State car inspections cost Americans thousands each year. Certain states like Pennsylvania have very strict rules such as having a small pinhole of rust in a frame or body can fail a perfectly safe car to be driven. Many crooked car mechanics overcharge, and do not even fix the issue but yet charge for the parts or service never rendered. My family & I have encountered this many times. I feel this issue needs changed to at least give the owner a few months time to fix problems that does not jeopardize the immediate safety of the driver. Ohio has no inspection and I see many “bad” cars on the road but they seem to get around perfectly. Reducing the items checked so a rusty but well running safe car can still be driven, this is specially important to snow belt states. There are only fifteen states that have a periodic (annual or biennial) safety inspection programs and because of this there are many perfectly safe and drivable vehicles sitting in driveways that otherwise would be on the roads.