New-York tribune., 1919-06-07
Motors and Motorists

A conference this morning at the
Hotel Commodore, under the direction
of the Secretary of State, Francis NJ
Hugo, will determine the final form
of the questions hereafter to be asked
in New York City of owner-appicants
for driving licenses and FOE chauf-
fcurs generally throughout the state.
The original draft of questions listed
forty-three inquiries. This number
since has been reduced to twenty four
and may be further cut down when the
conferrees have finished with to-day's
meeting
The questionnaire outlined after
asking the present residence and busi-
ness address of the applicant goes on
to inquire the residence for the pre-
cedlng three years, the business, trade
or profession engaged in, together with
the length of time so engaged, and if
employed, the name and address of the
last employer. This probably means
the latest employer.
The questionnaire demands to know
the age, color, sex, weight, height,
color of the eyes, color of the hair, of
the applicant, which all are natural and
normal questions. 1t then goes on as
follows:
Z. Have you ever used or gone by any
other name than that given by you, or by
any alias :?
3. Are you citizen? ta) Native born or
natura lized? OF natural ized, state when
and where. and native of what country.)
8. Do you speak, read and write Eng
ish?
10. Approximately how long and how
many miles have you operated motor
:, H.. IL: Types of motor vehicle operated?
Touring car runabout, truck). motive
power (gasolene. electric. ste2m) trans
mission (selective, progressive, plane
tary)?
II. Are you familiar with such parts
OF motor vehicles as are necessary to Sc
cure their safe operation?
10. Have you ever been licensed before
as an operator chauffeur? ? If So state
as follows: ta) Number of times (b) BY
what state or locality? (c) For what years :?
td) Whether as chauffeur or operator? (e)
Number of last license?
IA. Are you thoroughly familiar with the
motor vehicle law of this state?
10. Have you ever had any accidents
while operating motor vehicle; and, If So
give full particulars, stating time, place
and injuries resulting?
l6. Were you ever convicted of crime
including violations Of any traffic law or or
dinance? If so, state circumstances Num-
ber of times? Nature Of offenses In what
courts convicted? Date of conviction? Pen
atty imposed?
II Have you had any motor vehicle
license or certificate revoked or suspended
in this state, elsewhere? (It so, s1ve
part icular)
49, Have you ever been refused license
to operate motor vehicle operator or
chauffeur? Dt so. give particuats.)
49, Is your eyesight or hearing impaired
in any way' or so. state particulars)
70. Have you any organic affection of the
of paralysis, vertigo. are you subject to
fainting spells? OF so, give particuars.) J
Il Are you crippled in any manner z
(Give particularly
asylum institution for the insane, or for
other mental affections? Of so, give partic-
ulars)
23 Are you addicted to the use of intox-
icating liquors, drugs other narcotics in
any form or manner? or so. TO what
extent ,
a. Have you ever been convicted of ~
public intoxication or other offenee while
intoxicated within one year or (2) of the
Illegal use or possession OF narcotics (If
so, state particulars)
A certificate of character from some
one more than twenty-five years of
age is required to be submitted along
with the answers. Chauffeurs' appli-
cations ask the same questions as
those for operators, and the only diff
ference is that two photographs are
required to be furnished with the
chauffeurs' applications.
At the meeting to-day it is expected
that there will be repre- esentatives of
the Police Department, the traffic
courts, the various associations Of
dealers and users that we're present
at. the meeting of May "a, and in ad-
dton there will be committee repre-
senting the Society of Professional Au-
tomobie Engineers, the leading chauf-
fourc' OrCanj2atiOr