Milford chronicle., 1936-07-24

hicle Commissioner Walter Dem
Smith. He said everyone bringing q
car to a safety lane should have his
operators or chauffeur's license, his
registration card and inspection
blank with him. He also advised
having the car examined for possible
defects before visiting the lanes.
A trip through the safety lane is
an education in itself. II gives the
driver an opportunity to learn many
of the highlight safety details of his
car. Here's a typical trip through
the lane:
First Stop
AS heretofore, three men are EN-
plOyed at the first stop on the Safety
Lane. The first employee asks the
vehicle driver for the inspection no
tice, operators or chauffeur's license
card and registration card and
whether or not the address on the
official notice is correct. The driver
is then asked to turn on the motor
and turn on the lights. The other
two men at this stop move up the
testers TO the front of the headlights
and test both high and low beams
The first man then checks the regis
tratiOn card to see that il is the one
issued for the vehicle and the notice
of inspection to see that 1t agrees
with the registration card. He sees
that the operators or chauffeuT's
license card has been properly sign
ed by the driver. If the cards are
satisfactory, he walks to the rear of
the vehicle, seeing that the rear and
stop light or lights function proper
ly. The rear lamp must show red
and be exhibited so that same is
plainly visible at a distance of five
hundred feet to the rear under nor
NAL atmospheric conditions, it shall
be so constructed and placed so that
the rear license plate shall be illu-
minated by a white light so as to be
read at a distance of fifty feet to the
rear. The operators with the head
light testers insist that the lamps be
properly focused, tilted properly as
to height of beam and aim for
squareness. They insist that under
no circumstances will the high beam
rise above a point 42 inches above
the road surface. AS all vehicles are
tested unloaded, allowances must be
made for times when same are load
ed. Allowance of three inches for |
each twenty-five feet Of the beam ON |
pleasure cars with lis inch wheel |
base or less is required. All pleasure |
cars with 1875 inch wheel base or |
more are required to allow for but |
a one inch drop in each twenty-five |
feet of the beam. Vehicles having 1
wheel bases between lis and 1876 !
inches should have load allowances |
between / and inches according to
their length. The first operator ex-
amines the rear license plate to see
hat same is clean and clearly legi-
Bile. He looks at the rear tires and
1 wear to the extent of clearly ex-
posing the fabric is noticed, same is
lot approved. Trucks that use the
and required by law to be
,quipped with flares must show the
ane attendant at the first stop three
lares, or other emergency lighting
leVices approved by the department.
The two men at the front of the We
licle with the headlight testers see
hat the front license plate is clean,
learly legible and not hidden by
jumper or bumper guard. The front
Tres also are examined by these men
nd approved only when wear to the /
Xteut of clearly exposing the fabric
} not apparent After the points of
Inspection at this stop are covered.
he first man punches either ap-
rOved or unsatisfactory the apprO-
riate parts of the inspection card
dVising the driver to pass to the
ext stop halting the car there by
leans of the emergency or hand I
rake.
Second Stop 6
The attendant at the next stop OBJ 5
srves how readily the car is stopped
= the hand brake and will ask the e
river TO operate the windshield
iper, He sees that it has a blade of s
Iod material and that it crosses the p
indshield at sufficient speed to
ear it in stormy weather. He ex- v
mines the windshield to see that =
70 drivers range of vision is not
lpaired by dirt, cracked or other
ise defective glass. He walks to
e rear of the vehicle to see that the a
irror will readily show the driver q
vehicle approaching from the rear, o
ID that his vision is not impaired s.
a defective or Obstructed rear L
Indow. The driver is asked to "
und the horn to see that il readily u
yes an audible warning 200 feet el
stance under normal atmospheric al
nditiOns. After punching the "
aces provided on the card the Oper-
Or advises the driver to move to
2 next stop, at speed of five to b,
sht miles per hour and to make in
emergency stop on arriving 70
uarely on the plates Of the brake OF
tier. n
Third Stop m
The mechanic at the third stop de- la
les by the rising Of the liquid in vi
calibrated tubes, each of which vi
presents a brake, whether or not vi
brakes have energy to the extent fe
sixty per cent of the weight of tn
vehicle and IL all two or four m,
lkes act reasonably equal. How
r, a variance of 200 pounds is al pa
red in the relation Of one front wi
back brake to another. The Al
chanic tests the steering gear, wi
ing that there Is not too much sa
y denoting loosenness in the
,k-up. Play Of more than three plI
hes will in no case be tolerated. th,
wever, the amount allowed must rel
end on the make and model Of thG
vehicle thu