CARB cracks down on OHV smog

nayther wrote:

tsetsaf wrote:

Sloop Smitten wrote:
The best thing about living in California is listening to people gripe about how unbearable a place it is to live and how they can't wait to leave. Unfortunately the state must be full of people without any initiative because no one ever does and more stream in every day. Most of what people complain about are the very things in place to make it a place worthy to live. Doesn't make all of the rules right but it beats the alternative of no environmental regulations at all in the most populous state in the union. Check the recent news reoprt about the air quality in China. Reminds me of the Los Angeles area back int he 60's. Seven of the ten counties with the worst air pollution in the United States are in California. American Lugn Association "State of the Air" Puts a whole new meaning to the phrase "Suck it up".

People gripe because an unelected and unaccountable board is making random laws that do not fix the stated problems. Being said I agree that modern Carb restrictions on motor vehicles have resulted in huge benefits to air quality; the problem is that the board now, having picked the low lying fruit, is focusing on random "polluters" that will have a negligible impact on air quality.

BINGO! That was the point of my earlier post. I've lived in Burbank all my life, I remember the dark smoggy days when it hurt to breath at football practice (or just running around as a kid). But to sustain their existence (and jobs) they continue to seek out BS items to ban or regulate. Exactly how much benefit will everyone get out of this? "Bang for the buck" is the operative phrase.

The beauty of OHV toys is that if you don't wish to buy one because of the (potentially) increase costs this will cause, you don't have to. CARB (as you have admitted) has done a great job of cleaning the air in California. As far as the CARB members not being elected, the great state of California elected Jerry Brown and voted for increase taxes. This speaks volumes.

No one is complaining about the increased taxes or the outrageous gas prices in the state.

BTW-there are many other boards that affect you-such as the "Public Utilities Commission" who's members are not elected either.

I am sure glad I left there about one year ago.