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Originally Posted by azoomm
Mike, the numbers I posted are from the study in the article YOU posted. Didn't you read them?
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I don't see any numbers or spreadsheets linked from the article, so no, I didn't read them.
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The off-road emissions reported are significantly less than those reported for on-road. My problem is with HOW they came up with their numbers. They are all estimations that aren't outlined as to how they came up with their estimations. Meaning - did they use a Harley, DRZ, VFR, 998, CBR, or Vespa for their research?
They [you] are throwing numbers at me that are ESTIMATES without being substantiated. That is the problem.
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I can't really argue this point - I don't know the details of the study anymore than you do.
I've only thrown one number at you: 10x the pollution. Here's the quote from the article:
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Motorcycles account for 3.6% of registered vehicles in the state and make up just 0.8% of vehicle-miles traveled, yet account for 10% of passenger vehicles' smog-forming emissions, according to the California Air Resources Board, which backs the measure.
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10 / 0.8 = 12.5x so I was actually underreporting the problem.