How about getting rid of vehicle registrations instead?!! It’s beyond fking insane what PA charges! Just had to pay for my truck which is 12yrs old and now in 2024 costs $207!! Truck has been paid off for a couple yrs and I hav the title so why in the hell do we all still hav to pay this BS!!! I swear the state slogan should be “Welcome to PA, Now bend over and grab your ankles”!! 🤬🤬
The "safe" roads we have in PA are the reason I've never had an inspection on my vehicles. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to notice a change in your brakes, steering, or the way your car is handling bumps. I'll gladly pay 15 extra to register a vehicle than 50 for inspection.
This has been proven in a 2015 study. PA is no safer with state inspections than states who don't have them. It's just money making by states and auto repair shops. BTW, that's also called racketeering....
YOU are so right ! AMEN BROTHER ! Florida is one that has no state INSPECTION EXTORTION ! We need to keep our money in our own pockets and NOT in these stinkin' idiot polititians !
@@firingallcylinders2949 The "mechanics" are actually referred to as technicians now. Also, it's not the technicians that make the money. It is the states and the repair shops themselves. I will clue you in to something else. Technicians that do inspections have their identification number. If something happens or fails on a vehicle causing an accident with injuries/fatalities that has recently been inspected, guess who gets the shaft. That's right, the technician. Their inspection number is the one tied to that vehicle. Stop making it sound like you know everything about how technicians are getting paid because you don't.
Some inspections are run by unscrupulous repair shops and thrive by failing vehicles by forcing owners to do unnecessary repairs. Time to eliminate that possibility. I own collector vehicles but never drive them on salty roads that cause them to rust.
I had the unfortunate pleasure of working for said shop that did that. My manager wrote the safety and would fail control arm bushings that were split or noisey struts. Worse, said parts would give out after sooner than expected or make nosie. And said people up front would get mad when you fail something like a loose pedal or loose mirror assembly on a good customer. It's why I tell people it's important to get a second opinion.
Yep, It's the criminal polititians lining their pockets and enacting the "LAWS" they create, with ZERO input from THE SHEEP when WE should be doing the TELLIN' and they should be doing the STEPPIN' and not the other way around !
The stickers cost about 10-15$ from penndot so that would be so they would still be making the same money off of it. The people that would really be hurt financially will be the station owners. A large amount of there income and work is inspection related stuff. But yea of course penndot isnt guna loose there 10-15 dollars a year off each car lol all the money they get and the roads are still terrible around here alot of them anyway
No more annual stickers for the plates and they raised the renewal fee. Now, they want to cut into the shop owners revenue take a bigger cut for themselves. Vote them out!
They need to do away with the inspections. It's a nice thought on paper but utterly useless. Maybe if the inspection shops weren't scheduling out weeks I would feel differently. Moreover, most shops seem more concerned about drumming up work than actually finding safety problems. In the worst case, I had a shop cut a tie rod boot to try and make work. I've lived in states where there are no safety inspections (PA is actually the minority in inspections) and there was no noticeable difference on the road.
They need do away with inspection tired of paying extremely high money for repairs that were no problem before the inspection places rack up unecessary costs unless your fortunate enough to find honest place
Inspections are actually an overreach of government authority.. Taxation without representation. It is the vehicle owner's responsibility to ensure their car is safe not a tax by the state on the majority of vehicle owners who ensure their car is safe regardless of inspections. I lived in Ohio for many years. Yes they had some sketchy hillbillies driving heaps around but a majority of people maintained their vehicles. We don't want to brake down beside the road,get in an accident nor cause further damage to our vehicles. If we had an issue we fixed it. The annual inspection would be welcomed if performed by Penn Dot and not sketchy repair shops who want to take you for a ride every year. I am a Certified mechanic and maintain my vehicles beyond what most do. Every year when I pull into one of these shops they attempt to give me a bill between $350-$700. They will try to claim warped rotors, busted bead in tires had one shop have the audacity to state all 4 of my tires needed replaced when my tires were 4 months old with 600 mi on them. So it's not just the inspection fee this is how many of these shops pad their pocket. The average driver is paying $300 annually for inspection and emissions.
The state should get rid of inspection and emissions for privately-owned, personal use passenger vehicles. The vast majority of people in Pennsylvania have enough sense to keep up with the maintenance on their vehicles. I'd be okay with keeping them for buses, taxis, commercial trucks, and emergency/municipal vehicles, though. Since these vehicles largely serve the public, those are the ones you want to worry about.
rust isn’t a reason to fail an inspection. however, if a particular structural or safety component’s ability is compromised due to rust, that would be cause for failure.
Rust is the main killer of cars in pa. It is rediculous the amount of salt and liquid salt shit they put down for a flurry. I was an inspection mechanic for years you would be surprised how some vehicles less than 10 years old are rotted out bad. That stuff is brutal imo you are better off not driving in it if you can help it and wash your car thoroughly after it clears up everytime esp the underside.
