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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-03-14, Page 2'SIA"` a,.: • .gym -- Jon Dinney blows hard for the machine OPP test breathalyzers Lions learn moderation is best Several members of the Ex- eter Lions club volunteered Thursday to be human guinea pigs -to assist in demonstrating how the OPP breathalyzer test works. Constable Wally Tomasik didn't take tong in convincing the club three or more drinks could result in an impaired driving charge. Police have the right to spot check any automobile and if the driver is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, a trip to the station and the breathalyzer -machine usual- ty results. Bruce Shaw carefully monitored the varying amounts of alcohol consumed by five other Lions who volunteered to drink in the in- terest of science. While some didn't show any outward signs of being impaired con- stable Tomasik's machine soon showed otherwise. Be quickly determined who had had the most to drink and if the test would have been real instead of an experiment several drivers licenses would have been suspended. The Lions who took part in the experiment were asked to Bruce Shaw breezes through co-ordination test Go Softy � SaveMoney NORTHBROOK Water Softener _ for ONLY 5' Plus installation Find out just how economical soft water is. LIMITED OFFER -- CALL NOW! "NEYCUILIGAN MAN!" Call Collect Goderich 524-9571 0 - r •11111111111111111111. The Light Touch By LAVENDER help your Heart Fund The next worst thing to - missing a day's work and having the boss - find out is missing o 1. day and having nobody notice. • • • • Observe what tree your _• ladder leans against before you start climbing. It may be true that worry kills more people than work, but it's pro- bably because more people worry than work.. • • look on the bright side. If you didn't have to pay taxes, you'd probably blow your money on sil- ly stuff like food and shelter. • • • Some people's idea of curbing their appetites is to pork at a drive-in restaurant. • • • Here's 9Dsty news: We con fix that oiling snowlhrower fast at Jack's Small Engine Repair Service 107 Queen St. Hensall 262-2103 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ride home with someone else. A brochure handed out by constable Tomasik explains the drinking driving laws and follows the events that occur the moment you drive away from a party to the time you are convicted of an offence. As you drive along you may think you're doing just fine. In your mind the impaired driver is the one who swerves all over the road and adver- tises the fact that he or she is impaired. There is no doubt this type of driver will be easi- ly detected by police. But what about the driver who drinks and proceeds in an ex- tra cautious manner? If you believe the police can't stop you, you're wrong. Under provincial legislation the police can stop you at any time. The officer can then de- mand you provide a sample of your breath if he suspects you have been drinking. Because Wally Tomasik has received all the required training to operate the breathalyzer machine he'll be the person you meet when you're taken back to the local station for additional tests. If your blood alcohol count is more than 80 mg percent you are guilty of an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction. As well, failure or refusal to comply with all demands for a breath sample is an indic- table offence and carries with it the same penalties that are handed out to someone whose blood alcohol content is over 80 mg percent.. The law also recognizes you can be impaired at levels lower than 80 mg percent. Factors such as fatigue. drinking experience, drugs and emotional state can in- teract with alcohol and result in impairment long before your blood alcohol content reaches 80 mg percent. A first offender could receive a maximum fine of $2,000 or a jail sentence of six months, or both. The second time around could bring a penalty of up to one year in jail. Sentences handed out in Exeter however do not usual- ly come anywhere near the maximum, but conviction is still costly and embarrassing. Everything you always wanted to know about getting smashed but were in no con- dition to ask. How much do you know about getting smashed? Here's a little quiz that will help you stay sober when you need to, and keep you from getting smashed - in more ways than one. (a) Traffic accidents claim more lives than wars. True False Answer: True. (b ) Food slows down the rate at which alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream. True False Answer: True. Food eaten shortly before or during drinking will slow down the rate at which alcohol enters the bloodstream. ULTIMATELY, however, all the alcohol you drink will be absorbed into the blood. This could occur as you are getting into your car. (c) You can be charged with a drinking -driving offence if your BAC is less than 80 mg percent. True J False H Answer: True. wskpoN /i k17 ep2 11 l,t 1: i1NOTICE't� ownship of Usborne HURON COUNTY ATLAS Let it be known that ail inquiries relating to the new Huron County Atlas update should be ad- dressed to the Municipal Offices at P.O. Box 1420, Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S0, or phone 1-519-235-2900. Items on Hand at the Municipal Offices include: 1. Guidelines for Articles for Huron County Atlas 2. Application for Space in the Huron County Atlas. Please note that all interested parties hove un- til April 15, 1984, which is the deadline for sub- missions to the county. LARRY H. STUCK, A.M.C.T Clerk -Treasurer Township of Usborne (d) Drinking drivers of all ages are more likely to be kill- ed in traffic accidents than sober drivers. True t 1 False . Answer: True. (e) Once you're drunk, the on- ly remedy is sleeping it off. True Li False [_]. Answer: True. 'lime is the on- ly cure. Black coffee, cold showers, strenuous exercises and other popular remedies do not work because they can- not increase the rate at which your body disposes of the alcohol; at worst, they lull you into a false sense of alertness. ( f ) After drinking one bottle • when drinking of beer or oz. of liquor, the eliminating the alcohol. amount of alcohol in your (h) You arrive at a friend's bloodstream, following com- hou+}e for dinner at 7 o'clock plete absorption, will be the and have twodrinks of liquor same. True False . . before eating at 8. During the Answer: True. meal you have three glasses (g) The amount of alcohol in of wine. At 10:30 the phone your blood is influenced by rings and you are advised the rate at which you drink. that you must leave im- True False . mediately for home. Are you Answer: True. The more capable of driving home safe - drinks you have over a ly? True False shorter period of time, the Answer: The ultimate ques- faster alcohol will ac- tion is up to you. 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