Missouri is one of 18 states to have some type of automotive safety inspection process. But the Show-Me State is really the only state in the Midwest to mandate inspections by law.The Republican Majority Floor leader in the State Senate has introduced legislation to eliminate the inspection process.
Watch my KY3 News @ 10 report on the debate HERE.
Sen. Charlie Shield's Jefferson City office tells the KY3 Political Notebook that the Kansas City lawmaker believes the process is "arcane, and really doesn't protect citizens."
Read Senate Bill 17 here.
But opponents say the inspection process reduces the amount of accidents on Missouri roads, and in turn, saves lives. The Automotive Service Association is already lobbying against it.
Sen. Shields tried to push a similar proposal last session. "I think that the system really is a burden, it’s a hindrance for owners, and just a hoop that they have to jump through before they get their vehicle licensed and I think its probably time to eliminate that,” said Shields to KRCG last March.
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I think any citizen of the mighty MO can witness to the fact that an inspection doesn't mean squat when a jalopy goes creeping down US 65, blowing chunks of carbon out it's tailpipe, using only 1 of it's 4 legal lights at night while clearly needing to find some new tires.
Inspections are a great idea that don't work because we all have an Uncle Jeb who can "help us out".
Many other places don't have a safety inspection, but have mandated emissions inspections. However, quite a few of those are pushed county by county... rather than for an entire state.
I'd be happy to pay for my vehicle to be inspected, checked for clean emissions... but only if the results are enforced.
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