Money scheme people are struggling. Most people have newish cars that are safe and are responsible when taking care of their vehicles. It's people's way of life their not gonna let their transportation that cost them a fortune just rot with consequences. Get rid of em all I'm all for it . I trust most sensible adults do the right thing especially with kids. Have your mechanic do a check over when you get general maintenance done it's not hard people. This isn't 1985
If this becomes law , you buy a used car , have it inspected and it needs repairs , maybe expensive repairs , Surprise! Currently if you buy an inspected vehicle you at least have a "time cushion "
Actually the Emission testing each year is a humongous waste. New Jersey tests emissions every 5 years on all new vehicles. It is all computer controlled and RECORDED within the vehicles.
I understand vehicles should be checked for safety. But as someone with 2 vehicles in PA. Every year does dig into my pocket more than I would like. Not to mention I'm in Cumberland county and we require an emissions inspection every year. Why would I need an emissions inspection on a newer vehicle anyway. Now I would understand if im driving around in a 1982 scottsdale with giant custom exhaust. However aren't new vehicles much better for the environment. Also I own a truck and registration is higher for trucks. (I pay 76$ to register my tacoma, and 36$ to register my rav4. Which are both similiar sized vehicles). Its 80% about the money grab. 20% about safety. I propose inspections every 2 years. And abolish emissions inspections for all cars made after 2000.
Not to mention that all the shops are understaffed and force you to drop off the car some random day 2 weeks in advance. long gone are the days you can drive in and have the inspection done while you wait.
@@Lafue108That's unfortunate Massachusetts we can still just drive in for an inspection and wait. Seems like Pennsylvania is discouraging you from the morning and older car typically in Massachusetts wants a car gets to a certain age it's exempt from the emissions test and all they care about is visible smoke the safety aspects of the car.
This guy has never picked up a wrench in his life 😂🤣 he literally has no clue what inspection is for. A car doesn’t have to be a “clunker” to have bad brakes, worn ball joints, or a rotted frame!
0:13-0:16 that jeep is from Illinois. I find it funny that the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania cameraman and KDKA decided to focus on a vehicle from Illinois. When all the other vehicles are from the Allegheny County area. Some of the cars from the Chicago land area are quite Rusty
Cash for Clunkers eliminated only 0.2% of the cars in the US, and this back in 2011. It has no impacts on car fleets today. People need to stop repeating shit spread by morons.
Obomber's cash for clunkers took good cars off the road, left the junkers on the road, and vastly increased the price of newer safer cars making these cars unavailable to the people who most needed them and drove up the price of used cars that were viable. That rep is wrong on his obomber assessment.
So you should be more respectful to your superiors, and call them by their proper names, and so if you have evidence that would invalidate what the representative said, then you should present it rather than descending into a deceitful, disgusting, juvenile, characterization of someone you obviously didn’t vote for, don’t support, and don’t like for whatever your stupid reasons are, but if you’re going to compare the person you’re talking about to his successor, then I think you know where I am going with this don’t you?
I don't mind paying 50 dollars extra per year to the state. I just don't like having to make an appointment that takes weeks and then leave the cars with the dealer for days. I did this last year and I got my van back with 1600 extra miles What did they do with my vehicle ??!! Now I sit all day, day after day, and they don't get to the inspection day after day. It takes a week
Will probably take a year or more to get through all the politics which is common. Most states have gotten rid of the inspections, only 13 have not. The people will love the politician who put the idea and bill in to get passed. Saves everyone from the inconvenience and the bogus scam repairs that shops do to take people's money. It's a big money theft racket by repair shops. I'll be happy to pay the extra $15 registration fee.
Really reason for alot of unsafe cars and why they get like that and rusty? Yep from the shitty salt belt states throwing loads of salts on the roads.... like in ny you lucky too drive a new car or truck off the lot and have it make it 3 to 5 year mark before its rusted out... Getting to the point pa is like that too now... which really that shit is a money thing makes people replace their cars left and right... Get 3 inchs of snow even in the salt belts? There they go throwing loads of salt down in hours or the next day.... Which really anything under 5 or 6inchs really dont need it just plow it... Salt is what making cars become unsafe no doubt about that. or hell use something else that dont rust everything on the road... And tell you the truth i see alot of old and even new cars and trucks driving around with out even inspections really. than yea alot of people gets a sticker put on anything too with out having it checked. So in my opinion stuff is going on now having no inspections . So really in my opinion having no inspections sorry to say im for it. let alone garages like too charge ya a arm and a leg for for everything. Like say have a hole in the body even a small one yea wont pass inspection like really?? i could see under the car or in a trucks frame but the freaking body aka outside of the car which is not a safety concern?? COME ON...
I think it'll pass I have a guy that went to to get his inspection license and the guy told him it's only good for a year so I'm hoping they do away with that bs.
Yes, modern cars ARE safer and less polluting. But there's no guarantee that they will STAY that way. Car inspection is not about what a car is like when it's NEW. It's about making sure that they are MAINTAINED. 🤦♂️
wow, your stuck with whats called 'stinkin thinkin' and you probably dont realize that only 14 states require annual inspection, and the majority of the US does not and they are not having problems with that. wake up and understand. its NOT about what you think 'making sure that they are MAINTAINED.' annual inspections are NOT about safety, its an annual SCAM !
