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To: tejek who wrote (274741)	2/15/2006 6:22:09 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575319

When I lived in CA, there was a proposal to BUY all the old junkers from the poor people driving them and crush them. The proponents had data showing that some of the worst of the old junkers produced more pollution than over 100 modern cars. Nothing happened on that front though.

To: tejek who wrote (274741)	2/15/2006 6:40:26 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575319

Ted, to be honest, I think there's a good reason why 50% of California's emissions are from 10% of the vehicles. It's because the other 90% have vastly improved their emissions over the years. And that's just due to better technology; California's standards are no longer tough for auto makers to satisfy. Still, I'd like to see that blanket of smog disappear. Ah-nuld has some ideas in mind, such as emission detectors at highway exit ramps, but no word on when they'll be implemented, if ever. On a related note, Mayor Villaragosa has started to get some of the traffic lights in L.A. synchronized. Fewer cars idling in city traffic => less pollution => happier L.A. citizens. Tenchusatsu