There are several states in the country that require annual vehicle inspections. Pennsylvania is one of those states. Mechanics like Chad Fadely say that's a good thing.
"It's very important for the vehicles that we're driving on the road today, be inspected and be in safe operating condition. These things are four thousand pounds of metal and if you can't stop them or steer them, somebody's going to get hurt," said Chad Fadely Service Manager at Fadely's Auto Masters in York County.
Fadely says his shop conducts at least 10 to 15 inspections a week. It's during these inspections that Fadley says one of the biggest issues they find are that the brakes are worn out.
"We took these off a vehicle last week and you can see here the friction material is completely worn off this brake pad and if you look on the order, a lot of these rotors today are starting to come apart and if the brake friction material is not touching metal correctly it's like a tire that's not touching the road correctly. It's not enough friction to stop the car," added Fadely.
But Senator John Wozniak wants to reintroduce legislation to eliminate inspections for the first two years of a new car purchase. "I do not consider my bill a danger to the motoring public," he added in a statement to FOX43.
But Fadely disagrees. "New cars can have problems also. There's recalls all the time. There's a recall out right now for air bags that are blowing up in the vehicles. You know, that's a safety concern as well."
Wozniak's bill will be introduced in 2015.