The car emissions is done by plugging in the OBD2 port If the check engine light is not on the car passes emissions m The state could install a device in the car that tells them each year it passes emissions by reading the OBD2 just like the dealership does
Vehicle Inspections are a necessity because it gives people a reason to keep their vehicle up on brakes, tires, steering, etc. The whole emission inspection needs to go away.
Since YOU have no problem with paying this completely rediculus extortionary State inspection charge YOU can pay for mine as well. Other States don't have it like Florida to name one. I PROPERLY MAINTAIN MY OWN VEHICLES WHICH SHOULD BE THE VEHICLE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY ! STOP allowing the criminal polititians to do our thinking for us and EXTORTING MONEY FROM US !
@@dchawk81 I live in FL, which got rid of annual inspections years ago. Too often do I find people riding around with headlights and taillights burned out, sometimes all 3 of the taillights. Then there are a lot of people that run around with bald tires. Since it rains here A LOT coupled with the salty air, the water gets softened to where hydroplaning is a problem.
HAHAHA, i bet someone tells you they have a HUGE bridge for sale and an affordable price too and you 'buy the bait' wow, do some research, annual inspections are a MONEY GRAB, its NOT about safety , and inspections are not going away, its simply being changed from when you buy a car or have the title transferred... lol wake up!
John's reporting is not what it used to be...this working from home thing needs to end...John Delano needs to go back to the office, or KDKA needs to get a new political editor who doesn't sound like he's in a fish bowl because he's recording his reports on Zoom.
The internet is full of videos showing poorly maintained vehicles causing death and destruction. Please explain how ensuring more unsafe vehicles are being driven on roads and bridges that are not safe by unsafe drivers makes it safer for those driving on the roads in PA? And please list the name and link to your 2015 DOT Study "Evidence" proving unsafe vehicles on the road DO NOT make the roads less safe for everyone on the road.I'd really like to see how they came to the conclusion that making something less safe actually has no effect on safety.@@davidw835
if it makes you feel better, you can get your car inspected annually if you like while the rest of us wont have to get it inspected, inspections only need to be done when the car is sold or title transferred..
The USA is a FREE country. We will keep driving with bald tires, worn brakes, dead head lights & brake + tail lights, worn suspension & steering parts. But the horn must work, and be loud. The exhaust loud & dirtier. Have a nice day. 😀
Shut up ??? If your lug nuts and all comes loose its the tire company that screw up 😂😂😂 i vote no more emissions or safety inspection this one greedy state
While it might have happened to you, across the US this is not true. PA is no safer than other states. Google 2015 Dept. Transportation study on this topic.
Keep the safety inspections, get rid of the emissions. Automobiles need to be inspected annually for everyone's safety. Especially with all the corrosive salt they spread in the winter at the drop of a snowflake. Seen some awful cars in Ohio. Bald tires, screeching smoking brakes, noisy or no exhaust, etc.
YES! Inspections should be for SAFETY (and safety only!) And yes, today's cars ARE safer than ever, But ONLY if maintained. Inspections are NOT about how a car is when it's new, but to ensure that it's been properly maintained. You'd think this was common sense, but given the elected officials we have, not so much.
ALL VERY LOGICAL......BUTT-------under MS 4 protocols......road salt and runoff into the streams...which all roadway drainage goes.....WILL NOW BE FORBIDDEN !! You won't be able to wash your car in your driveway and YOU and COMMERCIAL properties will be FINED for having IMPERVIOUS PAVEMENTS......hence a huge commercial parking lot will NOW COST YOU !!! E.P.A. clean water act or something like that
no, they dont, get your head out of the sand, your too gullible ! annual inspections are a MONEY GRAB, and nothing more! most of the US does not have annual inspections, and they are not having any problems! so if PA removes the requirement of annual inspections, feel FREE to have yours done annually! LOL !I bet you any money you WONT ! and btw, inspections are not going away in PA, they are just changing it to when the car is sold or the title is transferred...
really reason for alot of unsafe cars and why they get like that and rusty? yep from the shitty salt belt states throwing loads of salts on the roads.... like in ny you lucky too drive a new car or truck off the lot and have it make it 3 to 5 year mark before its rusted out... getting to the point pa is like that too now... which really that shit is a money thing makes people replace their cars left and right... get 3 inchs of snow even in the salt belts? there they go throwing loads of salt down in hours or the next day.... which really anything under 5 or 6inchs really dont need it just plow it... salt is what making cars become unsafe no doubt about that. or hell use something else that dont rust everything on the road...
Wow what a dumb idea. I hate getting my vehicles inspected, but it is critical for safety. I recall two times the inspection has found a serious issue with my braking system, and I drive newer vehicles and look after them reasonably well. To say it is not necessary any more because of cash for clunkers just blows my mind. What kind of rationale is that? That may have replaced some old cars 10 years ago, but what about all the cars that were new at that time? Now they are 10 years old and far less safe. I hate to call somebody an idiot...but I think I just watched one.
