Ben Hewitt: End Vermont’s draconian vehicle inspection system

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ben Hewitt, a freelance writer, educator and community-scale farmer living in Stannard.
Recently I had the misfortune of striking a large rock in my car; the impact bent the front passenger side rim to the point of needing replacement. No problem, I thought: I’ll find a cheap, used rim at a junkyard, have the tire remounted, and be on my way.
Alas, my mechanic informed me that because my car is equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system, I&rs