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Originally Posted by Burvs
why are cops able to tell you that you need a VI, even though they cannot perform the tasks themselves? Like the cop can inconvenience you enough to make you spend money and take time away for your life because he can't get down on his hands and knees and measure for himself? I think if we are training officers well enough to to spot possible problems with the vehicle to warrent an inspection, than they should be able to perform the inspection themselves as I would imagine many people are issued VI's who are perfectly legal, as well as multiple vi's for the same legal circumstance. the cop should have all the regulations and tools on hand to perform the inspection roadside(safely). Now obviously there are circumstances that require a shop to properly inspect and in these cases I don't think the cops should be able to do anything as they have no knowledge of the actual problem, or if there even is one. I bet money if the cops had to actually learn the knowledge for themselves and actually do some physical labour, the VI would soon be extinct.
With that said, if someone's vehicle requires inspection before the police feel comfortable with its safety why do they give them 30 days to have it inspected? Should the vehicle not be taken off the road right there? by letting the car drive away is that not the police endangering the publics lives by allowing a possibly unsafe vehicle on the road? there is so much grey area and lack of logistical proceedure that I don't think the police are justified in issuing VI's.
Now I am not saying we don't need VI's, obviously there are retards out there driving junkers around town that totally unsafe. i just don't think an organization like the police should be undertaking such a task, nor should they be inconveniencing people based on technical knowledge that they themselves don't possess.
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The last thing I want to be doing is laying under a car at roadside checking front end alignment, frame rust, tie rod wear, while the car occupants are where, doing what???? Even doing brief inspections can compromise officer safety. The MV Regs realize this and permit the Cop to either inspect it at roadside ( maybe tyre wear or burned out lights) OR send it to an auntorized inspection centre where they take an hour to properly check it over. The have the ramp, the tools, the time and the safe location. Very few Police are mechanics so don;'t you think having someone who has the proper equipment, training and location, is the best way to go? The law does.