I get people don't take care of there car like they should, but it's a rip-off at the same time. Many garages take advantage of people who must get that new sticker. Take it to one guy, and he tells you you need all of this work. Take it to the guy next door who says your car is fine. You don't need all that. It's their word against yours weather not they will pass you.
Remove the annual SAFETY inspection? Ok, you'd better significantly increase the fines and add prison time for those driving with EXTREMELY unsafe vehicles. The amount of vehicles currently on the road with catastrophic safety failures is staggering. Allowing these people to travel these people to drive on the road is terrifying to say the least.
Give me a break. you act like there are cars driving around with grenades in the trunk. I've lived in states without safety inspections and there was NO NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE on the road. The only thing I notice here in PA is the hassle of trying to schedule these inspections, at shops who just use the process to drum up unneeded work.
I think some people will not replace brakes & tires, causing the vehicles to be unsafe. God knows I don’t like government intrusion, but I would vote to keep annual inspections.
@@rexnflex1469 said " In states that do not require inspections there are not more cases of brake failure or any other issues. " Source for this data? I know for a fact that , unless there is a death , vehicle condition isn't checked by crash investigators, the car is just towed to the impound yard. said " Other states are just fine without inspection " Northern states have this thing called snow that requires road salt to be used. Are you OK with frames / suspension components rusting off causing a crash?
@@davidw835 One problem with dumping safety inspections is losing control of making sure cars have insurance. A safety sticker in the windshield at least shows that the car had insurance at time of inspection. I have decades in and around the car business, if you have seen some of the rusted out / improperly repaired stuff on the roads you would not want to drop safety inspections in road salt / hilly areas.
Then YOU can also pay for mine as well, since YOU have no problem with being EXTORTED ! So I guess distracted driving is fine and dandy then, right ? Seems pretty UNSAFE to me ! Not so much the car but the idiot driving it ! AND DON'T get me started on the DRUG or ALCOHOL USING freak a zoids ON THE HIGHWAY !
We don't have a problem with cars with maintenance issues here in PA because there are annual safety inspections.NOT because of obama or some people having newer cars. Leave it to a democrat to cancel a program that keeps our roads safe from rolling death traps. Just so they can make another $15 off every PA vehicle registration. The roads and bridges are not vehicle worthy so now lets make the vehicles not road worthy. GREAT PLAN! And I'm sure that extra money they're collecting won't totally make it into someones pocket instead of being used to fix the roads and bridges they say it's going to be used for. I totally don't see this doubling or tripling the vehicle related accidents and deaths on PA roads.
appearently he dont watch videos of mechanics showing the junk that people are driving everyday.with brakes completely worn out, tie rod ends & ball joints coming apart causing accidents.the government dont care if you die in your car crash as long as it passes emissions tests.that tells us ALL we need to know.
They need do away with inspection tired of paying extremely high money for repairs that were no problem before the inspection places rack up unecessary costs unless your fortunate enough to find honest place
Get rid of government
just another way to steal your money.......
How about getting rid of vehicle registrations instead?!! It’s beyond fking insane what PA charges! Just had to pay for my truck which is 12yrs old and now in 2024 costs $207!! Truck has been paid off for a couple yrs and I hav the title so why in the hell do we all still hav to pay this BS!!! I swear the state slogan should be “Welcome to PA, Now bend over and grab your ankles”!! 🤬🤬
How about fixing the undrivable roads in pa!! It makes no sense that a vehicle has to be inspected every year but the roads don't
The "safe" roads we have in PA are the reason I've never had an inspection on my vehicles. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to notice a change in your brakes, steering, or the way your car is handling bumps. I'll gladly pay 15 extra to register a vehicle than 50 for inspection.
This has been proven in a 2015 study. PA is no safer with state inspections than states who don't have them. It's just money making by states and auto repair shops. BTW, that's also called racketeering....
I call it extortion. Extorting money from the responsible to punish the few irresponsibles on the road.
YOU are so right ! AMEN BROTHER ! Florida is one that has no state INSPECTION EXTORTION ! We need to keep our money in our own pockets and NOT in these stinkin' idiot polititians !
Let them make money; cars are incredibly visually unsafe on PA roads. It’s call being a crappy neighbor to nickel and dime safety things.
Yep, anytime it comes up to remove inspection mechanics start complaining, it's all about the money.
@@firingallcylinders2949 The "mechanics" are actually referred to as technicians now. Also, it's not the technicians that make the money. It is the states and the repair shops themselves. I will clue you in to something else. Technicians that do inspections have their identification number. If something happens or fails on a vehicle causing an accident with injuries/fatalities that has recently been inspected, guess who gets the shaft. That's right, the technician. Their inspection number is the one tied to that vehicle. Stop making it sound like you know everything about how technicians are getting paid because you don't.
I would gladly pay the extra 15$
THEY WILL ALWAYS FIND ANOTHER WAY TO GET YOUR MONEY!
