Greetings Marcantonio and Stan, One of the most cherished aspects of the United States is our propensity to disobey bad laws. American history is replete with civil disobedience such as ignoring racial separation, prohibition, unjust war to name a few. The 'crypto fascism' represented by the current Vermont "safety inspection" system is actually a regressive tax imposed on folks just trying to get to work or buy some groceries. Several options come to mind.
Since you need a car to survive (employment), could the "working poor" be granted a subsidiary to get their vehicles to pass safety inspections? Could we add a mileage factor? Retired folks do not have the same miles on the road as say an 18 wheeled commercial vehicle. How did "safety inspections" require emission inspections? Something is wrong here. Corruption has found its way into a well intended system What started with the best of intentions is now an automated monster. I will strive for Civil Disobedience! Sincerely, Paul Flint Barre, Vermont 05641 802 595 9365 9 of 16,491 BOSI meets this evening, Labor Day September 9th, from 6-8 PM External Inbox Paul Flint 12:30 PM (4 hours ago) Greetings List Lurkers, One of the founding principles of BOSI and the TechnoRubble project is the concept of reuse. Yet governments at all levels conspire agai On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 3:54 PM Marcantonio Rendino < [email protected]> wrote: > nice to see you too, Stan 😏 > > On Sep 9, 2024, at 3:48 PM, Stanley Brinkerhoff <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Half replying because I saw MFR pop open on my screen for the first time > in years. Perhaps being pedantic here -- but we are geeks -- The act of > clearing the ECU isn't the actual issue here -- there isnt a flag that "you > have cleared the nvram", it's more than the I/M readiness is cleared when > you clear the codes, and to I/M readiness being ok needs the emissions > system needs to run for long enough to cycle through modes (open loop, > closed loop) and observe the oxygen sensors and such working properly. An > inspection station won't let you pass unless I/M readiness is in a > completed status. > > Stan > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 3:41 PM Marcantonio Rendino < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Might I suggest that it's not the best idea to discuss how to circumvent >> the law, in a somewhat public forum. You know; if the moral aspect of the >> issue isn't enough to dissuade… >> >> > On Sep 9, 2024, at 12:30 PM, Paul Flint <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Greetings List Lurkers, >> > >> > One of the founding principles of BOSI and the TechnoRubble project >> > is the concept of reuse. Yet governments at all levels >> > conspire against all concepts and ideas of conservation and reuse. >> case in point: >> > >> > TECHNO-FASCISM... >> > >> > My 2013 ExXerra car needs to pass inspection. Little did I know that >> the On Board Diagnostic (OBD2) "clear codes" leaves them in the OBD2 log, >> which disqualifies the Vermont auto safety inspection. >> > >> > So today's technical hack involves how you beat this… >> > >
