Are you retarded? It makes perfect sense that states have a safety inspection. It's for the safety of other drivers as well as yourself. I see a ton of burnt tail lights here and honestly they can be a hazard. And with as little attention as people use in cars nowadays I'd want every advantage of being visible or seeing people as possible.
lol no kidding. States need to do more safety inspections. NJ was probably losing too much money since it was just fix-it type tickets they could issue so revenue was minimal.