Some inspections are run by unscrupulous repair shops and thrive by failing vehicles by forcing owners to do unnecessary repairs. Time to eliminate that possibility. I own collector vehicles but never drive them on salty roads that cause them to rust.
I had the unfortunate pleasure of working for said shop that did that. My manager wrote the safety and would fail control arm bushings that were split or noisey struts. Worse, said parts would give out after sooner than expected or make nosie. And said people up front would get mad when you fail something like a loose pedal or loose mirror assembly on a good customer. It's why I tell people it's important to get a second opinion.
Remember, you can always get a second opinion. Also, as a state mechanic, we are not supposed to up sale. Always get a second opinion.
I just saw a study talking about how old cars on the road in America...
$15 increase in registration seems to prove that vehicle inspections are for revenue generation.
Yep, It's the criminal polititians lining their pockets and enacting the "LAWS" they create, with ZERO input from THE SHEEP when WE should be doing the TELLIN' and they should be doing the STEPPIN' and not the other way around !
That’s your take away? Cheap.
@vulkar59 how would you explain it? Why would there be a need to increase registration fees if they remove inspections?
The stickers cost about 10-15$ from penndot so that would be so they would still be making the same money off of it. The people that would really be hurt financially will be the station owners. A large amount of there income and work is inspection related stuff. But yea of course penndot isnt guna loose there 10-15 dollars a year off each car lol all the money they get and the roads are still terrible around here alot of them anyway
No more annual stickers for the plates and they raised the renewal fee. Now, they want to cut into the shop owners revenue take a bigger cut for themselves. Vote them out!
They need to do away with the inspections. It's a nice thought on paper but utterly useless. Maybe if the inspection shops weren't scheduling out weeks I would feel differently. Moreover, most shops seem more concerned about drumming up work than actually finding safety problems. In the worst case, I had a shop cut a tie rod boot to try and make work.
I've lived in states where there are no safety inspections (PA is actually the minority in inspections) and there was no noticeable difference on the road.
so get rid of the emission tests also! 20 counties in the size of PA???
Pa registration is already high
I see they raised the registration fee AND kept the inspection, not surprised
They need do away with inspection tired of paying extremely high money for repairs that were no problem before the inspection places rack up unecessary costs unless your fortunate enough to find honest place
They need to get rid of emission testing more than anything
The majority want this passed !
Inspections are actually an overreach of government authority.. Taxation without representation. It is the vehicle owner's responsibility to ensure their car is safe not a tax by the state on the majority of vehicle owners who ensure their car is safe regardless of inspections. I lived in Ohio for many years. Yes they had some sketchy hillbillies driving heaps around but a majority of people maintained their vehicles. We don't want to brake down beside the road,get in an accident nor cause further damage to our vehicles. If we had an issue we fixed it. The annual inspection would be welcomed if performed by Penn Dot and not sketchy repair shops who want to take you for a ride every year. I am a Certified mechanic and maintain my vehicles beyond what most do. Every year when I pull into one of these shops they attempt to give me a bill between $350-$700. They will try to claim warped rotors, busted bead in tires had one shop have the audacity to state all 4 of my tires needed replaced when my tires were 4 months old with 600 mi on them. So it's not just the inspection fee this is how many of these shops pad their pocket. The average driver is paying $300 annually for inspection and emissions.
As a certified inspector I see unsafe cars everyday all year and models
The state should get rid of inspection and emissions for privately-owned, personal use passenger vehicles. The vast majority of people in Pennsylvania have enough sense to keep up with the maintenance on their vehicles.
I'd be okay with keeping them for buses, taxis, commercial trucks, and emergency/municipal vehicles, though. Since these vehicles largely serve the public, those are the ones you want to worry about.
You think it's ok to let the mice guard the cheese too. I've seen firsthand what some people don't do to their vehicles maintenance wise.
This is crazy your going to see more accidents
The problem is the not picking non pass violations like rust which is caused by the salt they put down
rust isn’t a reason to fail an inspection. however, if a particular structural or safety component’s ability is compromised due to rust, that would be cause for failure.
Rust is the main killer of cars in pa. It is rediculous the amount of salt and liquid salt shit they put down for a flurry. I was an inspection mechanic for years you would be surprised how some vehicles less than 10 years old are rotted out bad. That stuff is brutal imo you are better off not driving in it if you can help it and wash your car thoroughly after it clears up everytime esp the underside.
@@anthonyvillella9796 Fluid Film works wonders
Money scheme people are struggling. Most people have newish cars that are safe and are responsible when taking care of their vehicles. It's people's way of life their not gonna let their transportation that cost them a fortune just rot with consequences. Get rid of em all I'm all for it . I trust most sensible adults do the right thing especially with kids. Have your mechanic do a check over when you get general maintenance done it's not hard people. This isn't 1985
If this becomes law , you buy a used car , have it inspected and it needs repairs , maybe expensive repairs , Surprise! Currently if you buy an inspected vehicle you at least have a "time cushion "
Get rid of salt use sand
Transfer of wealth is what I see. Your state wants more revenues.
