HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-11-05, Page 16Get your car ready for Winter
ALL TYPES OF SNOWTIRES IN STOCK
• Radials • Belted • Polyester
D78-14 Polyester WW Snows from 42.50
F78-15 Belted ww Snows from 48.50
Gr78-15 Radial ww Snows from 60.00
FREE INSTALLATION AND BALANCE
ON ALL NEW TIRES
Extra snow tire rims available for most cars.
Complete brake &
front end' alignment
HOURS:
Open 6 days a week 8:30-5:30 closed at noon
Haugh Tire
and Muffler Supply Ltd.
on Highway 4 just south of Clinton
482-3752 482-9796
Award to the Winter Wise...
WINTERIZE YOUR CAR NOW
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For CARE FREE WINTER DRIVING
• We service "all makes
• Complete road service
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MAIN STREET SEAFORTH 527-1010
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' problem free winter driving.
Cooling System
System
Exhaust System .Carburetor Suspension
Tires Mount
Sylltem Battery
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Steer i ng
t Snow Tires
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le THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER S. 1980
Windows, •
Pedestrians and motorists
who use a visualry oriented ap-
proach to safe walking and,
driving can help prevent win-'
ter accidents, the American
Optometric Association says.
To be a visually oriented safe
driver:
I. Give yourself access to
the total visual driving picture
by keeping all car windows
clean of snow, ice and fog. An
air conditioner will clear car
windows of inside moisture
quickly, even in winter. •
2. Help others see you, par-
ticularly at, dusk, by turning on
your headlights. The contrast
between sky brightness and
road darkness at dusk makes'
seeing difficult; 6 p.m. is the
most common time for fatal
accidents.
3. Make allowances for re-
duced vision at night by reduc-
ing your speed. Darkness
decreases the ability to see at a
distance to about one-sixth of
daytime distance acuity, re-
stricts side vision and elimi-
nates many elements needed I
to judge distance and speed,
4, Keep windshield wipers
and blades in top working
order. Smeared, dirty and
scratched windshields increase
glare by scattering the light
from headlights of oncoming
cars, 'Car windows should be
washed regularly, both inside
and outside. Specially designed
snow or winter blades offer big
payoffs for snow-belt residents.
5. Be certain you can see ef-
fectively out, of the corner of
your eye. The minimum safe
driving field of vision is 70 de-
, grees to each side when looking
straight ahead, This is usually .
measured during a professional
vision examination.
6. Be certain your vision is
veffective for judging the dis-
tance between yourself and
others, especially when both
arc in motion, and for judging
whether a car is moving toward
or away from you.
Annual chedcup's a must
Maintaining good vision re-
quires regular professional
vision care and is just as impor-
tant as regular car maintenance.
Vision screening tests adminis-
tered in driver license testing
offices are no substitute for an
annual vision examination.
The screenings do not cover
all the skills a driver needs,
such as sharp visual acuity to
see clearly far ahead; precise
depth perception to judge dis-
tances between their car and
cars approaching or ahead; a
wide field of vision to spot ob-
jects and movement to the sides
without losing sight of what's
ahead; good night vision-to see'
under low illumination and
against the glare of approaching
headlights; perfect eye coordi-
nation to see a single proper im-
age; and good color perception
to instantly recognize various
colors or road signs.
Changes in vi s ion are so sub-
tle that they often go unnoticed.
The accident-free driver sud-
denly may be filing an accident
claim with the insurance com-
pany, recuperating in a hospital
or agonizing over causing the
accidental death of a pedes-
trian, other driver or passenger.
Most vision problems can be
corrected, and drivers can learn
to compensate for those that
can't be. Most vision problems
will not force anyone to give up
driving,
Alb help keep older Ameri-
cans in action and help them
drive safely, AOA suggests that
older drivers: •
I , Have a professional -vi-
sion exarnination annually,, un-
less otherwise.recommended
by a vision specialist, to be cer-
tain of the proper vision correc-
tion for both day and night
driving. (Almost everyone over
45 needs some type of *vision
correction to compensate for vi-
sion changes that come with
age.)
2.• Wear quality sunglasses
during the 'day to protect the
eyes from sunlight glare but
never wear them it night, when
they drastically reduce the light
needed to see clearly, (Due to
chemical changes, within the
eye, older persons need more
light to see effectively and are
bothered more by glare than
younger people.)
3, Study the car's roadway
far ahead and, glance frequently
at the rearview mirror and to the-
sides for signs of danger to
compensate for the loss of some
peripheral or side vision that
occurs with age. This also helps
drivers to stay alert and antici-
pate danger.
4. Choose ,a car without a
tinted windshield. ,,A tinted
windshield reduces the amount
of light ,entering the eyes and
can be a handicap at' night for
The older driver.
5.. Be sure headlights are
clean and adjusted, to ade-
quately light the roadway.
6, Keep the windshield clean
inside and outside and be sure
rearview mirrors are clean and,
adjusted.
7, Know the side effect of
any drugs being taken before
getting behind the wheel.
8. Avoid drinking and Smok-
ing, which can affect the visual
skills needed to drive.
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