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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-05-22, Page 28Pae 28 Times -Advocate, May 22, 1991 Reach for the Top - Members of this year's SHDHS team Include, front from left, Geoff Poole and David Thiel, and standing from left, Jacob Peterson, Tim Miller, Mark Russell, and Coach Barb Golding. Missing is Mamie Walker. Motor vehicle facts most youORONTO - If t motor vehicle collisions occur r on dark slick roads, you're wrong. Almost 60 percent of all colli- sions occur on dry roads, with about two-thirds occurring during daylight hours, Ontario Transporta- tion Minister Ed Philip said last week as he released the 1988-1989 Ontario Road Safety Annual Re- port. The report outlines a broad range of statistics pertaining to motor ve- hicle collisions and their causes in Ontario. The summer months of June, July and August can be the most risky for motorists as almost one-third of all fatal collisions occurred during this time, with 40 percent occurring on Fridays and Saturdays. In 1988, there were 228,398 re- portable motor vehicle crashes. In 1989, that number rose to 247,038, an increase of 18,640 or eight per- cent. The number of people who died in motor vehicle crashes rose slightly both years to 1,237 to 1988 and to 1,286 in 1989. However, the overall rate of fatalities per number of licensed drivers has remained fairly stable since 1982. Alcohol continued to be a major factor in motor vehicle collisions. Alcohol was present in 42 percent of the drivers killed in 1988, and 38percent of the drivers killed in 1989, down from 60 percent in 1981. The severity of the crash in- creased with alcohol involvement. "The report show we have made progress," said Philip. "Some may say that is good because things aren't getting any worse. To me, that simply isn't good enough! I want to see the trends point to even greater safety on our roads." Philip made the comment before presenting a $32,000 grant to the Ontario Traffic Conference to con- tinue its work in researching and promoting traffic safety, in a speech last night to the OTC annu- al banquet in Niagara Falls. Dur- ing his remarks Philip reviewed many of the trends indicated by the safety report. The collision rate increase is due in part to an expanding population and a continuing increase in the number of licensed drives and ve- hicles. In 1989 there were 6,290,424 licensed drivers and 6,326,436 registered vehicles in Ontario. Scat belt use continues to be the single most cost effective road safety measure. Still 6,581 people were killed or injured while not wearing seat belts. And most recent statistics show only 72 percent of Ontario's drivers use scat belts and less than half of young children were cor- . rectly buckled up. Young drivers continue to be over -represented in collision sta- tistics. Drivers in the 16 to 24 age group comprised 15 percent of all licensed drivers. The 214 driver skilled in this age group represent 30 percent of all driver fatalities. One out of three fatalities was un- der the age of Z4. While motorcycles continue to be•over-represented in fatal crash- es, the numbers have been de- creasing over the past five years. "The most significant factor in traffic collisions is driver behavi- our." said Philip. "The most com- mon driving errors are failure to yield the right-of-way, driving too fast and following too closely. There is no place on Ontario's public roads for agressive drivers who feel they have to pass every other vehicle on the road." LI SHDHS Reaches for the Top By Rhonda these achievements which allow EXETER VVanndeworrpp at is the Exeter team to join 23 secondary schools at the Provi the capital of Kenya? cials in May. In which play would The first level of competition i you find the character volved a ten -game round rob named Horatio? Name After calculating the last player'in the Na_pnumber tional League to pitch back -to- taking each team scored, whi back no-hitters. No guesses? �°° into consideration the Well, it was lightning_speej re- sponses to questions like these that led the Reach for the Top team at SHDHS to place sixth in the prov- ince. Reach for the Top is an academ- ic competition which involves 300 Ontario secondary schools. Each of these teams compete on a local 1r. ed level four out of the five other the Provincials have existeyd. Never ears t n- has the Exeter team ranked so high in n- schools.comparison to the other Ontario in. "Last year SHDHS was ranked of 14th or 15th in the province. This le year's team was our premiere team. If..� ber of games played, eight schoo with the highest scores moved on the final round. Coach Barb Golding commen that the remaining eight teams w closely matched in regards to e number of points scored in the pre vious round of competition. She extremely proud of their sixth place vel -- the School Reach League standing Considering they had to and the local television series, face a couple of schools whit This year South Huron topped w� private,e advanced -placemen both of the local leagues by cap- type institutions. luring the Huron County title and South Huron District High by winning the competition aired School began offering this program on CKNX of Wingham. It was 10 Years ago, and since that time, they have reached the all -Ontario Salrnonelra-[nfection OTTAWA - While some foodser- including eggs, and can cause tlu- vice circumstances may warrant like symptoms The illness can be special handlingmore serous m the very consumers and foodservice most elderly, young, the °odservice Indus- pregnant women or those try personnel should be reminded who are sick. , operly that the chane of contractinghandled eggs digested, monella enteritidis from sal- 88 are easilydigested, Grade A eggsCanada provide an excellent source of nu- Giaion, thCis less than one in a CE and add variety to one's diet. Ing Agency said recently.Eggian Market- mei and foodserviMA ce p rsonthat el fol - Agency was repersonnel - low the Agency's handling guide- Thesponding to lines to reduce the risk of infection. the recently released Health and Welfare Canada guidelines for han- According to Dr. John Kellar, tiling eggs, which recommend Agriculture Canada Associate Di - avoiding raw or under cooked eggs rector of Disease Control, a 1990 in order to eliminate the risk of sal- analysis of Canadian laying flocks monellr infection, found the Prevalence of salmonella Salmonella enteriddies is a bade- enteritidies to be extremely rial infection found in manyf about 0.7 egg per million eggs cods, ducal were ever going to do it, this Is was the year," claimed Golding. to Golding knew at the beginning of the year that this group of students ted had the potential to be provincial ere winners. The immediate devotion th displayed by the members since the - beginning of the season in Septem- is ber was one reason for Goldin 's confidence in the team. As Golding stated, practice is es - h sential if one wants a winning ant team. These six South Huron com- Although she is ex tem- petitors were willing to sacrifice porary set -back, the junior team'sa one hour each day for the entire high standingin the junior school year in order to compete hasa as dingHuron against one another in a mock- District ent Champions has Golding game experience. It was, in fact, potential. team's future low, pro - through these exercises that the per- manent team was chosen. Besides practice, quickness to the buzzer, and brains, one can not ig- nore the fact that a large part of this year's success was due to the cumu- lative experience of OAC students who have been involved in the pro - for three or four years. David lel, Mamie Walker, and Geoff Poole were three members who will be graduating this year. "It takes years for a team to build up and get to that position. We lost vital competitors, and it will take a couple years to rebuild the strength of the team," Golding stated. termed minimal "As with any food product, there the first phase of the always some risk of contamina_ P ro gram, pin_ '" is s erry Gamter, CEMA's General Manager, "but in the case of eggs, this risk is mini- mal and must be weighed against the high nutritional value and ver- satility of Canadian eggs." CEMA continues to take steps. to maintain standards for high quality eggs and reduce the chance that someone might eat a Canada Grade A egg containing salmonel- la enteritidis in the interior of the shell. The Salmonella Control Pro- gram, gram, designed all forms of salmonella, was launched by CEMA in November 1990. 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