If one member of the Louisiana House of Representatives has his way, private passenger vehicle safety inspection stickers will soon be a thing of the past. Stonewall Republican Larry Bagley is planning on filing a bill in this year’s session that would do away with them. Bagley says there’s nothing in a failed safety inspection that police cannot pull you over for.
“Local police can stop you for the same thing and give you a ticket if you don’t have that done, so there’s really no reason for it just to tax or no particular reason,” Bagley explained.
Bagley disagrees with the notion that safety inspection stickers indicate to police that they’re safe vehicles, saying officers have scores of modern technology tools at their disposal.
“They know whether you got insurance. They know if you’ve got a record. They know if you’re wanted. I mean, how much more can you want from all of that?” Bagley asked.
Bagley notes that this will not be the first time he has filed such a bill, and he’s surprised that prior efforts have not resulted in his proposed legislation ending up on the governor’s desk.
“You wouldn’t believe the things that have gone on to try to keep it from passing. People that you think, would be in favor of it, but they are not,” Bagley said.
Bagley’s bill would not apply to commercial vehicles; they would still be required to undergo safety inspections.