Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-29 | Page 11 | Gather Data on Road Type

GATHER DATA ON ROAD TYPE Cost of Operation In Various Sections To ToBe ToBe Be Competed Data regarding the cost of ot oper oper- operation operation of motor vehicles In various arlou section of the country and on vari vari- various various various ous types of ot road Is It being gath gath- gathered gathered ered by the American Automobile association and Its affiliated clubs at the request of the United States Slates bureau of public roads and the national research council This In- In information In Information formation It Is stated will ba hs e ec- ec ex extremely to these two or- or organizations or organizations In the general surrey SUM ey which they are making for tor the pur pur- purpose purpose purpose I pose of guiding them In carrying forward the road building pro pro- program program pro program gram of ot the nation The Tho American Automobile asso asso- association according to Its Ita Is sending to each of Its Affil affil- affilIated affiliated Affiliated clubs a questionnaire asking the club officials to select Inter inter- interested Interested ested members operating makes of cars to operate co In furnishing fur fur- furnishing ur this data These The e mon men will keep a record from August 1 I 1923 to January 31 1924 1921 and will then fill out the questionnaire The questionnaire Is d designed to I show how the type typo ot of vehicle used the manner of ot Its Ita usage the condition ot of the roads traveled the total oE the p period during which the tho records are kept operating charges and the yearly r charges Including Insurance state license toe fee tees and motor vehicle taxes Provision Is le also made for tor showing the tho average site lIe ot of o tires In miles I and ond the total cost of repairs over over- overhauling overhauling etc during the period This It la Js claimed Is the first attempt to make moke a national survey sur- sur survey vey ur-vey vey whose whoso object Is I to obtain ac- ac accurate ac accurate curate t on the cost ot of operation of ot motor vehicles and will be of ot great value both In It its effects on road construction and andon andon on motor vehicle taxation 00