Has anyone looked at Mopar Collectors Guide, and now this month Hot Rod Mag?
They are all talking about the doom and gloom of banning our cars. Or making them WAY to costly to insure, license and or drive and tax to death. This is for real and is happening, not some right wing BS blog.
All I can say is that you need to
get involved, I did not want to post this in the politics thread, it is aa general concern for all in the hoobie that want to have our cars and drive them.
Ohio has some crazy laws just passed and being acted on, if a cop even hears you rev an engine they can classify that as ex of speed and impound your ride.
Please help stop this maddness
http://blogs.hotrod.com/6688042/car-initiative/can-they-outlaw-hot-rodding/index.htmlHOT ROD's December 2010 issue features a story titled "Can They Outlaw Hot Rodding?". Check out some of the snippets from the feature and get inspired to not let your hot rod be banned from public roads.
What You Can Do
Right off the bat we're going to give you the best resource we know to keep you informed about the issues we'll present in this story and how to keep politicians from tampering with our cars. SEMA, the trade association that represents the specialty automotive aftermarket, launched an organization in 1997 called the SEMA Action Network (SAN). The SAN is a partnership of enthusiasts, vehicle clubs, and members of the specialty automotive parts industry in the United States and Canada who have joined forces to promote hobby-friendly legislation and oppose unfair laws. With nearly 40,000 members, 3 million contacts, and the ability to reach 30 million enthusiasts through its membership and the news media, the SAN is unmatched when it comes to defending the rights of the vehicle hobby.
The SAN is on the legislative front lines with a professional government affairs staff that works at the federal level and in all 50 states. They monitor every bill introduced in every state, and information that affects the hobby is delivered to SAN members via the monthly SAN newsletter and targeted email action alerts. These alerts contain information about pending bills as well as speaking points and legislator contact information, so you can reach out to your local representatives and let them know how you want them to vote on bills that affect our hobby.
In addition, SAN members receive access to the SAN website, which features tracked legislation, action alerts, guidance on letter writing and lobbying elected officials, information on topics such as warranty denial, and ways to identify and contact your legislators.
As you look over the hot-button issues in this story, know that the SAN staff has been and will continue to be involved in shaping laws in our favor, or actively working to defeat those laws harmful to the hobby.
Membership in the SAN is free. For more information and to sign up, log on to SemaSan.com.
The New Threat on the Horizon
We mentioned California's budget deficit, but that's not the only state in financial doo-doo. SEMA's Steve McDonald tells us what the org is seeing this year, unlike in previous years, is plenty of new legislation designed to create new fees for a range of cars-not just for your toy, but your daily driver, too. "There were proposals for taxing your vehicle depending on how many miles it was driven each year. There were taxes proposed that varied depending on vehicle weight, and gas guzzler taxes were being proposed to essentially charge you an additional fee if you purchased a vehicle that was below a certain mpg," McDonald says. Add in the new nationwide fuel-economy standards equating to less fuel consumption, and states are beginning to panic about how the heck they're going to raise money to fix roads and highways. And did we mention registration fees in general are on the rise? The historic class is particularly vulnerable right now, since usually these cars have had a one-time minimal fee; don't be surprised if those become annual.
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