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The Huron Expositor, 1972-05-04, Page 14CO4P SD-MO Diesel Motor Oil in single grades. An API Service CD oil unsurpassed for official tractor operation. SEAFORTH FARMERS Phone 521.0770 The rich prize money at the rnelianapolis "500" is a fantastic goal for the men behind the wheel. Yet most competitors are going for a bigger prize than money. They're running for their lives as well. According to Bob Veith., a member of the High- ' • I Oils and Greases Drai rew ractor,. a Choose any item for every $40.00 purchase of the following CO-OP Motor Oils or Greases. CO-OR (Th HD7 Motor Oil in i•ngle grades for seasonal changes and multi grades for all year driving. HD7 motor oils meet ail! new car warranty requirements. LUBCO (Multi Purpose) grease, the grease thatwill,not thin out or break down under highest temperatures regardless of weather. It features anti-oxidant inhibitor and rust and corrosion protection additives. CO-FAX and CO-FAX (Heavy) Greases — recommended for temperatures between 35°F — 90°F. CO-FAX (Heavy) is recommended, for temperatures over 45°F. Both greases insure excellent resistance totrust. SiafOrth Free inspection! Don't Risk Brake Failure Give Your Car a Real "BRAKE" We will check your brakes in minutes EXPERT TUNE-tIP Our complete tune-up service includes in- stallation of: • New Points • New Plug's • • New Condensor • New Rotor .••••••••••••••••••••n • Class 'A' Licensed Mechanic PHONE' 527-1830 • SEAFORTH A $ Investigating the causes of traffic collision cases in the Province of Ontario, Canada, has become something of 4 science. The Ontario Department of Justice has recently expanded its. auto i accident nvespgat,ion facilities to include a _Centre orForensic Sciences. Above, left, Chemist Frank Cerar checks wheel from demolished vehicle as -right, Engineer'Allan Li shows Director Doug Lucas the tell-tale marks on a hit and run car. e0 • • Lots of people are concerned about pollution. But concern alone won't stop it. Tests on cars with high emission levels show that an engine tune-up can substantially reduce pollutants. By more than 50% on the average. So there is something that you can do to fight pollUtion. Have your car's exhaust emissions checked' If your car needs a tune-up, get one. At least once each. year or every 10,000 miles. And urge your friends and . neighbors to do the same. • Windsor, Ontario. - • • A breakdown that etmid have beetuavoided -happins on a lonely highway. Had she taken her car to a service outlet to check the fan. belt before the trip, the mishap would not have occurred.. V-belts should be examined .for wear and tension. .TuneUp Your Car The Vacation Season is just ahead! —SPECIAL PRICES — on our complete stock 'of New Dunlop and Remington Car, Truck and Tractor Tires Large stock of good used tires in all sizes PARTS FOR LATE MODEL CARS and TRUCKS Rebuilt and Used — Installation and Service by Licensed Mechanics anted! Cars, Trucks and Tractors for wrecking W CLERENU AUTO WRECKERS Your B-12 DEALER -- PHONE 482-3211 HWY. 8 HOLMESVILLI 1.4,4114 HURON. EXPOSITOR, sEAMatl, Opir,,,mAY 11,, 1972- •- rofesisional Racer Tells High School Students about . . Importance .of Right Driver Attitude Suspected Defects in Crash Vehicles Investigated by Toronto Centre - The policeman investigating a multi-fatality crash on a busy highway near Toronto was puzzled. The car responsible NI* the collision had apparently gone out of control. He could have written that down in his report and ended the investigation there. But what had caused the car to go out of control, touching off the senseless chain of events that took five lives? The police officer thought it might be best to check out the pos- sibility of a steering mecha- nism defect. So he put in a .,call to the Centre of Forensic Sciences of Toronto. More sophisticated and better-trained policemen, no longer satisfied with report- ing the bare facts of a colli- sion, have caused expansion in a new direction for foren- sic sciences, a branch of the Ontario Department of Jus- tice. There are three highly- trained persons now devot- ing a good part of their' time to the investigation of sus- pected defects in cars in- volved in collisions. Canadian Scientists Seek 'Why7 of Acektonts- way Safety Team, "There's more than prize money at stake when we compete. There's also finishing safely, in one piece. And the best way to come out ahead on both counts is by having the right driver attitude." Said Veith, who has com- peted