Quote Originally Posted by Matt167
they will do a safty inspection on a car, right on the road side ( lights, any visible damage that is not legal, make shure the brake system and fuel lines are ok, but just a quick once over ) if there is probable cause that the car has saftey issues, and they'v arleady pulled them over. I think the safty inspection stickers are the best thing we'v got, yea, it cost's $20 per year for the inspection, but you know each and every car is safe ( now the entire inspection sticker is computerized, and goes right to Albany, no more inspecting another car, and using it's sticker ). the '96 and up stuff gets scanned too but, it's not too bad. Shops arn't going to pass a car with questionable workmanship, because if it's bad, it will come back on there liscense.
Well, at least one day a year it's safe.... I doubt unsafe cars cause near as many accidents as unsafe drivers. We had state inspections here back 35 years ago, most of the "inspection stations" used the safety inspection to sell parts and service on a slow day... Just another government approved scam......