Evening star., 1942-10-18
2Inspection Stations
May Have 10 Check
All Tires in District
Would Have to Garry on
Regular Work With
Cars in Addition

The Districts two motor vehicle
inspection stations may be handed
the job of three to six tire inspec-
lions annually for 125 900 passenger
and thousands of commercial We
hicles, in addition to their regular
automobile inspections, traffic and
OPA officials indicated last night.
How the two stations will be able
70 handle the job when it already is
necessary to spread the auto inspec-
ton over the entire year is a prob
dem yet to be worked out.
Whitney Leary, District OF.A ad-
ministrator, said last night he
would meet with William A. Van
Duzer, director of the Bureau of
Vehicles and Traffic, early this week
to make final arrangements for the
periodic tire inspection program.
Other States have set up official
stations at garages, filling stations
and similar points for previous tire
rationing inspections, but only the
motor vehicle inspection stations
have been used in the District.
wants Same System.
Inspection for recaps and the
purchase of new tires have been
carried out satisfactorily at the two
municipal stations, Mr.. Leary said,
and he would like to have them con-
tinue the work on the much larger
scale.
During l941 total of 152 .244 pas
senger cars and 28,842 trucks, mo-
torcycles, taXis and buses went
through the two stations. Slightly
less than 125,000 passenger cars were
listed in the gasoline registration
OPA regulations call for COM
mercial vehicle tire inspections to
start November is and require that
all passenger car tires be inspected
between December l and January 81
Another problem involves the ques-
ton of the regular District auto in
spection. Unless a special arrange
ment can be made. which Mr.. Leary
said he thought was possible, hold
ers of gas ration books above the
basic "a ration will face seven trips
to the inspection station a year, and
those with "a" books will have to
make four trips.
Can't Cut Down.
Mr.. Leary said there was no chance
of cutting down the OPA inspections
since they are very definitely stated
and uniform throughout the coun-
try"
THE chances are, however, he
said, that it could be worked out
so that the regular auto inspection
would count as one of the tire in
spections. 1t seems to me that S
perfectly possible even if it is found
the two stations are not able to take
care Of all the tire inspections.
On this score, traffic officials only
said that they hoped thestwo inspec-
tions would coincide wherever pos
sible."
Regular auto inspections which
already include tires, usually take
about 10 minutes. not counting the
waiting time motorists have come to
expect Tire inspections would vary
IN time since in some cases tires
would be demounted.
Motorists will be required to fill
out new "a" forms with tire inspec-
ton reports attached and send them
to their local rationing boards be-
fore Nationwide mileage rationing
goes into effect November %.
Mr.. Leary said the tire reports
would be available at the rationing
boards and possibly elsewhere. The
motorists will be asked to certify
that they possess no more than five
tires per car, Should the motorist
fail to turn in the tire form he will
be denied future gas rations.