HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-11-26, Page 9RE-ELECT
JOHN
WISE
FOR
CLINTON
PUC
* 5 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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YOUR VOTE AND YOUR INFLUENCE
WILL BE APPRECIATED MON., DEC. 7 who ride them
to all schools that want to use it,
but unfortunately, according to
this study, less than one per cent
of children receive formal
training in riding a bicycle.
"The schools themselves and
parents must accept more
responsibility for encouraging
children to take proper training
as bicyclists and road users" Mr.
Haskett said.
The Minister said also that the
mis-match of children to
over-sized bikes is a most
important finding and that "a
great deal of the responsibility
for ensuring that the bicycle
properly fits the size of the child
again rests with parents."
"The practise of providing
larger-sized bicycles for young
children so that they can grow
into them is contrary to the
child's interest since he needs'
the best suited bicycle when he
is acquiring his early experience
in tilaffic." The study showed
that minimum risk occurred
among riders who could reach
the ground from their seated
position.
In the dist nine months of
this year, 32 cyclists were killed
in Ontario and 1,681 were
injured, compared with 30 killed
and 1,577 injured during the
corresponding nine months of
19'39.
Bicycle collision injuries
account for one-third of all
traffic injuries to children in the
5 to 14 age group.
Bikes should 'fit'
kids
Young bicycle riders, who
cannot reach their pedals
comfortably when seated, run a
risk of collision five times as
great as youngsters who "fit"
their bikes.
According to a report released
today by the Ontario
Department of Transport, an
in-depth study of the bicycle
collision problem has shown that
children riding bicycles whieh
are too big for them are a major
cause of collisions.
Other major findings from the
study were that young cyclists
operate by their own rules of the
road, often in contradiction to
the traffic laws; and that most
bicycle collisions occur during
rush-hour traffic periods.
The report was hased„ on a
dy of 27,x, raotqrMehicle
co, lisions involvihg
the Metropolitan Toronto area
and a questionnaire survey of
more than 1,000 young male
bicycle owners. The study was
conducted by the Safety and
Environmental Studies Section
of the Transport Department.
Transport Minister Irwin
Haskett said it was the first
in-depth study - of its kind in
Canada and "perhaps in North
America".
Mr. Haskett said that . the
report points to the need for a
more extensive traffic education
program in elementary, schools.
He said that the DOT's Crusader
Cycle Club program is available
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Clinton News-Record, Th ursday, November 26,1970 9
1st pack '
turn out
for first basketball practice
BY ANDREW AMINO
(although the coach couldn't Betty Archer
THE
SEPARATE SHOPPE.
Main Corner Clinton
BLOUSES
SKIRTS '
PANTS -
ACCESSORIES
Open 2 - 6 Frii. 2 7 9
And does her best
Then poor Mother can have a
rest.
She will try not to tell lies
For she knows , they won't be
true
And she will always speak
When spoken to.
The First Clinton Brownie
Pack met on Wednesday,
November 18.
We first played "Strut Miss
Suzy" then Brown Owl called us
to the Brownie Ring. We had our
opening ceremony, then we had
inspection. Linda Garrow and
Jeannette Dutot each won a
Brownie pencil for perfect
uniform, clean shoes and neat
hair. We went to work corners.
At Pow Wow Margo Menzies
told a story about Brownies in
New Zealand, Carolyn Wood
showed her scrap book for her
Collectors Badge. Betty Archer
also showed a Scrap Book. We
had lots of fun singing Found a
Peanut. We then said our
Brownie prayer and said Good
Night. We are sorry there was no
report in last week's paper for
the First Clinton Brownie Pack
but we had no meeting as it was
Remembrance Day.
Dr. and Mrs, Street of Blyth were among those who gave blood last week at a blood donor clinic in
Goderich. A large group from the Clinton area were on hand to donate.
Out of the musty corridors of
:ntral Huron they came. The
itential members of the Senior
isketball team straggled into
e gym for their first practice.
The over confident and :the
itroverts, who tried to hide from
ie forecoming disaster. The
Coach surveyed the motely crew.
'here were only 16, of them.
