New Britain herald., 1929-12-18
TESTS OF DRIVERS
 AT HOME STATIONS
State Police and Motor Depart
 Inent Make New Ruling

;. Applicants TOT motor vehicle oper- Htors' licenses will bc given exam- nations, henceforth, only at the sta tlon nearest their places of residence under instructions issued to the cY- "hllnins officers by Robert T. Hur- l'F, commissioner of state poliCe he order to state policemen is % refuse to examine prospective driv- CTS from any section of the state other than the vicinity in which the rAamlnlnS station is located.
 The order is issued, according 10 , commissioner Hurley and Robbins E. Stoeckcl, commissioner Of motor vehicles, by whom it has also been approved, for the purpose Of making drlNers take examinations in the sce- ions where they will do most of lhcir driving. Experience shows. Commissioner Hurley says, app'i- cants go to SparScly settled com nunitics 10 be examined because or lear that they will be unable to pass if subjected 10 the traffic conditions of their own community.
 | This privilege of going to an oihsr section for examination should not be allowed" he says. "Persons living in congcsted areas do at least \ 15 per cent Of their driving in that area. They should be qualified 10 operate in that vicinity. When ;t person goes 10 a sparsely settled community and is given an cXaminl- lion and passes, it is fair to assume that upon his return to the con- gestcd area he would be a dangerous person to operate a motor vehicle in that vicinity"
 The driver who is examined and passed in a sparscly settled district and yet is authorized to drive in the : heavy traffic of cities, has also been considered. Commissioner Hurley says that such a driver will do about 15 per cent of his driving in his own section and usually. will be aware of his own deficiencies and take care when in city traffic. Also. that h. is not likely, nor will it be ncCcs- saiN, for him. 10 drive in heavy traf- ' lie until he has had considerable. experience and practice under other conditions.
 Details Of Examination | Practically every feature of exam nation procedure is considered in he order of examiners. The appH- cation card must be properly final | out and signed in the presence of the examiner. A test is arranged to determine whether the applicant $ lIlitcratc. There is an eye test an l practical road test in which the ap- fplicant must demonstrate his ability 10 properly drive. shift gears, turn, back, park and give correct hand signals.
 The applicant is also tested as to his knowledge of the motor vehicle l&Ws. Many questions have been ar Iangcd for the convenience of the 't"Naminer. such as What is the law relative to passing a car with trai- lie coming toward you?" and 'Who has the right of way at intersectug strects?'
 Attention is called in the order 10 .t cooperative regulation which Il- lows the CNamJncr to send d rejected applicant to the inspection section of ! he motor vehicle department tor further and more detailed cXaminu- tion. This particularly applies 10 Inc cases of those rejected because of ilitcracy or because of some phy- seal disability
 Examining stations now in daily operation, closing at nOou on Satur- , days, arc conducted by the state po- lice at the capitol. Hartford, and the motor vehicles offices in Bridgeport New London, New Haven, StamfoH1 and Waterbury.
 Examinations are made Wcdn"a- days at Now Britain police station.