New Britain herald., 1930-02-03
lI,O97 OPERATORS
 : SUSPENDED IN '29
4O5 Drivers in This City Penal
 iZed for Law Violations

The right to drive of t,097 opera tors was suspended for varying periods during 1929 because of Of 1enses against Connecticut laws au,l regulations by the suspension scction of tEe State Motor Vehicle Depart- ment. X majority were drivers li- "enscd by this state. Lut about ono hfth Of the suspension business for the year was with operators from other states.
 \ total of SEQ licenses Of Con- naCticut operators, an increase ot ''t over the previous year, was srS- rcndcd. Out -of-statc operators on the list numbered e.177, a lecrcas> from 1928 Of 7SG, Tho grand totll ot suspensions increased I'll for the year.
 Reckless driving. as in other years, was the reason for more sus- penslons than any other oncnau Next in order were failure to r. Iort accidents" "opcrating WithoJt licenses" drunken driving and participation in fatal accidents" he number Of suspensions for each
 
 the year. except in the case of failuI" to report accidents.
 1,112 For Drunken Dri, ing
 There were 2,GS2 suspensions for reckless driving. In increase ot 33 |; 1,9SJ for failure to report. a de crease of 299; 1886 for operating without licenses. an increase O 3O.; - C,I ence Of intoxicating liquor, an lr- crease Of 102. ard t77 because of fatal accidents. an increase of =. There was large decrease. from 1,l06 to 23S In the number suspend ed for failure to file financial re- sponsibility upon the order of the department.
 New York operators were the mos numerous among the offenders from other states, liz having had licenses suspended. There were 4l2 from Massachusetts. 1GS from New Jersey, 1i6 from Rhode Island, and 4 from Pennsylvania. Twenty y-cignt other states were represented. Of f"ndcr5 numbering from one to l6 There were also six suspensions ot hCenSes Of operators from Canada.
 Increase in New Britain
 In tho towns where 100 or more Operators were suspended there wcr,. increases for Bridgeport, from 7li fo Sl6; Bristol. from 115 10 17G: I'anbury. 125 10 154; East IIarttord, @a to l01; Greenwich, 1aG to 24.: Hartford, 596 to l.o59; MddletoWn, lH6 10 l14; New Britain. 36S 10 4o3; New London, 19G to 271; Norwalk, eot 10 262; Stamford, 347 to 4Ga: Stratford. Il to l05; TorrinSton. & 10 l32; Waterbury, 393 to 439; West Haven, l49 10 1Sl.
 Among the towns with 2 large number suspended which show de- creascs were Manchester, 1n4 to 9i: Meriden, 15@ to 1gQ: Norwich, 13iI to 124; New Haven, 1,l71 to 1,195.
 Besides the causes already men toned the department suspended the following number for the reasons assigned: Evading responsibility, 26S; improper person, 51; taking car without owners permission. l5l; operating unre egistercd car. o4G; i'm Ironor use of markers. 450: failure 10 answer summons, 1$5; overload- Ing, 427; physical inGrmity, [; al. lcWing minor to operate, 40; loaninG license, 4; failure 10 pay fine, 1g; tomperng with motor vehicle, q. Operating without .ubIic seryics license, 2S; loam z markers, 19: theft of motor vehicla, $9; unable 10 locate, 20: complaint. %: operating while suspended, g; perjury. G false statement. 3; bad record, .. There were other suspensions for miscellaneous onenses.