I know this is old news, but it is still a problem that I see every day.
When the Utah Legislature decided that state safety inspections of automobiles were a waste of time and did away with them, I strongly disagreed, as did many others. Daily, I see vehicles that need tires, brakes, lights, etc., that are causing the vehicles to be a hazard in daily driving.
My daughter has been stopped by police twice in a month, once for a brake light and once for a license plate light. These aren’t normally checked by most drivers, but hopefully a neighbor or friend will point it out to them if they notice it.
It is also a waste of our police force’s time to have to stop and issue warnings for these infractions, but I am glad they do to help correct some of the problems.
Look at the vehicles in a parking lot the next time you are shopping and see how good the tires are — a lot of them are bald or close to it.
I just think that the inspection should be brought back to help with these problems that people don’t correct.
Brent Deveraux, American Fork
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