And yet it still happens, and I am sure the rate at which it happens will continue to grow. Cars are regulated at the manufacturer level and the consumer level

And yet it still happens, and I am sure the rate at which it happens will continue to grow. Cars are regulated at the manufacturer level and the consumer level. Dumping is illegal, as it should be, but it is enforced in varying and ineffective ways. Some of the smallest offenders are vigorously prosecuted, while some of the largest offenders are slapped with small token fines that don't cover the cost of the problem, if ever! I would say my greater point is, a lot of this "penalizing bad behavior" is analogous to security theatre... the smallest offenders pay in money and sanity... the largest offenders laugh at their joke fines [ since they run the world ;) ]