Actually the Emission testing each year is a humongous waste.
New Jersey tests emissions every 5 years on all new vehicles.
It is all computer controlled and RECORDED within the vehicles.
I understand vehicles should be checked for safety. But as someone with 2 vehicles in PA. Every year does dig into my pocket more than I would like. Not to mention I'm in Cumberland county and we require an emissions inspection every year. Why would I need an emissions inspection on a newer vehicle anyway. Now I would understand if im driving around in a 1982 scottsdale with giant custom exhaust. However aren't new vehicles much better for the environment. Also I own a truck and registration is higher for trucks. (I pay 76$ to register my tacoma, and 36$ to register my rav4. Which are both similiar sized vehicles). Its 80% about the money grab. 20% about safety. I propose inspections every 2 years. And abolish emissions inspections for all cars made after 2000.
Try owning an old car...you have to fight every year with the emissions and inspection, it's so annoying. Every car over 20 yrs old has a CEL
Not to mention that all the shops are understaffed and force you to drop off the car some random day 2 weeks in advance. long gone are the days you can drive in and have the inspection done while you wait.
@@Lafue108That's unfortunate Massachusetts we can still just drive in for an inspection and wait. Seems like Pennsylvania is discouraging you from the morning and older car typically in Massachusetts wants a car gets to a certain age it's exempt from the emissions test and all they care about is visible smoke the safety aspects of the car.
This guy has never picked up a wrench in his life 😂🤣 he literally has no clue what inspection is for. A car doesn’t have to be a “clunker” to have bad brakes, worn ball joints, or a rotted frame!
I hate those ugly stickers
Of course nowadays are a piece of crap
0:13-0:16 that jeep is from Illinois. I find it funny that the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania cameraman and KDKA decided to focus on a vehicle from Illinois. When all the other vehicles are from the Allegheny County area. Some of the cars from the Chicago land area are quite Rusty
Cash for Clunkers eliminated only 0.2% of the cars in the US, and this back in 2011. It has no impacts on car fleets today. People need to stop repeating shit spread by morons.
This won't go away for trucks though due to the fmcsa requirements for saftey, pretrip and post trip
Obomber's cash for clunkers took good cars off the road, left the junkers on the road, and vastly increased the price of newer safer cars making these cars unavailable to the people who most needed them and drove up the price of used cars that were viable. That rep is wrong on his obomber assessment.
So you should be more respectful to your superiors, and call them by their proper names, and so if you have evidence that would invalidate what the representative said, then you should present it rather than descending into a deceitful, disgusting, juvenile, characterization of someone you obviously didn’t vote for, don’t support, and don’t like for whatever your stupid reasons are, but if you’re going to compare the person you’re talking about to his successor, then I think you know where I am going with this don’t you?
I've seen a lot of old 60s and 70s cars get scrapped.. it's a shame. All those classic cars scrapped
@@theodorehaskins3756screw obomber
I don't mind paying 50 dollars extra per year to the state.
I just don't like having to make an appointment that takes weeks and then leave the cars with the dealer for days.
I did this last year and I got my van back with 1600 extra miles
What did they do with my vehicle ??!!
Now I sit all day, day after day, and they don't get to the inspection day after day.
It takes a week
You take your car to dealer to have work done on it? Car Dealerships are very expensive compared to other garages
So whatever happened with this?
Will probably take a year or more to get through all the politics which is common. Most states have gotten rid of the inspections, only 13 have not. The people will love the politician who put the idea and bill in to get passed. Saves everyone from the inconvenience and the bogus scam repairs that shops do to take people's money. It's a big money theft racket by repair shops. I'll be happy to pay the extra $15 registration fee.
Really reason for alot of unsafe cars and why they get like that and rusty? Yep from the shitty salt belt states throwing loads of salts on the roads.... like in ny you lucky too drive a new car or truck off the lot and have it make it 3 to 5 year mark before its rusted out... Getting to the point pa is like that too now... which really that shit is a money thing makes people replace their cars left and right... Get 3 inchs of snow even in the salt belts? There they go throwing loads of salt down in hours or the next day.... Which really anything under 5 or 6inchs really dont need it just plow it... Salt is what making cars become unsafe no doubt about that. or hell use something else that dont rust everything on the road... And tell you the truth i see alot of old and even new cars and trucks driving around with out even inspections really. than yea alot of people gets a sticker put on anything too with out having it checked. So in my opinion stuff is going on now having no inspections . So really in my opinion having no inspections sorry to say im for it. let alone garages like too charge ya a arm and a leg for for everything. Like say have a hole in the body even a small one yea wont pass inspection like really?? i could see under the car or in a trucks frame but the freaking body aka outside of the car which is not a safety concern?? COME ON...
How about getting rid of those awful led headlights too! Inspections, yearly registrations, and emissions need to go!
PA will never give it up
I agree.....I think the state gets $2.00 per sticker
@@deanserfass6390 Sticker fees just went up to $11/sticker
I think it'll pass I have a guy that went to to get his inspection license and the guy told him it's only good for a year so I'm hoping they do away with that bs.
theres already enough hoopties on roads!
