http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/coal_rolling_banned_in_nj_under_law_signed_by_chri.html Christie signs ban on customizing N.J. trucks to belch thick black smoke By Matt Friedman | May 04, 2015
[image http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/width430/img/politics_impact/photo/17702183-mmmain.jpg Assemblyman Tim Eustace (D-Bergen), shown in this file photo, sponsored the legislation to ban 'coal rolling' that Gov. Chris Christie signed today (Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger) video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsC0kLNSLAQ&feature=youtu.be Prius repellent doug coons Jul 12, 2013 Prius......like a pesky little mosquito ] TRENTON — An odd facet of the culture war is now illegal in New Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie today signed legislation (S2418) to ban the practice of "coal rolling," in which drivers modify diesel trucks to belch thick black smoke — often as a show of defiance towards environmental policies and technology. "Coal rolling increases air pollution in New Jersey and creates unsafe driving conditions on New Jersey's already congested roadways," said Assemblyman Tim Eustace (D-Bergen). "By banning coal rolling, this law will build upon a history of environmental protection in our state." Eustace, who drives a small electric car, got the idea for the bill from personal experience. While driving his Nissan Leaf, a raised pick up truck in front of him engulfed his car in a cloud of smoke. Videos on the internet show pick up truck drivers blowing the smoke at Toyota Priuses. The law, however, is somewhat redundant. State Department of Environmental Regulations say that vehicles "shall not emit visible smoke, whether from crankcase emissions or from tailpipe exhaust, for a period in excess of three consecutive seconds." And the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said modifying trucks to belch smoke is illegal under federal law. The new law bans "retrofitting any diesel-powered vehicle with any device, smoke stack, or other equipment which enhances the vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke, or other particulate emissions." "It's to actually make sure we enforce the law. We have laws that lay fallow, I think, in some circumstances," Eustace said. "This doesn't come off as very important unless you've been coal-rolled." Eustace said that he's also heard from a state trooper who was coal rolled while riding his bike by the side of the road and was temporarily blinded with it, and a woman who experienced it while driving young children on the Turnpike. "It's to actually make sure we enforce the law. We have laws that law fallow, I think, in some circumstances. This doesn't come off as very important unless you've been coal-rolled. Under the law, it's up to the state DEP to set the fines. [© 2015 New Jersey On-Line] ... http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/newjersey/2015/05/coal_rolling_could_prove_costl.html Coal rolling' banned ... May 04, 2015 ... https://www.google.com/search?q=coal+rolling Search coal rolling (aka rolling coal) [dated] http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-NJ-lawmaker-Eustace-s-EV-engulfed-in-rolling-coal-tp4670959.html EVLN: NJ lawmaker Eustace's EV engulfed in "rolling coal" Aug 12, 2014 For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Leaf-r-Asmb-Eustace-s-S2418-NJ-law-ensures-ban-on-coal-rolling-greens-tp4675415.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
