The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-02

person, vehicle or object upon the
roadway straight ahead of such
motor vehicle, or motorcycle for a
distance Of at least 200 feet"
Stop Light.
Warn If stop light is out of order
or broken.
Parking Light.
Warn If parking lights are out
of order or broken.
Miscellaneous Lights.
Spot Light - If equipped with
spotlight warn that such light must
be projected directly on the
ground at a distance not exceeding
sixty feet in front of-and to the
right of center of motor vehicle"
when approaching vehicle is in
sight.
Running Lights-Reject in case
of passenger car if color of any
light visible from the front other
than amber or white. Note law
regarding exception in case of
public service vehicles. Warn If
running lights are out of order.
Steering.
Reject if steering wheel play on
passenger car or commercial light
delivery Is in excess of 2 IA" and
other commercial vehicles in ex-
cess of 81, or If STERLING arm, tie
rod, drag link, king pin and other
associated parts are, in judgment
of Inspector, insecure, too badly
worn or otherwise hazardous. Re-
| ject If there is broken spring leaf
or evidence of weakness in spring
that seriously affects steering. Re
| ject for bent axle or for any other
reason not mentioned that seriously
affects steering.
Warn for "toe in" and "toe out"
| in excess of that recommended by
manufacturers that will cause e.
cessive tire wear.
Warn for looseness as above that
is not ecessive but to some extent
affects steering and will eventually
become hazardous.
Service Brakes.
Reject If performance is not
equal to that given in table below:
Passenger and Light Delivery
Stopping Distances
Four wheel brakes-30' at 20
NJ. p. H..
Two wheel brakes-4O' at 20 M.
P. H.
Trucks and Buses.
Performance of trucks and buses
will be determined on the basis Of
the type of vehicle, construction
number and type of brakes accord
ing to a schedule that will be sub
mitted later.
Equalization-Varla limit 5000
Warn If brake performance is
close to the limit and warn in all
cases that brake performance
should be frequently checked.
Reject If pedal reserve is less
than T. and warn If reserve is
close to limit or pedal pressure is
excessive in order to obtain good
brake performance.
Warn or reject if performance is
erratic due to possibility of drums
out of round or other defects in
material or adjustment of brake
operating mechanism.
Hand Brake.
Performance
Passenger and light trucks
CO. at 20 M. P. II.
Trucks or buses with capacity of
1000 pounds or more-S0' at 20 M.
p. H.
Reject or warn for erratic per.
Torrance as in case of service
brakes.
RefiectOrs.
All commercial and combination
vehicle must have an approved re-
Hector in the rear, amber, crystal
or read in color. All vehicles &
feet or more in width shall be
equipped with two refiectors in
front and two in the read so
mounted as to show the width of
the vehicle. Color of front refiec-
tor shall be srystal or amber. Re-
ject for absence of refiectors prop
erly mounted, also broken, painted
over or of a type not approved by
the Motor Vehicle department.
Direction Signals.
Motor vehicles so designed or
loaded that the hand signal can
not be given from normal driving
position so as to be recognized from
a position twenty-five feet to the
rear of and on the center line of
the vehicle must be equipped with
an approved direction signal sys-
tenn.
Reject for signal systems not Of
an approved type, combination of
one or mode types, any defect in
operation of signals, switch or pilot
light, sloppy wiring liable to get
out of order easily, signals with
glass broken or otherwise badly
mutilated or with short circuits
or accumulation of dirt that SER
iously affect the visibility Of the
signal.
Very truly yours.
MICHAEL A. COMMON,
Commissioner OF Motor Vehicles.