Smoking Vehicle Assistance Program

California has the Smoking Vehicle Assistance Program where you can report vehicles that are spewing lots of smoke.  You can also learn about repair programs and retirement programs to put old cars off the road and receive up to $1000. Other regions should have similar programs.

Why is this important? According to the site:

• Smoking vehicles emit tiny particles that may lodge in the lungs and contribute to asthma and other respiratory diseases. Children and the elderly are especially susceptible to these hazards.
• Heavy-emitting vehicles contribute 20 to 30 percent of the soot and particulate matter found in the air.
• Vehicles that smoke generate 10 to 15 times more pollution than those that are well tuned.
• Ten percent of the exhaust emitted by smoking vehicles is circulated back into the car, harming the vehicle’s driver and passengers.
• Smoking vehicles are significantly more expensive to own and operate than well-tuned vehicles.
• Vehicles emitting visible exhaust for more than 10 seconds may be cited for a $100 to $250 fine.

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Posted on April 29th, 2010
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