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Not to mention that in Japan there is an in depth inspection of every vehicle for road worthiness. The Shaken vehicle inspection program keeps modified and poor
by nanomonkey 6y ago
Not to mention that in Japan there is an in depth inspection of every vehicle for road worthiness. The Shaken vehicle inspection program keeps modified and poorly maintained vehicles off the road, which probably reduces a significant amount of noise, pollution and reckless drivers.
- CapricornNoble 6y agoIt's definitely better than some of the egregious violations of road safety that I saw living in Florida. But the culture is different; most Japanese drivers, even the young ones, are damn diligent about maintenance. There are still easy ways around the Shaken: typically swapping on your stock exhaust system for the inspection, and then taking it off immediately afterwards to install your straight pipe. You just re-attach the catalytic converter every 2 years. Or you can just pay for a "paper inspection", where a mechanic rubber-stamps your documentation. However, the police have been harshly cracking down on that the last few years. My Supra has a US-sourced custom single-piece driveshaft, which is apparently totally illegal, so I need to either cobble together a 2-piece shaft from OEM Toyota parts, or pay a shady shop. The Japanese police almost never do any sort of snap roadside inspection though, which is much better than the nightmare stories I hear from California.