I am of mixed feelings on this. Personally, I take my car in annually for basic service and a good lookover/inspection. I don't want to be driving a vehicle with bad tires or marginal brakes. Or more subtle problems like rust damage that could risk safety. So even if the legal requirement goes away my behavior won't change.
But will I then be at the mercy of people who choose not to or cannot afford to maintain their cars. Are they going to ram into me because their brakes gave out? Are they going to swerve into my lane because their bald tire blew out? It seems we all have a responsibility to each other to have safe vehicles on the road. As with all such things, some will do the right thing and others will not. An inspection law makes sure that everyone does and allows for a visible indicator to see who is not, allowing for corrections.
How does this work out for states with no inspection? Are there higher "junk" car accident rates or are they not even bothering to keep track. "Car swerved into the other lane causing the accident." But no mention of the cause of the swerve being that the bald tire blew out?
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