Have you ever been in traffic and your car was either behind or to the side of another person's vehicle and...

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their vehicle smelled of pure exhaust fumes? ( o _ 0 ) So you say "Well ding dong, roll up your windows." Roll up your windows, turn on the air. Doesn't matter because once the exhaust fumes are that strong it's in your car and you're breathing it. Sometimes I turn on the air and leave the windows down so that the air can circulate, then I roll up my windows and hit the air recirculate button so that the outside air doesn't come into my car.

Exhaust fumes give me a freakin' throbbin' headache. I mean if I can smell it, then I'm sure that the person who's driving the exhaust fumes on wheels can! It's a wonder how they've managed not to kill themselves from inhaling the exhaust fumes from their own car. (Carbon monoxide poisoning) Isn't there a law against people not properly maintaining their exhaust system to the point where it becomes obnoxious? Not to mention, polluting the enviroment?! Your thoughts?

Answer 1

that's why live in the country.  But when l do venture into the big wide world l have to admit it takes a bit of getting used to. l thought that police do yellow sticker people with bad emissions coming from their exhausts.

Answer 2

Yeah. That's why I bought a car with aircon. I just push the button to recycle and hit the aircon button. I don't want my kids inhaling noxious fumes!

Answer 3

Not at all states have that law unfortunately , but i agree that horrid smell those cars give off gives me a throbbing headache also.

Answer 4

Why don't you tap on the person's window and offer to carpool?  It is likely if their car is that far out of tune that they can't afford to fix it.  

Why not work to improve the situation rather than complaining about it.

Answer 5

there is a law about that here in our place. i don't know in your place if there is. if ever there is, it is not fully implemented.