Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 03, 1948, Tokyo, T�ky�                                More Ipoh Lam. Or is hat  u be taken to reduce motor vehicle accidents is the examination of would be Drivers. At the Yokohama motor command the Drivers testing Section under capt. Arthur Hurow believe they do As thorough a Job of Driver testing As any unit in the army. Beside military personnel the Section tests japanese nationals who May be employed to drive army vehicles As Well As Days and dependents before they May drive private cars. The testing program conducted Falls into three parts physical aptitude tests a Road test under Normal conditions of traffic and terrain and a writ ten examination to determine the applicant s know ledge of rules of the Road and Safe driving practices which cannot normally be included in a Road test. For the physical aptitude tests the Section has constructed apparatus designed to determine whether the applicant possesses the minimum physical requirements for Safe driving. Six Dii Terent checks Are made As follows a. Visual acuity to Check Sharpness of vision. B. Field of vision to determine How Well the Examinee can see to the Side while looking straight ahead. L e Kii i to   h w n away an object is ,. D. Color perception can he Tell the color of traffic lights and signs e. Hearing test can he hear Horn and whistle signals f. Reaction time test upon observing a specific stimulus Are his corresponding reactions fast enough to be considered Safe having successfully completed the physical aptitude tests the Examinee next sits Down with a written test containing forty questions. These Check knowledge of traffic regulations traffic signs proper action when loss of vehicle control is threatened Safe driving practices and except for civilians and dependents preventative. Maintenance. The remaining Barrier is the Road test. He is graded on twelve different phases of his ability to handle a vehicle in City traffic. There Are no less than eighty errors he can commit and for each of which he is downgraded. Personnel of the testing Section Are firmly convinced that a passing Grade on the Yokohama motor command s Drivers test indicates Possession of the knowledge physical qualifications and skill to i fake a Good motor vehicle Driver. A written test measures knowledge of Road and traffic regulations. Bodily control is measured. If the Rod touches the Side a bulb lights. Reaction time is tested to the split second with this device. Looking straight ahead he must see an object 75 degrees off Center. The visual acuity test must be passed with � Grade 0120/30 Lor each Eye Page 2 St 0 strip a last the Boad test to determine proper operation ability