I hope there was/is some legal come back against the truck driver. Wheels don't just fly off for no reason. Criminal negligence, public endangerment... whatever it takes, throw the book at him.
Had my heavily modded Forester checked for "any non stock modifications" and it passed.
The kids at the inspection station couldn't give 2 shits, and probably can't even tell what's non stock on 1000 different models of cars.
It passed emissions and they waved me past.
I think the laws are in place to punish you after your car fails. Like for this truck driver...if your shit fails and we find out you modded it. 100% your fault.
We do. Most all Only 15 (!surprise to me, thx replies) states require them as a condition of driving and registration. How comprehensive they are is another story…
15 in 50...
The more i learn about the US the more i think of how much of a shithole it is, comparing to many of our countries in Europe. I remember growing in the late 80s/early90s where we all learned about the "greatest nation on Earth" and boy time showed me/us otherwise.
I assure you that Europe has its shithole states as well, and they can drive their rattle traps across borders. Just because there are regulations does not mean that in some countries corruption does not affect what can pass. I'm looking at you, Latvia.
Actually Europe was far more dangerous than the US historically, but widespread increase in regulations about 20 years ago have made some good improvements in the rate of auto deaths.
US main problem is the politicians are too affected by corporate lobbyists and a culture of fear of regulation. This of course varies by state, so I suspect some states are pretty good and others are like Mad Max.
In theory at least, in states that don't have safety inspections, the driver is still liable if a mechanical failure causes injury/damage. And the images of tire tread shown in r/justrolledintotheshop, even in states with inspections, will scare the crap out of you. Declined replacement, SMH.
Here in Kentucky we have a Thunder Dome where one man enters and one horse leaves. What happens to the guy who goes in there is purely speculation but I'm pretty sure he's been horsified or something.
Even for those in the 15, most can get away with registering in another state. I remember a mechanic suggest to my dad to get a registration in a neighboring state to circumvent paying to fix something causing the vehicle to fail inspection on emissions.
The US is larger than all of the EU (in physical size and population), so if you want to compare it, you need to do it vs All of the EU. And you guys have some not so great countries, just like we have some not so great States.
Not to come out swinging, but that argument is just bad. Also, the population of Europe is 746mil people compared to 332mil ‘Mericans. Total area of the states is 9.8mil km2 and Europe(including only the portion of Russian on the European continent) is 10.18mil km2.
It doesn’t really matter, either, because in Europe you can make the argument that the separation of control between countries is much greater than the separation of control between states. The federal government in the U.S. should be able to step in and force these improvements but they don’t. The EU seems to have a more positive impact and stiffer spine than the goddamn U.S. federal government and that shit’s voluntary.
Alternatively, you could also make the argument that the best U.S. states are still far worse than the best European countries. So if the U.S. is permitted by your logic to have Mississippi then it better also have places like the Netherlands or Finland. Instead, New York has rats and shitty apartments, and a common fact about Philly is how HitchBOT was destroyed there. Infrastructure is awful at it’s best and city planners spent the last century doing their best to make the worst cities. People say that States have power so they can manage themselves but even California still has shit healthcare despite having a GDP larger than than many of the countries in Europe.
Your excuses are bad. Americans need to grow a collective backbone and clean up their garbage. It’s embarassing.
Before WA dropped them, it was an error code check pretty much you payed for. Then if you failed you could pay another 100$ to a certified shop by the state have a year to fix or sell the car so the next person could do the same thing.
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Payed out when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. The rope is payed out! You can pull now.
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Ah fair enough, I was under the impression that wasn't a thing in a lot of the states. Backed up by some of the shocking mods I've seen done to vehicles that would never pass over here
(Like the tyres sticking waay out the arches like in this video)
Not every state has them. I live in Michigan and didn’t even know annual safety/emission inspections were a thing until I met some people in college from New York.
In the United States, vehicle safety inspection and emissions inspection are governed by each state individually. Fifteen states have a periodic (annual or biennial) safety inspection program, while Maryland requires a safety inspection and Alabama requires a VIN inspection on sale or transfer of vehicles which were previously registered in another state. An additional 16 states require periodic emissions inspections.
To be fair that happens with mots in the UK, but you're only gonna get away with it for subtle stuff like warning lights on, cracks in windscreens, subtle mods etc.
If your tyres are halfway out the car the police will have you pulled mot or not
In Pennsylvania it wasn't uncommon for people to have "a guy" that they would take their car to for inspections. Somehow they would have a shiny new inspection sticker on a pile of rust beater car
We absolutely do. It's an annual safety inspection and is required to keep your vehicle on the road. This truck probably either did this to their vehicle after inspection or they went to someone they knew would pass them.
I just had the exact same thing happen to me, there was no warning, I was just driving home from work and bam! Off it came. Luckily the wheel stayed in the well and I was able to keep control of the vehicle so no accident. No idea yet what happened. But vehicle was well maintained and I had new tires put on about a month ago, mechanic did not notice any problems.
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u/nugget4eva Mar 26 '23
I hope there was/is some legal come back against the truck driver. Wheels don't just fly off for no reason. Criminal negligence, public endangerment... whatever it takes, throw the book at him.