Very interesting - so could the modus operandi be: make a few mistakes but not too many, get recruited, now you are the 1% IQ-wise, take more exams and rise through the ranks to get off the street asap and retire with great benefits?
You only know what the lawsuit says. My guess is there was some other issues with personality evaluated.
Think of a pilot. A pilot needs to be in command, exert control and assess situations in the fly. Yet a pilot also must be disposed to understand and follow complex rules and procedures precisely. The military does a lot of screening to identify that personality, and if you’ve known pilots, you can spot one.
I would presume to guess there are criteria for a police officer that an exam would try to identify, if allowed to do so.
I think you misunderstand how this works. When you get a custom vehicle you don’t really give a shit about regulations or reasons for them. As long as you can register it and renew your registration you will most likely do whatever you want to it. I am fairly familiar with custom motorcycles in the US. Most states and cities have regulations regarding noise levels. The EPA requires bikes to have catalytic converters to reduce emissions. But a bike in the hands of someone who cares about its performance will not stay stock of long. Usually the catalytic converter is removed (it restricts the exhaust system and you can get a few ponies by doing this), and the entire exhaust system is replaced with a shorter and wider one that will let the engine breathe better. That makes it a lot louder. You will also modify the fuel system to run less lean (lean means higher than stoichiometric air/fuel ratio). Lean fueling runs hotter since gasoline doesn’t cool off the cylinders and it doesn’t give you optimal power, but it burns cleaner. Instead you bring the ratio closer to 14:1 to get better power and a cooler running engine.
Most cops won’t pull you over for an exhaust that is too loud unless you keep blasting it in your neighborhood enough for neighbors to complain. And none of them will ever check your fueling system. Manufactures of these devices sell them as “non-public use only”, knowing full well you won’t race your 800 lb Harley. The saving grace is that most people don’t do this. Only a few people buy motorcycles (or high performance cars) and of those only a few modify them to this extent.
> When you get a custom vehicle you don’t really give a shit about regulations or reasons for them.
Well sometimes there is a small exception. If you live in California then you swap the stock parts back on to the car to pass the emissions test. (Note: Not because the tailpipe emissions are higher in any way, but because the state bans aftermarket parts).
Right. That in my mind falls under the “whatever it takes to keep it registered”. But I have never seen a determined builder go “oh yeah that won’t Pass inspection; I guess I won’t do it.” That just doesn’t happen.
You probably don't even need to pay for it. These vehicles are modified; not factory delivered. They probably anticipate/expect the owner to have to reflash the ECU, and include a hand held tuner for exactly this reason.
I'm not familiar with Hennessey products, but this is how Ford Performance handles their "factory" supercharger kits. The tuner isn't included with the kit, but owners expected to have one.
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