no safety inspections vs fender tire coverage......

pkrfctr

Registered User
Location
Spanish Fork, UT
So are tire coverage laws changing with the no safety inspection change? The new build is going to be crazy difficult to get full tire coverage on. yes ill do a build thread here soon, like next week. I've searched around to no avail trying to find out......
might just wait to Jan to register if it changes a bunch.
 

RockChucker

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Location
Highland
As far as I understand, the tire coverage laws are not going away. You will still be expected to have your vehicle compliant with all safety laws. You have the option of rolling the dice and hoping you don't get pulled over (I wouldn't be surprised if fix-it tickets are reduced or eliminated now) or go the way of street legal ATV that doesn't have a tire coverage law.
 

Omgbecki

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Location
Ogden
Pretty much my understanding is you aren't required to pass safety but the laws are still in effect. I've read and reread and found no laws changing. Honestly it might sound rude but I can't wait to see all the posts about people being mad for getting tickets for stupid things like window tint, tail light tint and such stupid offenses. Really the money the state will get from tickets will outweigh the revenue from safety inspection.
 

pkrfctr

Registered User
Location
Spanish Fork, UT
Pretty much my understanding is you aren't required to pass safety but the laws are still in effect. I've read and reread and found no laws changing. Honestly it might sound rude but I can't wait to see all the posts about people being mad for getting tickets for stupid things like window tint, tail light tint and such stupid offenses. Really the money the state will get from tickets will outweigh the revenue from safety inspection.

You're probably right. My philosophy has always been if you build a cool enough jeep the law is too busy admiring it to notice all the illegal stuff:)
 

SRSCOUT

Outside the Box
The safety inspection process being discontinued isn't going to change the vehicle equipment laws at all. Everything will remain the way it is, it will just now be up to the patrol officer to enforce these laws rather than the individual at the garage.
After speaking with a mechanic friend of mine (own's his own shop) he told me that quite a few of his customers have requested that he continue to do inspections for those who want them. Personally I think it is a great idea. I do the vast majority of my own mechanical work and I am very strict about things when it comes to my vehicles, but occasionally I miss things that are caught during an inspection. Good law or bad law who knows, but I for one intend to have my mechanic perform yearly inspections on my vehicles at registration time.
 

thenag

Registered User
Location
Kearns
The safety inspection process being discontinued isn't going to change the vehicle equipment laws at all. Everything will remain the way it is, it will just now be up to the patrol officer to enforce these laws rather than the individual at the garage.
After speaking with a mechanic friend of mine (own's his own shop) he told me that quite a few of his customers have requested that he continue to do inspections for those who want them. Personally I think it is a great idea. I do the vast majority of my own mechanical work and I am very strict about things when it comes to my vehicles, but occasionally I miss things that are caught during an inspection. Good law or bad law who knows, but I for one intend to have my mechanic perform yearly inspections on my vehicles at registration time.

I mostly agree, I hope that they offer a cheap safety check when doing emissions.

I can think of one time a shop failed my car for a power steering leak, which they shouldn't have. I replaced the rack and pinion and realized that I really did need a new rack and pinion. (btw they should have failed me for excessive steering wheel play) The only thing I am really worried about is all the bald tires out on that first snow storm of the year, it is bad every year, but now with no mechanics telling people "no really you need new tires before you can register your car" I think I will stay home the first few storms...

Oh wait that doesn't have anything to do with flares and flaps...

I am considering leaving the mud flaps off my jeep to see if I ever get pulled over, but really I don't want to crack anyone's windshield so I will probably have them on all the time...

Nathan
 
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