Sorry to cross post, but trying to get the word out.
11/6 at 10:45 am on Woodside Rd. in Redwood City.
A CHP officer is picking cars to get checked on a lift with a sniffer.
Never saw this before, but there it was.

 

It is voluntary, you don't have to let them do it.

 

cant you deny getting tested?

 

Good to know.
I was going in the opposite direction and I could not tell that.

 

They will word it in a way that will make it sound mandatory but it is not. They will wave a hand and say "you want to let us check your car" Don't fall for the Jedi mind tricks.

 

seems like these road tests are popping up more lately.. ive read that it is voluntary and you can deny, but does anyone have experience on this? getting pulled over and denying tests?

 

Not from Cali but it would seem to me if you know when your going to be inspected you can make sure it'll pass. Roadside not so much. If you deny it would raise a reg flag to them so to speak. Just my .02

 

just let them know if they pull you in, that you are actually on a time crunch and maybe next time around thanks. if they said you have to.. then you let them know the facts. that it's completely voluntary and ask if you can leave now.. just keep your exterior legal as possible or they will just cite you with a fix it ticket haha.

 

Yup, true. Also, according to what I read on the internets, in these roadside checks, a lot of beaters were showing very high emissions even though they had recently passed smog. So their idea was to use this this to check up on smog stations.

The system is supposed to be voluntary with no recourse to you if you fail the smog test. However, when they have you stopped, they get to look under your hood, and it doesn't take much imagination to guess what the attending CHP will do next if you have mods.

Personally, I think its a pretty crappy way of monitoring the smog system. If it counted as a smog check for DMV, at least that would be something, but it doesn't.

 

Gonna go mess with chp right now! CARB everything on my gsr plus it's to low to lift haha

 

Video it would love to see that

 

Woodside and what cross intersection? I've been from elcamino to 101 and didn't see anything

 

second that!^^^^

 

Eastbound right at Woodside High School.

This was at 10:45 am, so I'm not sure if they are still there.

 

Matt have fun with it lol. Vids pics or shenanigans.