There are enough motor vehicles for everyone in the United States to take a ride at the same time, according to registration figures compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, and reported by United Press.
Registrati us during 1936 reached 24,197,685 were d 4,023,606 lorries ures have been The bureau said register in 19 increased nearly 2000000 over 1935 and surpassed the former 1930 record by 1,700,000 vehicles. Total registra-us are expected to reach the 30,000, some time next year of the number of automo-tries can be gained by t a highway wide enough to accor modate all could be built from New York to Los Angeles. It would take a' 37-lane high y with an automobile for each iwo feet ate showed an increase in istration over the previous yee n sixteen states than ten per cent. ov The average i United St per cent.
Registration receipts amounted to $359,783.000. Lorries tra composed less than 15 per cent the registrations but accounted for nearly 24 per cent, of the receipts New York Leads k state led h in the of vehicles, 2, and in receipts, $46,291,000. almost as many vehicle but receipts were only $21,087,000 less than bali those of New York.
Pennsylvania, with 1.918.116 vehiwas second im receipts with 381.000. Ohio was fourth with ibis of $23,256,000 from 1.777.048 trations and Michigan had an income of 000 from 1373,6 cle Illinois followed close with re-of $19,410,000 from 1,659,750
Texas was the only more than 1,000,000 r vehicles deriving revenue of 25,000 from 1478.124 regist tions,
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