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Motorists Urged To
Have Cars Inspected
Owners of 943,523 Virginia motor vehicles are urged topresent their ehicles to official inspection stations early and not risk running past the deadline of midnight on November 15, Captain W. L. Groth, Safety Engineer for the State Police and Depty Administrator of the Governor’s Highway Safety Committee stated today as preparations were completed for the official fall inspection period opening October i.
.With 2,090 official stations and 9,000 certified mechanics, Capt. Groth said there' should be no crowding if motorists would avoid, the usually inevitable last-minute rush. When this occurs, stations, are overtaxed and car owners who cannot procure the now green and red sticker will be subject to arrest if they drive their vehicles.
In making this request, Capti Groth noted that there are not about 30,000 more motor vehicles in Virginia than there were during the spring period. He added, however, that the extra burden could be handled by the stations and that, as yet, there was no indication that a shortage of replacement parts would appear.
The Safety Engineer noted also that the final instruction period for certified mechanics took place September 24 and that stickers* and receipts were mailed to the stations the 25th. Mechanics this (period, he said, appeared to show . a greater interest than usual which is possably due ,t° thsi mounting n u m b e r of highway deaths... t
While every effort is made in approving stations and mechanics and supervising their activities, he pointed out that some irregularities were expected to appear and that the public is invited to" make p r o p e r.reports of them. Since the first of the year, he said, 14 stations have had their privileges suspended and 40 others have received official reprimands. He noted further that defective cars'involved-in crashes decreased from 8.7 percent in 1949 ,to 8.2 In id£0, .
I» closing, he asked motorists to present their cars personally to avoid misunderstandings, reminded them that no station could compel them to have repairs done but that they could get estimates from other stations, asked them to allow for honest mistakes which" were corrected and for normal differences in estimates and to bear in mind always that the repairs or 'adjustments effected could well be the wieans of saving a life. * ....._ * - - -
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