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I remember growing up in SoCal with smog days as the air was too polluted. Any asinine argument about regulation really pisses me off.

• mikepurvis 2y ago
  Even just going to a classic car show and standing in a field where a few dozen pre-1980s vehicles are idling really drives home what a triumph emissions regulations over the past few decades have been.
  • wkat4242 2y ago
    Yes but those weren't really a problem as it only applied to new cars. Existing ones were never a problem, owners could keep using them as long as they could keep going. So there was no cost offloaded on them. Like there is with cities banning ICEs.
    • mikepurvis 2y ago
      Fair, though I think there was still plenty of moaning about the regs incurring R&D costs and pushing up new car complexity/price.