Times Advocate, 1995-02-22, Page 24Page 22
Times -Advocate, February 22, 1995
Steering clear of winter hazards
Skipping the extra glass of fes-
tive cheer before getting behind
the wheel is one way to improve
your chances of driving safely this
winter. However, sobriety is just
the first step rather than the answer
to avoiding a mishap, according to
one of Canada's leading driving
experts.
Gary Magwood, as chief instruc-
tor of the Labatt Road Scholarship
collision avoidance program, has
been delivering this message every
winter since 1988 to drivers across
the country.
"Staying sober is a big part of
the battle, but steering clear of
winter hazards also takes knowl-
edge and practice," says Mag -
wood, a former national racing
champion. Labatt recruited Mag -
wood to run the program because
of his experience and his ability to
demonstrate that driving safely re-
quires a driver's full attention, free
from any kind of impairment.
Among this winter driving trips
OPEN HOUSE
Snider Crescent
Sat., Feb. 25,
12-4 p.m.
NEW HOME
In Exeter, 1410 sq. ft. brick
home on 67 ft. x 115 ft. lot in
new subdivision. 3 bedrooms,
2 bathrooms, oak trim, hard-
wood floors, with country
kitchen and main floor
laundry.
For appointment call Ken
Jackson 519-263-5500
are the following:
• For starters, you can't drive if
you can't see. So make your sure
to brush all the snow off your car.
That includes the hood, roof and
trunk so loose snow won't blow
back on your windows.
• You've got two hands, so use
them! Contrary to what you might
have learned, holding the wheel at
nine o'clock and three o'clock it
the preferred steering grip of all
advanced driving schools. It's
comfortable and affords the most
steering movement in an emergen-
cy without taking your hands off
the wheel.
• One extra second of reaction
time can mean the difference be-
tween a near -miss and crumpled
metal. Always keep a safe distance
between the vehicle ahead of you
and never, ever tailgate.
• _Have an eye. Always look
down the road for possible trouble
spots because you can't react to
what you haven't seen. Also,
check all three 'Mirrors regularly.
A happy side effect of all this eye
movement is increased alertness.
• Never try to stop by pumping
SALE BY OWNER
t1
Cozy 3 bedroom ranch, sepa-
rate ,diningroom, on large lot,
full basement, gas heat. Priced
to sell at $127,500.
Phone 228-6531
Sa /e /iy O writ 41.4r"
22 Sherwood Cres. Exeter
3 bedroom home plus 1 car garage on large corner lot.
Finished rec room, new gas furnace.
Phone 235-3293 evenings
your brakes or slamming them on.
Squeeze hard but back off on the
brake if your wheels lock. This
technique is called "threshold brak-
ing" and it requires practice.
• If you find yourself skidding in
a turn, don't touch the brakes at all.
Instead, keep your foot off the ac-
celerator and look to where you
want to go. Turning the wheel fur-
ther can also cause you to lose
more traction, so Tess steering is
better here.
• If something gets in your way
and you can't stop in time, apply
threshold braking and steer around
the obstacle. Be sure you brake be-
forc you steer and make certain
your wheels are unlocked before
you make your move.
• When all else fails, pick an es-
cape route that will do the least
damage to yourself and those
around you. In a choice of lesser
evils, a snow -filled ditch is usually
much softer than an oncoming
truck. Fence posts also hurt less
than hydro poles and side -swipe
causes less damage than a rear -
ender.
Money and
alcohol
.stolen from
Legion last
Friday
Last Friday at the,Exeter Legion,
a break-in resulted in the theft of
money and several bottles of alco-
hol.
Seventeen bottles of various
brands of alcohol were stolen.
The OPP report states that a safe
from the Legion was removed
. which contained "a quantity of
money." -
There was no identification of the
suspects involved in the robbery.
Anyone who has information re-
garding this break and enter may
anonymously call Crime Stoppers
at 1-R00-265-1771.
NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION L
,fief
3 bedroom, oak cabinets, Targe dining area. Eat in kitchen, landscaped lot, higi
efficiency gas, full basement. Located 1 block from downtown in private court. Bu,
now and save. Call Roger Dougall 235-0448
Valentine's Day tree
Students at Exeter Public School recently formed a Valentine's Day tree with proceeds
going to help Kyle McFalls in his trip to attend a conference in Florida to learn more about
Histiocytosis, the disease he has been diagnosed with. Shown with the decorated tree
are Student Council reps from the left, vice-president Sarah Wuerth, secretary Laura
Cooper, president Alyssa Darling and treasurer Ben Rader. The students were able to
turn over $126.06 to this special fund.
•
VON speaks to Women's Institute
Huron Victorian Order of Nurses representative Mary Morley was the guest speaker at a
recent meeting of the Crediton Women's Institute. Above, at the left she shows bro-
chures to program chairperson Ada Dinney and WI president Lois Hodgins.
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of
Grand Bend WI
hear talk on art
GRAND BEND - The February
meeting of the Grand Bend Wom-
en's Institute was held February 16
with 11 members and four guests.
Roll call was answered by Name
a Canadian artist from your family
gallery.
Catherine Junker introduced the
speaker Janis Fitzgerald from art
'N' Soul, Grand Bend. She
showed the different drawings by
famous artists. Janis's talk was
very informative. She scnt home
several sample pictures with us by
different artists.
Anne Reaburn, whose home
burned, was at the meeting to ac-
cept a quilt made by the ladies of
the Institute.
Donna Lovie read some readings
from the Huron Leadership r.id
Community Development Update
paper.
The March meeting will be
March 16 at Sauble Court Lounge.
Norma Walper served a deli-
cious lunch.
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