REDUCING AIR POLLUTION BY AUTOMOBILE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE: A PROGRAM ANLAYSIS

A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF INSPECTION MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS IS PROPOSED. EFFECTIVENESS, COSTS TO THE STATE AND TO THE INDIVIDUAL, DISTRIBUTION OF COST AND BENEFITS, AND POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY ARE EXAMINED. EFFECTIVENESS IS PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT ASPECT TO PROJECT BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN DESIGN AND CONSEQUENCES OF MAINTENANCE REPAIR ON PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, USING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS, SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN HYDROCARBONS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ARE FORESEEN, ALONG WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NO SUB X EMISSIONS. THE COST TO THE STATE TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN $2.00 AND $2.50 PER VEHICLE, WHICH COULD BE COVERED BY THE INSPECTION FEE. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE BENEFITS OF AN INSPECTION PROGRAM DO NOT CONVINCINGLY OUTWEIGH THE HIGH COSTS, POSSIBLE ADVERSE SOCIAL IMPACTS, AND PUBLIC OPPOSITION, AND THAT OTHER ALTERANTIVES SHOULD BE EXAMINED.

• Authors:
  • Schwartz, S I
• Publication Date: 1973-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 845-52
• Serial:
  • Air Pollution Control Association, Journal of
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Air Pollution Control Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Control; Feasibility analysis; Maintenance management; Measures of effectiveness; Pollution
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Maintenance costs; Programs
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222335
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1974 12:00AM