"Oh well, from what I hear
hey're $supposed to be' fairly
food." .
The coach, Mr. Reidy set the
3oys to work. First came the
layups. The coach was counting
1, 2, 3, 4. No, he wasn't
counting the ones the players
made. He was counting the
misses. The players made history
for Central Huron; 169 misses in
a row!
However not all was that bad.
They still knew how to twirl the
ball on their finger tips,
Child's play is serious lesson
forsee any situation in which he
could use this skill).
But work they did. The
players. had gotten into shape
playing volleyball. After the
practice, the players literally fell
into the showers. Complaining
all the while about the hard
workout. They talked of
winning a few games this year.
Again not all bad can be said
about the players. They sure
work hard at making an
impression in the pre-game
warmups.
The team, Clinton will present
in the Huron-Perth Conference
played the Harlem Diplomats
Wednesday in a rollicking
comedy basketball game. Next
Monday, they meet Stratford
Northwestern in an exhibition
game. For the season, we'll say
good luck! .
BY JANET EASTMAN
This poem was written by
Betty Archer of the First
Clinton Brownie Pack.
children to be safe pedestrians,
safe bicycle riders, and safe car
and bus passengers, we shouldn't
expect them to automatically
become safe m motorists.
"In Burlington, we've proved
the value of this child's play
project by a reduced number of
accident reports.
Make a game of safety and
children will learn to avoid
traffic accidents, claims a
Burlington police officer.
Corporal Peter Bromley,
Burlington Safety Officer, said
his Division has devised a system
of teaching traffic safety to
primary grade pupils which
looks like child's play but is
really a serious safety lesson.
Using a small trailer, the
police officers transport a
portable "village" complete
with vinyl roads and sidewalks,
scaled down traffic signs and
signals, false-fronted buildings
and child-size cars, to each of
the 40 schools in the district.
With the assistance of the
students, the mobile unit is
assembled in less than an hour
on the school grounds.
"The cars are the big deal.'.
says Bromley. "They're an
instant attraction to the kids,
and in a matter of minutes the
youngsters master the correct
hand signals and walk and drite
on the right side of the road.
The kids have a ball, and if they
can have fun while they're
learning something, then you've
got it made."
The Poweride rechargeable
electric car from Eldon
industries of Canada Limited is
the model used in the police
safety project. The light, durable
and compact body of the
Poweride makes transporting up
to 15 cars a simple matter. A
completely sealed, safe,
maintenance-free battery powers
'the electric car which will give
seven hours use on one charge.
The Poweride can be recharged
overnight and is ready to run
again the following morning.
The Eldon car can support
children weighing up to 150
pounds and travels at speeds up
to 2 miles per hour.
This year alone, 4200 school
children rode the Poweride
during the police safety project
and as the "village" grows, more
pupils are expected to
participate in the safety
demonstrations.
The Burlington officers are
extremely enthusiastic about the
positive results obtained with
the mobile Safety Village are
encouraging officers in other
Divisions to make their own
mobile units.
"Safety Villages aren't new",
said Corporal Bromley, "but
being able to take the village to
the students is a new concept."
The portable village,
according to Bromley,
overcomes all of the expensive
problems which have prevented
construction of: Safety Villages
in many communities. He
pointed out that permanent
structures often reCgiire" the
installation of sewers and
washroom facilities, and add the
responsibility of transporting the
children safely to the police site.
Reflecting on his several years
with the Burlington Police
Force, Bromely said "You never
get hardened to the sight of a
child who's been hurt in a traffic
accident.
"Preventing the needless loss
of even one life is the challenge
all of us face. If we don't teach
TO THE
ELECTORS of
STANLEY TWP.
Having been nominated for council for the years
1971-72, and having served on council for the past
eight years, I will if elected, continue to serve the
ratepayers of the Township of Stanley to the best
of my ability.
Therefore I solicit your support at the polls on
Monday, December 7, 1970.
Yours respectfully,
CALVIN
HORTON
48, 49,
A BROWNIE
A Brownie is Trustful
And mostly good.
And always does what she
should.
She helps her Mother
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