Ah, as I suspected, this rumor was much ado about nothing. After Amy
gave me the references, I was able to find the proposed legislation. In
reality, all it does is amend EXISTING law in Colorado to bring it into
conformance with 32-year old Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966 that already applies to ALL states (in California, it is Vehicle
Code Sections 12002, 24010(a)(2), and 26103(b)).
If you can wade through the legal language, the existing law, Colorado
Revised Statutes 1.42-4-233 (1), reads:
> ...with either the rear or front suspension system altered
> or changed from the manufacturer's original design except
> in accordance with specifications permitting such alteration
> established by the department. Nothing contained in this
> section shall prevent the installation of manufactured heavy
> duty equipment to include shock absorbers and overload
> springs...
This existing statute would be amended to read:
...if the motor vehicle configuration has been altered from
the specifications established by the manufacturer in compliance
with the federal "National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety
Act of 1966", 49 U.S.C. sec. 30101 et seq., and regulations
promulgated pursuant to such federal act. Vehicle alterations
governed by this section include, but are not limited to,
alterations to a motor vehicle's front or rear suspension
system, tire or wheel size, body height, chassis configuration,
or steering system.
Again, close reading of the proposed amendment makes it clear that
Colorado simply making it codifying the fact that its law is following
the Federal legislation. The part referring to tires, body height,
chassis, and sterring is merely explanatory of the scope of the Federal
act, and does not introduce any new onerous or odious dumb as dog dirt
governmental regulation.
Bob Evans
Anaheim, California
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