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by dashundchen 1281 days ago
It's not just the license requirements. The standard for maintenance and at a German TÜV inspection is far beyond most state level inspections in the US (if they are required at all in your state).

In Florida it was very common to see cars with bald tires, dangerous lifts and modifications, and plenty of heaps broken down littering the road side.

Even in New York where inspections are required annually and are stringent for the US, there's a lot of ways a poorly maintained vehicle will still pass. I wouldn't want a car with worn brakes, summer tires in the snow, etc trying to do 100+ on the highway, it would not end well.

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Genau!!!

I had to do several TÜV inspections. The requirement to have uniform headlight brightness and color is really awesome and much safer!