{"id":365995,"date":"2010-02-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/26\/is-the-utah-legislature-moving-to-ban-all-aftermarket-exhausts\/"},"modified":"2010-02-26T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T14:00:00","slug":"is-the-utah-legislature-moving-to-ban-all-aftermarket-exhausts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/365995","title":{"rendered":"Is the Utah legislature moving to ban all aftermarket exhausts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/etc\/\" rel=\"tag\">Etc.<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/government-legal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Government\/Legal<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/safety\/\" rel=\"tag\">Safety<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/tech\/\" rel=\"tag\">Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.semasan.com\/main\/main.aspx?id=62705\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/muffler630.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According the SEMA Action Network, a bill has been introduced in Utah that will &#8220;ban the use of aftermarket exhaust systems.&#8221; The organization is urging people to contact Utah Senators immediately to protest the substitute bill (<a href=\"http:\/\/le.utah.gov\/~2010\/bills\/sbillint\/sb0106.pdf\">S.B. 106<\/a>), introduced by Senator Patricia Jones, for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>S.B. 106 ignores the fact that aftermarket exhaust systems are designed to make vehicles run more efficiently without increasing emissions.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>S.B. 106 does not supply law enforcement with a clear standard to enforce, allowing them to make subjective judgments on whether or not a modified exhaust system is in violation.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>S.B. 106 fails to recognize that aftermarket exhaust systems offer increased performance, which can make a vehicle safer by improving its ability to merge, pass, travel uphill, etc.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>S.B. 106 would make it difficult for hobbyists to replace factory exhaust systems with more durable, better performing options.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We took a closer look at the four-page bill, and didn&#8217;t find anything overly alarming to our enthusiast-tuned eyes. Aside from the typical bureaucratic jargon, we read the bill as providing definitions about excessive noise standards and a clarification about aftermarket devices. Furthermore, the bill specifically says &#8220;&#8230;an air pollution control device may be substituted for the manufacturer&#8217;s original device if the substituted device is at least as effective in the reduction of emissions from the vehicle motor as the air pollution control device furnished by the manufacturer&#8230;&#8221; So we&#8217;re failing to see the issue? Posit your own theories and thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.semasan.com\/main\/main.aspx?id=62705\">SEMA Action Network<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/26\/is-the-utah-legislature-moving-to-ban-all-aftermarket-exhausts\/\">Is the Utah legislature moving to ban all aftermarket exhausts?<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST.  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