Yes, modern cars ARE safer and less polluting. But there's no guarantee that they will STAY that way. Car inspection is not about what a car is like when it's NEW. It's about making sure that they are MAINTAINED. 🤦♂️
That's lore. 2015 study proved it doesn't make a difference. Please look at the data.
wow, your stuck with whats called 'stinkin thinkin' and you probably dont realize that only 14 states require annual inspection, and the majority of the US does not and they are not having problems with that. wake up and understand. its NOT about what you think 'making sure that they are MAINTAINED.' annual inspections are NOT about safety, its an annual SCAM !
Many states don't have anything and do completely fine
The car emissions is done by plugging in the OBD2 port
If the check engine light is not on the car passes emissions m
The state could install a device in the car that tells them each year it passes emissions by reading the OBD2 just like the dealership does
Vehicle Inspections are a necessity because it gives people a reason to keep their vehicle up on brakes, tires, steering, etc. The whole emission inspection needs to go away.
Since YOU have no problem with paying this completely rediculus extortionary State inspection charge YOU can pay for mine as well. Other States don't have it like Florida to name one. I PROPERLY MAINTAIN MY OWN VEHICLES WHICH SHOULD BE THE VEHICLE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY ! STOP allowing the criminal polititians to do our thinking for us and EXTORTING MONEY FROM US !
Plenty of states don't have annual inspections and their cars are perfectly safe.
The standards are so low they don't guarantee safety anyway.
"Perfectly safe"? Those words don't mean what you think they mean.
@@dchawk81 I live in FL, which got rid of annual inspections years ago. Too often do I find people riding around with headlights and taillights burned out, sometimes all 3 of the taillights. Then there are a lot of people that run around with bald tires. Since it rains here A LOT coupled with the salty air, the water gets softened to where hydroplaning is a problem.
HAHAHA, i bet someone tells you they have a HUGE bridge for sale and an affordable price too and you 'buy the bait' wow, do some research, annual inspections are a MONEY GRAB, its NOT about safety , and inspections are not going away, its simply being changed from when you buy a car or have the title transferred... lol wake up!
John's reporting is not what it used to be...this working from home thing needs to end...John Delano needs to go back to the office, or KDKA needs to get a new political editor who doesn't sound like he's in a fish bowl because he's recording his reports on Zoom.
Keep the safety inspection, get rid of the emissions inspection.
keep safety inspections and get rid of stupid politicians with idiotic ideas that just want to put more money in their pockets.
It doesn't do any good. The evidence (2015 Department of Transportation study proved it) is solid, it doesn't make anyone more safe.
I'd rather be on the road knowing that the other cars have been safety inspected. I don't give a rip what some government study says.@@davidw835
The internet is full of videos showing poorly maintained vehicles causing death and destruction.
Please explain how ensuring more unsafe vehicles are being driven on roads and bridges that are not safe by unsafe drivers makes it safer for those driving on the roads in PA?
And please list the name and link to your 2015 DOT Study "Evidence" proving unsafe vehicles on the road DO NOT make the roads less safe for everyone on the road.I'd really like to see how they came to the conclusion that making something less safe actually has no effect on safety.@@davidw835
if it makes you feel better, you can get your car inspected annually if you like while the rest of us wont have to get it inspected, inspections only need to be done when the car is sold or title transferred..
The USA is a FREE country.
We will keep driving with bald tires, worn brakes, dead head lights & brake + tail lights, worn suspension & steering parts.
But the horn must work, and be loud.
The exhaust loud & dirtier.
Have a nice day. 😀
What i own 2019 all my shocks and ball joints had to be replaced... tire can fly off and kill someone.. you need to keep it as is....
Shut up ??? If your lug nuts and all comes loose its the tire company that screw up 😂😂😂 i vote no more emissions or safety inspection this one greedy state
While it might have happened to you, across the US this is not true. PA is no safer than other states. Google 2015 Dept. Transportation study on this topic.
@@catseyesinthesky1339 YOU are so right AMEN BROTHER !
Keep the safety inspections, get rid of the emissions. Automobiles need to be inspected annually for everyone's safety. Especially with all the corrosive salt they spread in the winter at the drop of a snowflake. Seen some awful cars in Ohio. Bald tires, screeching smoking brakes, noisy or no exhaust, etc.
YES! Inspections should be for SAFETY (and safety only!) And yes, today's cars ARE safer than ever, But ONLY if maintained. Inspections are NOT about how a car is when it's new, but to ensure that it's been properly maintained. You'd think this was common sense, but given the elected officials we have, not so much.
