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Show ci Advertising Supplement of The There arc several subjects which are more commonly discussed in recent years. Certainly not the least of these subjects Jr highway safety, and automobile inspection. And usually, some questions are raised. Like did you pass? The query is often posed by one who has recently been exposed to PMVI periodic motor vehicle inspection. And the answer, in a surprisingly high percentage of cases, is no! However, the answer may not be so surprising, when you consider one experts opinion. In testimony before the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, H. C. Stivers, then president of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, estimated that 42 percent of the cars on the highways have defects that affect tlie : safe operation of the vehicle. Supporting this figure is a study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It reports that 42 percent of the vehicles brought in for inspection, voluntarily or in spot checks, do not pass the mfcJmum requirements for mechanical safety. The Institutes study was categorized in four groups: Vehicles up to one year old (25 percent rejection rate) ; two to five years (40 percent rejection rate) ; six to ten years (51 percent rejection rate) ; and 11 years or older (53 percent rejection of two weeks duration last May, involving approximately one thousand care, showed that four out of ten cars were mechanically unsafe. Major defects centered around improper wheel alignment and steering assembly. Other components that inspection teams check closely for defects include shock absorbers, windshield wipers, headlight aim and wheel vibration. untary inspection program Without question, they all affect the safe operation of a hicle. ve- Just across the border front Detroit, in Windsor, Ontario, automobile inspection has been an annual occurrence for the past six years. It's conducted both on a voluntary basis, and in spot checks during May. rate). In another report, the City of Detroit utilized a specially developed test lane to ferret out defects in automobiles. A vol deseret news, The vehicle test equipment is owned by the Provincial government; tests are conducted by Windsor police. Police Chief Gordon Preston and his department are very pleased by the growing numbers of Windsor motorists who volunteer their cars for inspection. j. Their most recent test period showed that of 4,700 owners who voluntarily put their cars through the check lanes, almost half couldnt pass the test. Owners failing the test were instructed to have their cars repaired to bring them back up to the standards set down by the Provincial government. However, the point is that by volunteering, motorists', art moreshowing their concern with the safety of their vehicles over, theyre doing something about it. . ' . c . 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