yup, no joke. Northern Va. drivers look out! White vans.... they locate them along the entrance ramps of highways a bunch of other local roads... equiped with emission checking equipment....... remote sensing devices to test vehicle emissions.......(boy does this leave the road open for alot of false "triggers"..) One VA official said "its like an emission radar".......(give me a break) Its a private contractor doing the work under "supervision of the State".......

ok, this "remote sensing equipment" projects an invisable beam, infrared and ultraviolent light across the roadway where vehicles pass. A mirror is set up on the other side of the road...it reflects the beam back across the street/highway/road and into a series of detectors. data collection devices also capture an image of the rear of the vehicle including the license plate......."so that Motor Vehicle records can be checked to identify the owner if a suspected violation is discovered"........ (sheez o flip)

if the remote sensors detect emission levels exceeding those alloweed, the owner recieves a notice from DEQ........ however..(and this is funny).."the letter is not sent to an owner unless emission problems have been detected twice by the mobile unit. (thier way of saying "it wasn't a false reading")

those that do not comply with the terms of the DEQ letter (they have 30 days) face a civil fine...the amount depending on the level of emissions.......

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