The department conducted random spot-checks of vehicle emissions. It did not issue tickets, although police cited vehicles with other violations, such as improperly tinted windows or expired registrations.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
By ASJYLYN LODER
HERALD NEWS
It's rarely good news when a traffic cop points at you to pull over.
Haledon police did just that Tuesday morning to a dozen or so drivers, directing them into the parking lot of a self-storage center at 400 West Broadway.
There, instead of a grim unsmiling traffic cop with an expensive citation, drivers were met by officers - along with a smiling representative of the state Department of Environmental Protection and technicians.
The department conducted random spot-checks of vehicle emissions. It did not issue tickets, although police cited vehicles with other violations, such as improperly tinted windows or expired registrations.
"This is to check the car? How it works?" asked Miranda Jorhdani, who worried that the stop would make her late for work.
Technicians drove Jorhdani's 2004 Nissan Sentra into the parking lot. They eased the car onto a dynamometer, a pair of rollers that allow the car run in place, simulating driving conditions. They measured tailpipe emissions and also looked at the car's onboard indicators to see if they indicated any problems.
"It better pass. It's brand new!" Jorhdani said of her Sentra, which had only 820 miles on it.
Todd Bouverot, the department representative, assured her that this was just a test, that she would not receive a ticket, and that the department just needed to collect some data.
The department expects to test 1,200 vehicles throughout the state this summer to evaluate whether New Jersey's inspection system meets Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
"It's really an assessment of how well our inspection maintenance programs is in lowering emissions from motor vehicles," said David West, bureau chief for the bureau of motor vehicle inspection programs at the Department of Environmental Protection.
The department collects the data and compares it with computer models that estimate and project vehicle emissions.
"We see how well we stack up compared to what the projections were," West said.
The EPA requires New Jersey to conduct the enhanced inspection programs based on a state's air quality, West said. The department expects to have the results of the tests in 2005.
New Jersey is one of 25 states with similar requirements, according to the EPA Web site.
E-mail: [email protected]
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Link wasn't working here is the article:
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
By ASJYLYN LODER
HERALD NEWS
It's rarely good news when a traffic cop points at you to pull over.
Haledon police did just that Tuesday morning to a dozen or so drivers, directing them into the parking lot of a self-storage center at 400 West Broadway.
There, instead of a grim unsmiling traffic cop with an expensive citation, drivers were met by officers - along with a smiling representative of the state Department of Environmental Protection and technicians.
The department conducted random spot-checks of vehicle emissions. It did not issue tickets, although police cited vehicles with other violations, such as improperly tinted windows or expired registrations.
"This is to check the car? How it works?" asked Miranda Jorhdani, who worried that the stop would make her late for work.
Technicians drove Jorhdani's 2004 Nissan Sentra into the parking lot. They eased the car onto a dynamometer, a pair of rollers that allow the car run in place, simulating driving conditions. They measured tailpipe emissions and also looked at the car's onboard indicators to see if they indicated any problems.
"It better pass. It's brand new!" Jorhdani said of her Sentra, which had only 820 miles on it.
Todd Bouverot, the department representative, assured her that this was just a test, that she would not receive a ticket, and that the department just needed to collect some data.
The department expects to test 1,200 vehicles throughout the state this summer to evaluate whether New Jersey's inspection system meets Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
"It's really an assessment of how well our inspection maintenance programs is in lowering emissions from motor vehicles," said David West, bureau chief for the bureau of motor vehicle inspection programs at the Department of Environmental Protection.
The department collects the data and compares it with computer models that estimate and project vehicle emissions.
"We see how well we stack up compared to what the projections were," West said.
The EPA requires New Jersey to conduct the enhanced inspection programs based on a state's air quality, West said. The department expects to have the results of the tests in 2005.
New Jersey is one of 25 states with similar requirements, according to the EPA Web site.
E-mail: [email protected]
6574099
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