Roadside Smog Test Checkpoint Pops Up In Davis

DAVIS (CBS13) — A checkpoint in Davis Thursday may have confused some people, but it provided a service to ensure cars aren’t over polluting the air. It was set up between El Macero Drive and Cowell Boulevard Thursday morning.
With blinking emergency lights, orange cones and CHP officers standing post on a well-traveled road, most drivers thought the scene was a DUI checkpoint.
“We have a CHP officer on site for safety purposes mainly but he also randomly chooses vehicles into