Sam, that's an interesting post. I had no idea, although I understand Japan has similar, even more draconian vehicle inspection laws. I'm told the reason is less to ensure public safety and more to limit the number of cars on the road.
Here in the US, at one time most states had vehicle inspection programs. Federal law required states to have some sort of vehicle safety program, but it was up to each state to decide whether to have private garages do the inspection, state inspection stations, random roadside checks or some other program. Most states opted for private inspections, which left them open to abuse by unscrupulous inspectors who might perform only cursory inspections or find non-existent problems in hopes of performing unnecessary repairs. At any rate, the inspections weren't very exhaustive: Tires checked for wear, lights all working, no cracks on the driver's side of the windshield. They would usually pull one wheel and check the brake linings. They might shake the front suspension to check for loose components. In the eighties and nineties, most states discontinued their mandatory vehicle inspections. Here in Michigan, if a vehicle has obvious equipment issues, police will pull it over and ticket the driver, but other than that you can drive pretty much any junker on the road. No muffler, headlight out, bald tires, you see it all. Honestly, I don't think the accident statistics for clunkers are much worse than they are for new cars.
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