Vehicle Equipment and Inspection Regulations (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) with Complete Solutions!

Acute Area of the Windshield - ANSWERCenter of the critical area on the drivers side, measuring 8.5 inches wide and 5.5 inches high. Auxiliary Driving Lamp - ANSWERA light attached to the front of a vehicle that helps brighten the road ahead, but is not meant to replace or work with the normal headlight settings. Certified Inspection Mechanic - ANSWERA certified person who has both passed all the necessary qualifications to inspect particular vehicles and has a valid driver's license for the appropriate class of vehicle. Clearance Lamps - ANSWERLamps which show to the front or rear of a vehicle to indicate overall width and height of a vehicle -- on trucks and buses 80 inches or more in width. Commonwealth Inspection Station - ANSWERAn inspection station appointed to inspect all types of vehicles, space permitted, owned by and engaged exclusively in the performance of the official duties of the -Federal Government -Commonwealth -or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth critical area of the windshield - ANSWERThe part of the vehicle windshield cleaned by the sweep of the windshield wiper system Fleet Inspection Station - ANSWERAn inspection station appointed to inspect all types of vehicles, space permitting, leased by or owned and registered in the name of the person in whose name the certificate of appointment is issued fog lamps - ANSWERLamps which are used with or in lieu of the lower beam headlamps to provide illumination under conditions of rain, snow or fog GCWR - Gross Combination Weight Rating - ANSWER*Remember All of the Above for test Heavy Truck - ANSWERA truck having a registered gross weight in excess of 17,000 pounds or a truck tractor Identification Lamps - ANSWERLamps used in groups of three, in a horizontal row, which show to the front or rear, or both, on vehicles 80 inches or more in width Indicator Lights - ANSWERLamps that are visible to the driver of a vehicle and are used to show the functioning of electrical circuits, problems with the vehicle's performance, and indicate that corrective action is needed by the driver. Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) Insert Tab - ANSWERA number tab, applied to the safety certificate of inspection, which indicates the month in which the safety certificate of inspection expires and that the vehicle is subject to the Emission Inspection Program Inspection/maintenance (I/M) Registration Indicator - ANSWERAn indicator on the registration card which identifies the vehicle as a "subject vehicle" which shall be emission