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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
To some extent I disagree. You can't be all "we need to save the planet" and also "well, except over here where it's OK for me to do what I want".
Bottom line is a low percentage of "off road only" equipment is used off road exclusively.
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Why not? California has been strict about emissions testing, and yet they have smog exempt areas, even if modifications are still illegal, and they allow 60’s cars with V8s and no cats. How can these double standards exist? Obviously it is a volume thing. A rich person can be an advocate for raising taxes on the wealthy, while still not doing philanthropy and still applying tax write offs to their returns.
The bottom line is the system isn’t effective at monitoring emissions or guaranteeing people don’t modify emissions equipment. Part of that is because they haven’t created an easy path for legal modifications that would comply with emissions standards. If people could pass visual easier and have an option to do a dyno emissions test and be able to pass irregardless of modifications then that would be better. If they could lower the price for CARB EOs then that would be better. It is like legalizing and regulating marijuana or something, where the benefits are that more users are complying with laws and the illegal use drops.