Well...
I can speak to the issue of SEMA's credibility. Very well established
outfit, very vocal, very effective, very helpful. I mean very, VERY. They
handle a lot of the issues faced by kit car designers, builders, and
owners, but also a lot of the issues which face all of us LBC folks, like
smog laws (not trying at all to repeal them, but to make them more
realistic and rational) as well as others.
Visit them at www.sema.org
As for the Colorado suspension issue, go to:
http://www.sema.org/consumer/fedleg/stateredhot/coloradosuspension.html
Informatively yours,
CTP
At 1:18 PM -0800 1/2/98, b-evans@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>I have always been the first one to jump and holler, rant and rave over
>some of the dumb as dog dirt things that the "government" does. At the
>same time, I know that there are far too many just as dumb rumors
>circulating about government; rumors that no one ever bothers to check
>out. Right now, I would strongly suggest that folks check out
>thoroughly this RUMOR about what is supposedly happening in Colorado.
>And without any evidence, that is exactly what it is...a rumor!
>
>Personally, internal inconsistencies on the legislative process make me
>quite skeptical. What is this "Speciality Equipment Manufacturing
>Association"? Is it a legitimate organization? What is it's original
>source, and where can others find these original source? Where is this
>"website"? What is this "American Association of Motor Vehicle
>Administrators"?
>
>No, I am afraid that I am by training and profession a skeptic when it
>comes to these things. Until someone can provide some definitive
>evidence, I suggest that people not get agitated and that this rumor be
>consigned to the dumb rumor bin.
>
>Bob Evans
>Anaheim, California
>
>
>
>
>
>FunE4MG wrote:
>>
>> Found this in my e-mail box this am. apparently it came off the SEMA
>> (Specialty Equipment Manufacturing Association) website. Keep an eye on
>> those Politicians..
>> Tom
>>
>> > > >- ---------------------------------
>> > > >LEGISLATIVE NOTICE
>> > > >
>> > > >BILL TO PROHIBIT ALTERED SUSPENSIONS
>> > > >APPROVED BY COLORADO REVIEW COMMITTEE
>> > > >
>> > > >The Colorado Legislature's Transportation Legislation Review
>>Committee
>> > has
>> > > >given preliminary approval to a draft bill that would prohibit any
>> > person
>> > > >from operating a motor vehicle on a public highway if the
>>configuration
>> > of
>> > > >the vehicle has been altered from the original manufacturer's
>> > > >specifications. This measure is specifically designed to ban vehicles
>> > with
>> > > >altered suspensions, but also pertains to tire or wheel size, body
>> > height,
>> > > >chassis configuration and steering system. Violators could face fines
>> of
>> > up
>> > > >to $1,000.
>> > > >SEMA supports reasonable and relevant safety laws regulations at both
>> > the
>> > > >state and federal level and supports the model raised vehicle
>> regulation
>> > > >recommended by the American Association of Motor Vehicle
>> Administrators.
>> > > >Like some other states, however, Colorado appears poised to impose
>> > > >unnecessarily restrictive and burdensome vehicle suspension
>> requirements
>> > > >without substantiating its claim that the legislation will improve
>> > highway
>> > > >safety or provide other tangible benefits. In addition, it
>>effectively
>> > > >defers to the vehicle manufacturers to set the standards.
>> > > >While this bill has not been formally introduced and Review Committee
>> > > >approval does not ensure passage, we are extremely concerned that
>> action
>> > on
>> > > >the legislation may become an immediate priority when the legislature
>> > > >reconvenes in January, 1998. We will be forwarding additional
>> > information
>> > > on
>> > > >this important bill in the near future. In the meantime, please feel
>> > free
>> > > to
>> > > >make copies of this notice for distribution to all interested
>>parties.
>> > > >For more information please contact stevem@sema.org.
>> >
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