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In China, if our car does not participate in the annual inspection, first of all, the wallet will lose 200 yuan and 3 points, if you encounter a traffic accident on the way, then the owner of the vehicle will be fully responsible for the annual inspection, and can not take insurance.
If you don't do an annual inspection of the car for 3 years, then you can directly say goodbye to it, because the car is forced to be scrapped and you can see the new car.
As one of the countries with the largest number of cars in the world, it is mandatory to participate in the annual inspection for traffic safety reasons, but there are also many cars in the United States, so why can they "let themselves fly" without participating in the inspection every year?
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Country on wheels
The annual inspection of American cars is not as strict and common as China, and they do not have relevant mandatory regulations in many regions, but this does not mean that American car owners do not pay attention to traffic safety and car safety performance, they pay more attention to the daily maintenance and maintenance of vehicles.
As a "country on wheels", the United States is vast and sparsely populated, but almost everyone has one car, and each state in the United States has considerable autonomy over the system of car inspection, which is why they are always linked to "freedom".
To what extent is the freedom? Some states may not require annual inspections at all, and car owners drive their cars on the road, and as long as there are no major problems with the car, basically no one cares.
The most abstract city in Florida, the locals modify a pair of wings for the car is reasonable, the main owner is happy, the car can run, the car does not have to be a "car", to the vehicle with four wheels, as long as it can run on the road, it can be regarded as a "motor vehicle", Florida does not raise idlers.
In addition to the non-inspection areas, the United States also has micro inspection and strict inspection areas, such as New York, Vermont and other developed areas, they have to accept very strict vehicle inspection, these places also require vehicles to participate in the annual inspection, and even every annual inspection has people complain that the US government is "destroying the car" inspection.
The New York Vehicle Administration will inspect the suspension, brakes, steering wheel and other parts of the vehicle, and thoroughly inspect the vehicle from front to back, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, and New York is also to reduce the occurrence of traffic accidents and ensure public safety.
It is worth everyone's attention that there are so many car inspection grades in the United States, even in those areas where there is no inspection, there is no traffic chaos in people's homes.
This is the difference in car culture, as mentioned above, although the United States does not pay much attention to car inspection, but Americans generally have a strong sense of car maintenance, many people themselves will regularly inspect and maintain vehicles, and to be honest, the United States automobile industry developed early, car quality and reliability are relatively high.
Tesla, Cadillac, Lincoln, Chevrolet and other cars from the United States have a well-known reputation in the world, but fortunately, Apple has not researched a car for a year, otherwise Xiaomi SU7 will have to compete with Apple Car for customers, and Huawei cars are estimated to be able to see them on the road.
At present, more than 90% of car owners in the United States will choose to go outside to maintain their cars, and if they have spare time, they will choose to do it themselves, they are keen to show their personality and DIY, it can be said that modified cars are engraved in the DNA of every American, or because of freedom.
There are still many people who think that cars in the United States are like wild horses that have escaped, especially when they are chased by American police in a modified car, which is called a thrill.
In 2018, there was a news story in the United States that a driver forgot to turn on his turn signal when changing lanes and knocked a motorcyclist out of the air.
In the end, after the court ruling, the owner of the car was required to compensate the victim for more than 20 million US dollars, equivalent to 150 million yuan, but before that, the owner of the accident had paid 4 million US dollars in compensation to the motorcycle owner.
Beneficiaries
Therefore, the traffic law in the United States can be regarded as a disguised constraint on car owners, and such a high penalty is not something that anyone can afford.
In 2014, an American couple overturned their vehicle with a flat tire while driving, and the two died on the spot.
The jury in court decided that the decision should be based on the specific circumstances of the case and the defendant's financial situation, and finally awarded Ford $1.7 billion in damages.
Automobile companies will have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation if they don't do a good job of cars, and drivers on the road who don't obey traffic rules will have to pay millions of dollars, and the cost of traffic accidents in the United States is so high that even if Americans are not required to conduct annual inspections of their cars, they themselves will often go to repair and maintain their cars.
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Safety is paramount
Compared with the "Mustang" in the United States, China's cars are more like "iron horses" that have undergone rigorous training, and to what extent is it strict, so strict that netizens ran to the Internet to vote: asking the state to cancel the annual inspection of cars.
China's automobile industry started late but developed rapidly, and today the number of cars in China has exceeded 300 million, ranking first in the world.
In the face of such a large number of vehicles, the Chinese government realized the need to strengthen vehicle management, and decided to make the annual car inspection system mandatory in order to ensure that every car can be safely on the road and reduce the occurrence of traffic accidents.
No one can resist the certainty, every specified time, the owners have to obediently drive the car to the inspection station, according to the provisions of the Road Traffic Safety Law, motor vehicles should be in accordance with the provisions of the security check, the inspection content includes the appearance of the vehicle, steering wheel, braking system and other aspects, each must meet the national vehicle safety standards before allowing to pass.
Even if Tianwang Laozi drove to China, he had to send the car for inspection last year, which is a hard rule, that is, if someone drove an American car to China, then he also had to take the car to arrange the annual inspection of the car at a fixed time every year.
On the contrary, it is not necessary to participate in the annual inspection of Chinese cars to the United States, except for a few key states, the car can run in the area of non-inspection and micro-inspection, and as long as the owner can afford to pay for traffic accidents, it depends on his mood.
Many car owners are very resistant to China's annual inspection, mainly because it is similar to taking a driver's license, just queuing up to start in the morning, if you don't make an appointment in advance, you have to go home and make an appointment, and if there is a problem with the vehicle, you have to repair and rectify, and it is impossible to let the road if you are unqualified.
However, it is not difficult to understand that in the area of annual inspection of automobiles, the mainland focuses on a steady and progressive approach, considering more about the annual inspection system, public interests and road safety, while the United States pays attention to individual freedom and rights protection.
In the United States, the car is free;
In China, cars are responsible.
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Being responsible is not cumbersome, for example, exhaust emission testing, now everyone advocates environmental protection, if the vehicle exhaust emissions do not meet the standard, it is not to smear the blue sky and white clouds.
Let's talk about an old car, the exhaust smoke is billowing black, no one cares about the disrepair, if such a car runs all over the street, then we really become a "fog capital".
The difference between the annual inspection system of China and the United States reflects the difference between the cultural and legal systems of the two countries, and there is no comparison, and this difference is reflected in both the automobile yearbook and the various aspects of the society of the two countries.
No matter what kind of annual inspection mode, its purpose is to reduce the occurrence of traffic accidents, we pay attention to vehicle maintenance at the same time, on the road must also be careful to abide by traffic rules, do not take personal safety as a child's play.
Information sources:
[1] Douyin: Paitou International: Changed lanes and forgot to turn, the American driver hit the motorcyclist, the local court: 150 million yuan in compensation 2020
[2] Baijiahao: People's Financial Media: Ford Motor Company of the United States was sentenced to $1.7 billion in compensation 2022.8.22
[3] People's Information, October 13, 2021: "Violent car inspection" is too terrible? In fact, it is a normal operation