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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1970-10-22, Page 6r a OILS — Nr GREASES riliP5PE'L% CAT, Alpissmi,d3 parr, BRIJ801148, 011.41110 "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. * * 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. * 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 LOW MILEAGE CARS DEMONSTRATORS; LTD 4 DR. HT, 390 Engine and Full Power Equipment 1970 FORD XL CONVERTIBLE 429 Engine P.S, PB, and. Radio 1970 CUSTOM 500 DR HT V8 Auto., PS. and Radio 1 ,971 FORD LINE UP SEE-. THE. COMPLETE SPECIAL PRICE .REDUCTIONS ON 1970 MODELS IN STOCK ... 1V1.0)4)RS. YOUR MUSTANG PINTO,. TORINO, FORD. and THIJA"kiDI?.RBIRD DEALER l.;RUSSELS 11-1.9NE 887,6249. WINGHAM PHONE 357.3460 von last• check the 511. n yrnt • •• r• • 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, A revolu low-cost system for storing high moisture-content corn for animal feed Propcorn is an agricultural chemical system which destroys rot-causing moulds and bacteria in high-moisture corn. It:permits safe storage of crops in conventional bins or on barn floors. Here are the main advan tages of this new syStem: • 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 • transportation and waiting time costs are greatly.reduced • losses due to multi-handling are-reduced • a continuous, efficient and economical harvest operation from field to storage is possible • livestock is encouraged to feed better, fati6n faster OWARD GASOLINE PHONE 087-6377 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. Name •.•