State Anti-Smog Board Sets Roadside Tests in L.A.

Date

March 19, 1985

Release Number

85-07

Contacts

Bill Sessa

Office of Communications

comms@arb.ca.gov

On the eve of the first anniversary of the state's Srnog Check program, the state Air Resources Board will be conducting roadside tests of cars picked at random in the Los Angeles area to determine how well the program is working.

In cooperation with the California Highway Patrol, cars will be flagged down in designated test areas for a 20-minute check to study maintenance habits and the extent of tampering with anti-smog systems. No citations will be issued for illegal engine tampering, since the study is solely for research purposes.

Air Resources Board officials will be available for interviews to explain the study at a roadside checkpoint on Tuesday, March 12, at 10:00 a.m. The testing lane will be set up on
Northbound Santa Anita Ave., South of Bryant Road, in El Monte

(Thomas Guide page 38, sect.E-5).

CARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. CARB is the lead agency for climate change programs and oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards.