Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-26
EVERY TWELFTH PERSON
 HAS PLEASURE CAR NOW

With approximately 123.757 motor vehicles of all classes registered in Con- necticut in 1920, the five cities of the state having populations of more than 50,000 claimed 49,751 vehicles, according to official figures compiled by John A. Macdonald. deputy commissioner of the motor vehicle department. The figures according to the deputy commissioner, show that in Connecticut the larger towns and centers of urban population have the largest registrations,
 Tn the whole state" says the state ment of the motor vehicle department. there is ore passenger car for every 14.7 perscns one commercial car for every 5S7 persons and one motorcycle or side car for every 213.5 persons. or there is a motor vehicle of some description for every Ill persons in the state. For the year Q920) the passenger cars were 75.S per cent, commercial cars 1902 per cent. and motorcycle and side cars 5.25 per cent. of the total registration"
 The total number of motor vehicles distributed among the towns according to the 1920 registration, is shown in the following table:
 Population-less than 1000 (41 towns) number of vehicles 2,512, 2 per cent. population, 1000 to 5000. (S0 towns), number of vehicles, 20,167, IS per cent; population 5000 to 50,000 (42 towns) number of vehicles 51.237. 41.5 per cent population 5o,00o and over 6 towns), number of vehicles, 49,751, 40.5 per cent.
 Automobile truck registration leads in the five big cities of the state where there was registration of 22.5 per cent. in 1920 of the total motor vehicle regis o;+ he passenger car registration, in proportion to the total was larger in the towns up tc | 5000 popula tion. The distribution of pas senger and commercial cars and motor cycle and sid cars In the four classes of l population was the following:
 Population less than 1000, passenger | cars S0.5 per cent. commercial cars l 15.5 per cent. :; motorcycle sid cars ] per cent motorcycle side cars, pel i cent. Population 1000 to 5000 passenger cars 79.5 per cent. commercial cars, 16.t per cent motorcycle side cars, 4.5 per cent. Population 5000 to 50 900. passeng CT cars ITO per cent. commercial cars l 17.5 per cent. motorcycle cycle sidt cars 5.5 per cent. Population 50,000 anc ever, passenger cars 72.5 per cent. com
 mercial cars, 22.5 per cent; motorcycl'
 side cars 50 per cent.
 I the motor vehicle department says:
 Tn Al towns of less than 1000 popu 1 lation we find that there is one passeng er car for every 12.S per sons, one com mercial car for every 64.3 persons ant l one motorcycle or side car for every 239 i persons There is one motor vehicle 0 s5me description for every ten persons
 Tn towns between 5000 and 5000 population, we find there is one passenge ear for every 14.6 persons. one commer
 cial car for every 64.3 persons and on, | motorcycle or side car for every 206. | persons. There is one motor vehicle 0 1 some description for every 11.5 persons.
 "In towns of over 5O,ooo population, W
 find there is one passenger car for ever.
 16.5 persons, one commercial car fo
 every 546 persons and enc motorcycle 0
 side car for every 223 persons. There
 one motor vehicle of some description fo
 every 12 persons"