It’s not unsafe. It will not turn into a short film titled ‘Death on The Highway II,’ but it will save everyone a few hours and a few bucks. It’s HB 540, the bill to move New Hampshire from annual auto inspections to every other year.
Opponents have come up with all kinds of reasons why we shouldn’t do this but my favorite was this; that an inspector might have to let something go that was not yet in violation but that could become a violation before the next inspection. So we’re all unsafe, irresponsible dopes? No sense of self preservation apparently either. We just drive along until the next inspection….I don’t think so but nice try. The other classes of opponents are bureaucrats and rent seeking mechanics who enjoy state mandated visits to their repair shops. I’ve no time for them either.
Then there is this. It is testimony from Rep Steve Vaillancourt, a fellow Blogger at NH Insider, and a guy who can post more content than me on a good day. He’s also someone with whom I disagree on most social issues, but we see eye to eye on taxes and spending (as far as I can tell), and on HB 540.
Here is Steve’s testimony before the Senate Committee, courtesy of BikerBill (on the jump). It’s only three plus minutes so check it out. Then check out Steve’s Blog at NHI and Bill’s Youtube Channel, both worthy excursions across the New Hampshire Political Landscape.
And don’t forget to contact the committee to tell them you support HB 540. And remember to be polite.
james.rausch@leg.state.nh.us
dboutin1465@comcast.net
james.forsythe@leg.state.nh.us
molly.kelly@leg.state.nh.us
nancy.stiles@leg.state.nh.us
Phone
Senator Jim Rausch (R-Derry) (Senate District 19) 271-8630.
Senator David Boutin (R-Hooksett) (Senate District 16) 271-2709
Senator James Forsythe (R-Strafford) (Senate District 4) 271-3096
Senator Molly Kelly (D-Keene) (Senate District 10) 271-2166
Senator Nancy Stiles (R-Hampton) (Senate District 24) 271-6933
Update: Removed Senator Jim Luthur who is not on this committee; added the correct email for Senator Jim Rausch who is. Thanks to our commenters below for the correction.
