UK Seeking To Regulate Automotive Tire And Brake Dust - How Long Until California Rushes To Act?

I wouldn't be happy about it, but it may happen 30-50 years from now--probably starting with small cities like San Francisco. Paris and London already ban cars from entering the city center during certain days of the week to reduce congestion and pollution.

I would love to see these changes happen. These are slow killers. If you don't see it, it does not mean it is not harmful.

Brakes are most likely a compound change, however tires are the more difficult task.

@monster, so let's make laws against all sorts of unseen but completely imagined threats.

Going by your logic we should do nothing about it. I think you are either too naive or too young to know the effect of these small particles into your lungs. Think asbestos! Do you really want to be treated for lung cancer or you want to avoid it. It is your call.

If it makes cars exponentially more expensive to produce and maintain the fascists in Sacramento will love it.

You guys call yourself car enthusiasts. Have you ever repaired your car yourself? Do you really want to breath the brake dusts when you change your brake pads?
What's so bad with innovation? Putting these regulation in place will push for innovation, new technologies and something better for us all. If you guys want to live in the past, you should go back to horse ridding.

I not only work on my own cars, I restore them, flip them, modify them. I wear an N95 and protective eyewear. You however are talking out of your ass.

I guess you do need to repair you 2 your old Hyundai quite a bit. But kidding aside, how may people and repair shops wear these protective gear when changing brake pads.

Today - reputable chains often require the use of masks - when doing brakes on a car that likely has asbestos pads. Since pads with Asbestos content have been off the market since 1997 (ANd in cars made starting in 1995) - the issue of asbestos is no longer a major component of the problem. Current brake pads produce a lot less dust than in the past - especially ceramic ones. I would want to see exactly what California wants to regulate -it may just be air particulate metals. However - rubber "dust" from either real natural rubber or synthetic - BOTH could cause lung and breathing difficulties. We d not currently have a way to stop that.

This problem will sort itself out as more people switch to EVs (or hybrids). If the motor does most of the braking, emissions from brake dust will automatically be lowered.

can;t believe i am going to agree with SanJoseDriver but, KERS is the way forward.