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Andy
Guest
Hi all
Recently i visited a friend in Los Angeles (venice/sta monica area) and for about a week i used a
bicycle as my primary means of transport to explore the local area. One thing i found was that the
air was much better to breath than here in melbourne. This was apparently because each car is
required to take a smog test each year and must have a very high standard of emission cleanness in
order to pass. It really made it pleasant for cycling as you did not have the fumes which our cars
have due to oil burning or poorly tuned or overtuned engines. You did not feel the need to go to the
front at lights. (despite their very strict emissions they still have terrible smog due to the sheer
number of cars-probably as many as all aus, within one windless basin-but i was not in the smog
areas luckily) Anyway, my point is that having stricter emissions controls on cars made things MUCH
more pleasant for cycling-any cyclist who wants to make their trip more enjoyable should write to
their mp and request anual smog checks for cars in aus. Its about time we had this.
andy
Recently i visited a friend in Los Angeles (venice/sta monica area) and for about a week i used a
bicycle as my primary means of transport to explore the local area. One thing i found was that the
air was much better to breath than here in melbourne. This was apparently because each car is
required to take a smog test each year and must have a very high standard of emission cleanness in
order to pass. It really made it pleasant for cycling as you did not have the fumes which our cars
have due to oil burning or poorly tuned or overtuned engines. You did not feel the need to go to the
front at lights. (despite their very strict emissions they still have terrible smog due to the sheer
number of cars-probably as many as all aus, within one windless basin-but i was not in the smog
areas luckily) Anyway, my point is that having stricter emissions controls on cars made things MUCH
more pleasant for cycling-any cyclist who wants to make their trip more enjoyable should write to
their mp and request anual smog checks for cars in aus. Its about time we had this.
andy