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"THE GOOD PRIVER"
Driving behaviour is pretty dim
in fog, it geerns. A study by Coy'-
unil of the speed and positioning
of more than 4,000 vehicles in fog
of varying visibility, ,at different
hours of the day and night, shows
that motorists will reduce speed
in fog, but not nearly enough to
adjust to diminishing degrees of
The :Ontario Safety League
says that ()Von in very ,denSo fog,
motorists did not change their
willingness to follow other yehic-
les closely, or to overtalte slower
vehicles, On an intercity highway
at the Morning ,rush hour re-
searchers found that when motor-
ists could see 300 to 400 feet.
ahead in the fog, one out every 50
drove too fast to stop for an
obstacle. But on days when the
visibility was even less —7 200 to
'300 feet -- one, out of every four
,was driving too fast for this fog
/condition.
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The vulneralAity of motor-
cycles to mishapS, by comparison
with cars. is Shown by these
figures quoted by the Ontario
Safety League. In the' LS, in 7965
there were _more than 2.0.0,000
motorcycle accidents, or one for
every T1.0 motorcycles. co in Pared
with million motor vehicles
accidents, or one for every 50
cars.
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Filling stations in Italy charge
for air, says the Ontario Motor
League. It now costs about 35e to
fill up a get, of tires. Inflation has
. hit inflation,
sudden, violent death
is the reason usually given for the
need of seat belts.: But ninny
people seem to have become im-
nume to that appeal. A suggestion
for an alterantivf, approach, noted
by the Ontario Safety League, is
that a more effective appeal
might he: "It may- save your
teeth. nose. cheekbones and .ohin.
Avoid facial disfigurement. iVfon-
taigne expressed'a similar
thought when he said there vv:is
no torture a woman
undergo to save her beauty.
'GIVES-rim
Could 1:e if I failed
to .assist police oiSiO0.'1' wit° was
trying to arrest a persoko,..4pr
careless driving?
ANSWER.;
Yes, you can be cltarged;' Sec.
tion WM: of the Highway 'rya.
fic Act gives the nuthoritty to the
chn-.4table or Otficer tp arrest for
`Careless Driving" without war-
rant. Section 110(b) of the Orlin-
inal Code states, "Every one -who
omits, without reasupable excuse,
to assist a peace officer in the ex,
ocution of his duty in arresting
4 peroGn, eco.„ liav;;;;
...notice that he is required to do so
is ggilty of an indictable offence
;and is liable to imprisonment for
two years. !?.
OAS F.311 ON :
Last week we were returnin
home from visiting relatichis•:. wh
we u,ine,utp,, behind a2 ear. that was.•
travelling slow. When I went to
vil4s him lie alAeded-up,, 80,T
dropped back,, When 1 slowed
1 ,tried to pass lima
again and' ho did-the.same Wig
again, only this tittle really
Look off and life Tile in his- dust.
V, as I ever but d ntanaged.
to control my"temper. is there
cuYthing l (1,15 Wicause if
there is, Weuld sure_do 14.7,
ANSWER:
sornefUng yoii-eon de,
if you •ean ildeptjfyx: driyer;
you can lay a charge under the
following section. of the ;Highway
'Profile Agt...:whielt:. s tit tes,:.,"Wkere
a person in charge of a vehicle or
horseback on a highway is over-
taken by; a ,vehicle or horseman
travelling at a ;;renter speed, the
pet•t;en so overtaken shall turn
out to the right and allow such,
vehicle' or horseman to pass.'i
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Are you sure you don't have in
your trunk one of those gre3eti
that suck air from spares? The
Ontario 5afety Lea=rn,
you don"t wait until you have a
flat to find out if the spare tire
is usuable,
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for storing high moisture-content
corn for animal feed
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• crops can be safely stored for long periods
• treated corn can be moved without deterioration
• the need for drying equipment or sealed storage is eliminated
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0 .P. P. ouFsTioNs :
AND ANSWERS
OIJESTiON:
When I was younger. friend
of mine who was a. »ilot told ire if
he ever ret into trouble flying,
r9uldr.'t, land on a highway,
yet I was reading where a ners in
landed his plane on a bl2tway
just recently, Has this law been
changed?
ANSWER:
Yes, the hit*: has change:?, Tito
Highway Traffic Act now state:;,
"Where an aircraft has Made an
emergency landing on, a high.
way; the pilot, if he is physically
capable, shall, within a reason-
able time, remOve it Or cause it
to be removed, from tlic roetlway,
Please send me a copy of your booklet about
the revolutionary Propcorn system for storing
high-moisture corn for animal feed.
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