ALL VERY LOGICAL......BUTT-------under MS 4 protocols......road salt and runoff into the streams...which all roadway drainage goes.....WILL NOW BE FORBIDDEN !! You won't be able to wash your car in your driveway and YOU and COMMERCIAL properties will be FINED for having IMPERVIOUS PAVEMENTS......hence a huge commercial parking lot will NOW COST YOU !!! E.P.A. clean water act or something like that
no, they dont, get your head out of the sand, your too gullible ! annual inspections are a MONEY GRAB, and nothing more! most of the US does not have annual inspections, and they are not having any problems! so if PA removes the requirement of annual inspections, feel FREE to have yours done annually! LOL !I bet you any money you WONT ! and btw, inspections are not going away in PA, they are just changing it to when the car is sold or the title is transferred...
just look at ohio they have none and look at the junkers on the road that comes here its a wonder if its even makes it...
really reason for alot of unsafe cars and why they get like that and rusty? yep from the shitty salt belt states throwing loads of salts on the roads.... like in ny you lucky too drive a new car or truck off the lot and have it make it 3 to 5 year mark before its rusted out... getting to the point pa is like that too now... which really that shit is a money thing makes people replace their cars left and right... get 3 inchs of snow even in the salt belts? there they go throwing loads of salt down in hours or the next day.... which really anything under 5 or 6inchs really dont need it just plow it... salt is what making cars become unsafe no doubt about that. or hell use something else that dont rust everything on the road...
Wow what a dumb idea. I hate getting my vehicles inspected, but it is critical for safety. I recall two times the inspection has found a serious issue with my braking system, and I drive newer vehicles and look after them reasonably well. To say it is not necessary any more because of cash for clunkers just blows my mind. What kind of rationale is that? That may have replaced some old cars 10 years ago, but what about all the cars that were new at that time? Now they are 10 years old and far less safe. I hate to call somebody an idiot...but I think I just watched one.
If you've had a "serious braking issue" TWICE on the same vehicle, you either need to find a new mechanic or learn how to drive. Or both.
I get people don't take care of there car like they should, but it's a rip-off at the same time. Many garages take advantage of people who must get that new sticker. Take it to one guy, and he tells you you need all of this work. Take it to the guy next door who says your car is fine. You don't need all that. It's their word against yours weather not they will pass you.
@@philipmclaughlin9636 x2 I've found most of the shops are shady as heck.
Remove the annual SAFETY inspection? Ok, you'd better significantly increase the fines and add prison time for those driving with EXTREMELY unsafe vehicles. The amount of vehicles currently on the road with catastrophic safety failures is staggering. Allowing these people to travel these people to drive on the road is terrifying to say the least.
Give me a break. you act like there are cars driving around with grenades in the trunk. I've lived in states without safety inspections and there was NO NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE on the road. The only thing I notice here in PA is the hassle of trying to schedule these inspections, at shops who just use the process to drum up unneeded work.
I think some people will not replace brakes & tires, causing the vehicles to be unsafe. God knows I don’t like government intrusion, but I would vote to keep annual inspections.
In states that do not require inspections there are not more cases of brake failure or any other issues. Other states are just fine without inspection
@@rexnflex1469 said " In states that do not require inspections there are not more cases of brake failure or any other issues. "
Source for this data? I know for a fact that , unless there is a death , vehicle condition isn't checked by crash investigators, the car is just towed to the impound yard.
said " Other states are just fine without inspection "
Northern states have this thing called snow that requires road salt to be used. Are you OK with frames / suspension components rusting off causing a crash?
@@bobroberts2371 US department of transportation study in 2015. It's all there.
@@davidw835 One problem with dumping safety inspections is losing control of making sure cars have insurance. A safety sticker in the windshield at least shows that the car had insurance at time of inspection.
I have decades in and around the car business, if you have seen some of the rusted out / improperly repaired stuff on the roads you would not want to drop safety inspections in road salt / hilly areas.
Then YOU can also pay for mine as well, since YOU have no problem with being EXTORTED ! So I guess distracted driving is fine and dandy then, right ? Seems pretty UNSAFE to me ! Not so much the car but the idiot driving it ! AND DON'T get me started on the DRUG or ALCOHOL USING freak a zoids ON THE HIGHWAY !
We don't have a problem with cars with maintenance issues here in PA because there are annual safety inspections.NOT because of obama or some people having newer cars. Leave it to a democrat to cancel a program that keeps our roads safe from rolling death traps. Just so they can make another $15 off every PA vehicle registration. The roads and bridges are not vehicle worthy so now lets make the vehicles not road worthy. GREAT PLAN! And I'm sure that extra money they're collecting won't totally make it into someones pocket instead of being used to fix the roads and bridges they say it's going to be used for. I totally don't see this doubling or tripling the vehicle related accidents and deaths on PA roads.
appearently he dont watch videos of mechanics showing the junk that people are driving everyday.with brakes completely worn out, tie rod ends & ball joints coming apart causing accidents.the government dont care if you die in your car crash as long as it passes emissions tests.that tells us ALL we need to know.
Too many crappy unsafe cars already on the road. If anything we need more vehicle inspections not less.
you need to UP your MEDS, and the sooner the better!
They need do away with inspection tired of paying extremely high money for repairs that were no problem before the inspection places rack up unecessary costs unless your fortunate enough to find honest place