Chances are that Pennsylvania will not scrap their vehicle inspection program any time soon (because it makes money for the state). But they are considering rewriting the inspection items to take into account more modern vehicles.
Pennsylvania is one 12 states that still have a vehicle inspection program. They rank #30 when it comes to road fatalities. The inspection is annual and is performed by licensed shops. Pennsylvania’s neighbor New York, scrapped their program in 2010.
Cars are lasting longer and are safer, BUT they are heavier because they have airbags, ABS and other crash mitigation stuff. This extra weight impacts brake wear no matter if the car is only a year old or 10 years old. I think an annual brake inspection is still valid for even cars less than three years old.
Pennsylvania may again consider scrapping annual vehicle inspections
Brake pads worn down to the metal rotors is a typical find when people bring in cars for annual state inspections, mechanic Bo Malacki says.
“That’s the kind of thing you see all the time. It’s metal-on-metal. It’s a safety issue,” said Malacki, owner of Mt. Lebanon Auto Service.
“People don’t do anything until they have to. Without state inspections, you’d have junk on the road, like Ohio. I’ve seen a lot of dangerous things brought in that people didn’t realize.”
Pennsylvanians spend more than $600 million a year on mandated annual vehicle safety checks — one of 12 states requiring such.
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