They'll rev up and roll out from musty garages and storage lots, those black-smoke belching beater cars that were under tarps or up on cinder blocks when AirCare ruled the road. That's the fear from environmentalists, anyway. More than 90 per cent of drivers were breezing through B.C.'s airshed shield when the emissions-testing program breathed its last breath Dec. 31, 2014. Would keeping AirCare have saved us from the desolation of smog, or are you glad the program is in the rearview mirror? Weigh in at nsnews.com.
- Jeremy Shepherd
Anish Sayani Burnaby "Yes. It's to protect the environment and ensure there's a kind of integrity."
Judy Matheson North Vancouver "No. But they should keep mufflers because everything's so bloody noisy, especially the motorcycles."
Maria Dool North Vancouver "No. No one else has it, why should we? We already pay so much in taxes."
Trevor Nuttall North Vancouver "No. Especially with the cars these days and the technology.. .. It made it very redundant."
Robert Lai Vancouver "No. When I had to do it, it was more of a money grab. They didn't even really test anything."
