[klyrs]

Where I live, "beautiful bc," it was decided that emissions testing was ineffective so we stopped doing it. Also there's a rash of catalytic converter thefts. A real catalytic converter is expensive. A metal tube the same size and shape is less expensive and deters future theft. Put it together and there's a significant number of cars whose exhaust is way over legal limits but they only get caught if a cop feels like noticing. And the police are not known for treehugging.

Smoking is outlawed in parks, but allowed on sidewalks.