HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1972-11-30, Page 20T'NT 1973. Ride the Silver Bullet
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SKI WHIZ 1973 has 28 dramatic new features! •
12. New Windshield.
13. New, Heavy-Duty Torque Converter.
14. New, Heavy-Duty Drive Belt.
15. New, More Efficient Muffler System
and Exclusive Air-Intake Silencer.
-18. New, More Powerful Engines.
17. Lower, Up-Forward Engine Location.
18, Advanced Styling.
19. New, Twin Headlamps
with Hi-Lo Beam.
20. New, Wrap-Around
. New, Endless
Bumpers.
Polyurethane Track. 23. Forged Steel` 21. New, Better Handling Skis.
25. Repositioned Bogey Wheels. Ski Spindles. 22. Exclusive 3-Way Ski Adjustment.
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PHONE 527-1257 = SEAFORTH
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11. New, Thick Pad on Handlebars.
0. New, Deep-Cushioned 10. New, Emergency
Foam Seat. • Cut-Off Switch.
5. Extra Large Fuel Tank. 9. Alloy Steel Handlebars.
8. Fuel Primer.
7. Larger
Glove Box.
4. New, Over Size Brake
and Tail Light.
3. New Hand
2. Red Reflectors.
1. New; Extra Large
Snow Flaps. ,
28. New, Easier Track
Adjustment.
27. All-Steel Frame.
26. Heavy-Duty Torsion
Spring Suspension System.
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Public road N collisions
lead in death cause
Snowmobile deaths soared by
50 per cent last winter. Pre-
-dicted high sales of the motor-
ized snow vehicles make a fur-
ther increase in casualties most
likely this winter unless operat-
ors take more care.
In" a national report prepared
by the Canada Safety Council,
public road collisions are singled
out as by far the leading cause
of snowmobile deaths.
of the 93 snowmobile deaths
last winter, 47-resulted from col-
lisions with other motor vehicles.
One of the victims was a nine-
year-old boy whose snowmobile
collided with a car on a main
highway.
The Canada Safety Council
recommends that snowmobilers
using their vehicles for recrea-
tion stay off public roads. The
Council also says that snowmo-
bilers should tow their vehicles
across public roads manually
although driving them across
under power is generally legal.
Driving snowmobiles at night
proved to be ' the most hazar-
dous 'practice of all . Of the
fatalities, 28 took place at night.
Broken down by location, 22
of the total number of deaths took
place on municipal roads, 21
on secondary roads and four on
main highways.,
While legislation varies
widely from province to province,
snowmobileS are generally
allowed on roads except on main
highways. Where snowmobiles
are allowed on roads, registrat-
ion is compnlsory.
There are more than 350,000
registered snowmobiles in.
Canada, about half of the snow-
mobiles in use. The unregistered
vehicles are supposed to be used
only on private property.
Apart from traffic deaths, 21
snowmobilers drowned of whom
.11 were operating their machines
at night. Eight died in collisions
on private property. Five died
when their. vehicles were struck
by trains. Another five died in
collisions with wire of fences.
Three died in accidents in trails
or parks. One each was killed
when hitting a tree and house
steps. Another two died in acci-
dents while repairing their ma-
chines.
•Broken d Urn by age categor-
ies, the '6 - 19 year olds
suffered mo fatalities. Tw erty
of the vic' s wer= is
bracket. Thirte dren un
the' age of 15 were killed,
five of whom were drivers. One
youngster was driving a snow-
mobile hit by a train.
Of the victims, only 17 were
over the age of 44, a sharp de-
crease compared to the previous
winter.
Seventy of the victims were
drivers and 21 passengers.
Seventy-eight were male and 15
female. (The apparent discrep-
ancy in these figures is accoun-
ted for by the two victims of
accidents while repairing their
machines).
The* Canada Safety Council
reiterates its warning that snow-
mobilers using their machines
for pleasure stay off public roads.
The manufacturers state that the
machines are not designed for
highway use. The mounting cas-
ualty figures emphasize the
urgency of this warning.
8-HURON EXPOSITOR SUPPLEMENT, NOV. 30, 1972