Editor’s Note:
Tennessee emissions testing is burdensome–more government mandates and bureaucracy that oppresses, ‘We The People.’
Our community has been concerned about our state’s mandated emissions testing.
At our Smyrna Emissions Town Hall we held at Shoneys Restaurant three years ago, Judge Carter shared a personal story of how a lady who lived in his district and owned a small business had called him.
She said, “I’m sure I’m inconveniencing you. I have the small business doing A/C work and I have a Ford van and they wont pass emissions. The check engine light codes have nothing to do with the air pollutants. It will cost me a few thousand dollars to repair the codes and they have nothing to do with air quality.”
Mike became somewhat emotional and teary-eyed telling this story. Mike is no doubt passionate for positive change.
Managing our former car business I personally witnessed this play out time and time gain—the emissions testing is burdensome, not just on the poor but the middle-class and upper-class as well.
The time to sit in long lines, the hassle, many unwarranted costly repairs just to get the check engine light off.
The saddest, yet funniest (yes, my humor is strange) was when a friend of mine who works at the capitol had called me in a ‘frantic tone.’
I asked, “What’s wrong—thinking that someone had died.” She responded, ” Mike, my car won’t pass “eee…mis…sions…ahhha…ha ha…ahha…ooo…ahha!”
She finally calmed down after 5-10 minutes. I said,” Change your paradigm—you should thank God you’re driving nice car that won’t pass emissions. At least you have a car to drive.”
The whole point is that the emissions testing causes an unnecessary burden to constituents and it is my belief that we should address that. Most cars now have standards already in place that protect the environment. Tennessee has reached
Thank you Judge Mike Carter for your and others efforts to end the emissions racket.
“Some good news…we’re in the final stages of eliminating mandatory vehicle emissions testing in Hamilton County, which is EPA approval” said Chairman Mike Carter.
