Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-05-07 | Page 22 | 1942 Auto Inspection Regulations Tightened

1942 Auto Inspection 1 Regulations Tightened Tighten d Editors Editor's note This Is h the third in ln a series of stories on Utah's annual Inspection of at motor vehicles slated from June I 1 to fo July IS 15 Tightened regulations a fe feature ture of the 1942 motor vehicle Inspections required by Utah law impose new v requirements both upon inspection stations and vehicle operators The operator of an automobile Who conforms to these regulations not only will expedite Inspection of his machine but will place his hiscar hiscar hiscar car in better condition with a bett better better bet bet- t ter r chance of lasting out the dura dura- tion Inspection period will be from June Tune 1 to July 15 at stations to be designated by the state highway patrol Strict requirements apply to brakes Brake performance re requirements requirements requirements re- re are based on stopping I distance from a speed of 20 miles an hour Vehicles with wheel four-wheel I brakes must stop within 30 feet and those with wheel two-wheel brakes 45 feet A new requirement is equalization tion of brakes the new traffic code of 1941 requiring that the brakes on each wheel shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite side of the ve ye- hicle hid Unless an approved brake testIng testing testing test test- ing machine is used all brake tests must be made on a dry hard roadway roadway roadway road road- way free from loose material and with a grade rade of not more than 1 per cent