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"Dylan Smith" wrote

Gosh - why SoCal? Most my trips there have featured smog so thick
that
it wasn't VFR legal (yet a bright sunny day).

It's a hell of a lot more clear than it was 35 years, ago, in my
observation.
--
Jim in NC


Exactly...the enforced smog control and yearly emissions checks
required have cleaned up the air substantially. I am amazed at how bad
the air gets here in Michigan! Climb up to 6000' or so and you can see
the crud everywhere. Amazing that smog controls are not enforced all
over the country...


In case you have been in a cave the last 30 or so years pollution
regulations are in place all across the country.

That's nice...When was the last time you had _your_ car smog checked?

Ours go through the process every couple of years but I don't know why
you ask.

You say the regs are in place all over the country, and in fact they are
not, so I suppose you are the one that has been in the cave...

So you believe automobiles built today have the same anti-pollution
equipment as did automobiles build in the 1960s or 70s? Yes, automobile
anti-pollution laws are in place all across the country. Just because
inspections are not required in every municipality does not mean automobiles
are not required to meet emission standards. Try to buy a new automobile
without any emission controls and see how far you get.

OBTW, air pollution can travel thousands of miles. The pollution you see in
Michigan might have originated many states away.