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(c) Private Vehicles 52*1 per cent, (based oil returns from Municipal Testing Stations) Analysis of Defects. —(a) Passenger-service Vehicles. —Table No. 14 in the Appendix gives an analysis of the defects for the various types of passenger-service vehicles. From this table it will be noted that the most common defect is in respect of steering-gear. The fact that 27*5 per cent, of the omnibuses and 50*1 per cent, of the passenger-trucks operating in the Dominion were found to have " defects " in the steering-gear does not necessarily mean that the vehicles were in a dangerous condition. The item " steering-gear " covers all the component parts of the steering-mechanism, and an adjustment or replacement is requested when the degree of wear is such that there is a likelihood of a dangerous condition developing before the next bi-annual inspection. The number of defects disclosed by the examination indicates the necessity for the inspection of motor-vehicles at regular intervals. (b) Goods-service Vehicles.—The following defects were found in the inspection of goods-service vehicles on the basis of every 100 vehicles examined. Unladen weight displayed .. .. 18-4 Trade name and address .. .. 10-8 Head lights .. .. .. .. 29 • 6 Tail light .. .. .. ..19-0 Warning-device .. .. .. 5-6 Windscreen-wiper .. .. .. 5-0 Rear vision mirror .. .. .. 9-0 Tires .. .. .. .. ..1-3 Suitable jack .. .. .. .. 1-4 Fuel system .. .. .. .. 9-6 Brake connections .. .. ..13-9 Steering-gear .. .. .. .. 44 • 3 Transmission .. .. .. .. 8-8 Engine condition .. .. .. 4*9 Driver's exit .. .. .. .. 15-6 Brakes, foot .. .. .. .. 12*6 Brakes, hand .. .. .. .. 22*3 (c) Private Vehicles. —From the returns furnished by municipal testing stations, private vehicles (motor-cars, &c.) were found to have the following defects when submitted for examination for a warrant of fitness. The figures represent the number of defects on the basis of every 100 vehicles examined. Brakes, foot .. .. .. .. 20*7 Brakes, hand .. .. .. .. 18*8 Lights, head .. .. .. .. 19*9 Lights, tail .. .. .. .. 5*6 Steering-gear .. .. .. ..15*6 Windscreen-wiper .. ~ .. I*9 Rear vision mirror .. .. .. o*s Warning-device .. .. .. I*o Door-fastenings .. .. .. I*6

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