterey Road turns in to York. All you south pas/highland park peeps stay off of york!

Just giving a heads up, peace.

 

******* smog *****!!!!!!!!!!!

 

******* ****, i take that street every weekend

 

not anymore, you don't

 

Is it mandatory you pull over if requested?

 

The California Department of Consumer Affairs/Bureau of Automotive Repair (DCA/BAR) and California Highway Patrol (CHP) conduct the state’s roadside vehicle emissions survey. The survey's purpose is to provide a "real world" profile of emissions from California’s cars and trucks. The data is used to help measure California's Smog Check program by determining statewide emissions levels and monitoring those levels over time. In addition, the survey is necessary to demonstrate to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that California's Smog Check program meets federal emissions reduction requirements for ozone-forming pollution generated by motor vehicles. The study also evaluates various emissions testing procedures. California motorists have been participating in state-operated roadside emissions surveys since 1972.

The study is conducted in phases by four teams, who together visit over 300 locations around the state every year. The sites are chosen by first randomly selecting ZIP codes and then determining sites that are safe for conducting the tests.

At each site, one lane of traffic is coned off for testing equipment. A CHP officer directs randomly-selected vehicles to that lane.

Motorists whose vehicles are selected for testing are greeted by a BAR representative who provides them with information about the survey's purpose and answers any questions they might have. Although participation in the survey is not mandatory; it is critical to the success of the survey. The BAR representative will do everything possible to accommodate motorists who are selected for the survey.

The emissions survey tests vehicles on a treadmill-like device called a dynamometer that is now being used to conduct Smog Check inspections in the state’s smoggiest regions. By simulating driving conditions, dynamometers provide the most accurate emissions readings for hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

Vehicles are tested solely for the purpose of gathering data. They do not "pass" or "fail" the roadside emissions tests, so these tests add no additional repair requirements for drivers of high-polluting vehicles. The procedure usually lasts less than 10 minutes.

At the conclusion of each test, the driver receives a Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) detailing the results. The report may not be substituted for a vehicle's official Smog Check.

In some locations, vehicles may also pass by a Remote Sensing Device (RSD), which uses infrared technology to measure vehicle emissions. The data gathered from the RSDs at these sites is also used only for research purposes.

 

can I have a summary please? too much reading.

 

summary: Although participation in the survey is not mandatory; it is critical to the success of the survey.

 

how much you wanna bet if you tell them no, you're gonna get a gun shoved in your face, pulled over, and have your eintire vehicle inspected by both the pigs and the carb guys?

 

not exactly what i was thinking, but along those lines...

 

they also have one by fletcher/silverlake area now...

 

I think Dave hit the nail on the head. Although that summary states that vehicles are "randomly selected," when I was passing on the other side of the street, I just so happened to see an old school celica supra, and a modded 240sx in line for the machine. I highly doubt it's completely random with regards to the vehicle selection. Also, If the person doing the "survey" is a BAR referee, they're gonna know whether or not the engine is supposed to belong in the car, or federal smog equipment has been removed; since the CHP officer is no more than 20 feet away, would it be unlikely for them to issue you a ticket or have your car towed? I don't know, but I wouldn't risk it just because they issued some summary of what they are 'supposed' to be doing.

 

Wacky's FB's are equipped with these items. So no one pop my hood without a warrant. Except I need to go down to McArthur Park and get a new green card.

 

I need to get me some Razo pedals so they cant pop my hood too.

 

yea mine still has all the orginial smog equipment too, but i think a good chunk of Rx7 owners are running mid pipes and air-pump removal kits. It would be more risky for them.

 

old school is the key to success.

 

you liar........... i've been broke ever since cause of your bad influence. before old school i was a baller, now i'm stuck w/ this old junk that i can't get rid of thanks to you

 

Damn, reason number 8,000,002 that I'm glad I keep our 7's registered in North Carolina. No SMOG ****'s for me thanx.

 

Please watch CSI so you can see the obvious.

 

You have a second hood release wacky? Fkn aye you are the shizzle! Great idea.

"It is broken officer....."................lolololol

 

But the good thing is...you have changed a lot...still ish but its a start.

 

I would refuse in a polite manner to go through with it. If you have not broke the law, they can not pop your hood. PERIOD.

 

bullshit. they can do whatever they want.

 

To an extent Dave is right. There are some lines they can't cross. But they do have quite a bit of room to "maneuver."

 

Got to be ready. You never know. Cold heine's will give you a very creative mind.