• GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works
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        7 days ago

        Idk, I’m in the u.s. without any inspections whatsoever. There’s an app that works with newer ios devices that can check very accurately because of the finer tuned gyroscope. Hopefully an android variant comes soon. Then trucks, buses etc. can check every trip without a lot of hastle.

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          7 days ago

          Wait what the fuck, you don’t have yearly technical inspections there? So people can drive whatever deathtraps without functional brakes or shit?

          I’d call USA a developing country but that’d imply positive change over time

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            Yeah, it’s kinda bullshit when you see perfectly smooth tires on a grain truck, which also doesn’t require a special license if driven by a farmer or their family. I think you could be 16 or 18 and hop into a truck to haul 20 tons of grain with a car license.

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        Did not happen here in Finland just a few days ago.

        The way I see it, they check mostly for stuff that could result in unsafe breakage/conditions, endangering yourself and others.

        Of course misaligned front tires aren’t good even if you ignore tire wear, but they don’t make your car a death trap.

        Not saying I’m agreeing with this, just my observation. Some of the things that are important to them, while others aren’t even checked, the logic eludes me.