Oregon Governor Wants Aftermarket Parts Banned, Including Tires

First he wanted to collect a mileage tax, now Governor Kulongoski wants Oregonians to only buy OEM tires, which tend to underperform and be on the pricier end of the spectrum. So who wants to move to Oregon?

Taken from SEMA:

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Oregon Introduces Bill to Prohibit Sale of Aftermarket Parts

At the request of Governor Theodore Kulongoski, the Oregon Speaker of the House has introduced legislation (H.B. 2186) to prohibit the sale and distribution of aftermarket motor vehicle parts if alternatives are available that “decrease greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.” The bill is primarily focused on aftermarket tires and would authorize the Environmental Quality Commission to implement enforcement regulations, likely based on a rolling resistance calculation.  

H.B. 2186 would regulate vehicle fuel economy, an authority reserved to the federal government.

H.B. 2186 could ban tires that may have improved performance, handling or appearance features, based solely on a rolling resistance rating.  In addition, this program could easily distract consumers from focusing on more important safety issues such as tire inflation and overloading of vehicles.

H.B. 2186 would force consumers to purchase only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tires because the program essentially exempts OEM-selected tires and unfairly implies that they are superior to aftermarket products.

H.B. 2186 could prohibit aftermarket parts designed to either personalize or optimize specific vehicle performance attributes including handling, towing, suspension, fuel economy, etc.

H.B. 2186 provides broad authority to government regulators and could limit a range of aftermarket parts currently available to consumers based on the subjective determination of government regulators.



Here is H.B. 2186 in PDF format: Click me!  

Democrat, of course.    Why can't these greenies get off their high horse and let people just live their lives. It seems the socialist dream is to have everyone drive around in identical government-issued Toyota Priuses!  

At least one of the good things in the bill is in lines 22 and 23, making it a requirement for motor vehicle service providers to check and inflate tire pressures. That is, until they start charging one standard labor hour for that service.  

Those bastards are running out of ideas on how to bother us.Tires are the main aim of the bill, which seeks to prohibit parts availability if there are choices that decrease greenhouse gas emissions. It amounts to a back-door fuel economy standard, which is the jurisdiction of the federal government unless you're California –and even they need a waiver. Putting our legislators in charge of what equipment should be fitted to our cars doesn't strike us as the brightest idea.  

I don't think they could go through with it, too many infringments on personal freedom. Also the manufactures would fight it too.

Let them tell me I can't do anything to my truck but leave it stock, I'll give them the universal sign for I don't care what you think! lol