at Indianapolis 11 times and is a former Rookie of the Year at Indy, ""When we talk to thousands of high school students•and military personnel every year, we stress one thing, And that's the right driver attitude :— the determination to drive to Survive. "We know at any race track, that .our equipment is in top shape. We each have Bob Veith a team of skilled mechanics to cut to the minimum any chance of car failure. Our cars are equipped with the best safety equipment there is. So the ultimate answer to our survival is in our deter- •mination to drive safely and intelligently." One wa'y Veith gets his school and Military audi- ences to remember right driving attitudes is to have thein remember the letters in CAR. C stands for dare both of the equipment and of the driver. A vehicle' with faulty brakes, worn tires and other safety hazards •is an invita- tion to an accident. Also, a driver who is overly • tired,. has been--drinking or taking narcotics -is a poor safety risk. (More than half of all fatal accidents involve. drinking drivers, Veith said.) A stands for anticipation. -Always anticipate what the drivers in front, in the rear and on both.sides of you may do. If they do something foolish, make sure !you have an escape route planned. R stands for respect. Re- spect the •other driver's right to be on the road and do nothi rig. that will hinder his safety as .well -as your own, Veith remarked. Veith is one of eight full- time racing veterans who participate in Champion's program. Begun in 1953, the program has been attended ,by 15,000,000 - perSons in all parts of the U.S.. and Canada. The next time you are faced with a burned out fuse in ,your home or your car, don't fix things up with a heavier rated fuse. Refuse to re-fuse until you have found out what made the old fuse blow. A blown fuse, like a fever, tells you something is wrong. Find out what, For example, suppose your turn signals stop working due to-a blown fuse, You may put in a new one, and you are back in business . , • for a little while. After a couple of repeat performances, you decide to ask your mechanic. His ex- perience, like an electri- cian's, tells him to look for overload on a wire. In the case of your turn signals, the bare wire would touch metal only when your car jiggled a certain way. That is when, sparks would fly. Your mechanic finds and fixes the bare wire, and your problem is corrected for good. Merely replacing the fuse is an invitation to a fire, be- cause a hot wire touching metal heats up like the coils in a cigarette lighter. If 'this doesn't start things burn- ing, the sparks probably will. Respect the fuse in your car as well as in your home. Keep spares on hand, but use them only after you have found out why the old one burned out . and after you have corrected the trouble. Drive Easy, Breathe Easy, Cut Pollution If you speed,, you do more than run the risk of a traffic ticket.. You also add to air. pollution. According - to Shell Oil Compatiy, the faster you, go the more fuel you burn and• the more pollution you create. ,Jack rabbit starts or driv- ing with your foot riding the brake pedal alSo consume more fuel and create addi- tional pollution, LIGHT COUNT The average car has 38 light bulbs. Every one is important. Be sure they all work. .1 New Development "This has just developed over the past few years," says Doug Lucas, director of the Centre. "If a policeman does a poor job, nobody knows . if he does a good job and raises some questions, then we hear from him. And there are more' and more asking questions." - The high/yi,-qualified per.; sonne'r who make it their job to answer policemen's quer- ies include Frank Cerar, a chemist; Allan Li, a chemical engineer; and a 'recent new arrival, mechanical engineer Eric Krueger. The investigations they are most frequently involved in deal with suspected tire fail- ure. Other cars they exam- ine are checked for defect in two other critical areas — steering column and brakes. In most cases, tests show the failure occurred as a result of the collision that took place. Police Need Service "Formerly, this kind of in- vestigation could have only been done by automobile manufacturers," says Doug Luca.S. "This service hasn't been readily available to those who really need it the police." . Tire failure- cases usually show 'the 'collision was due to abused tires, underinflatect and-overloaded to the danger. point. Even the few "freak" accidents staff have investi- gated point to mis-use of tires and the need for fre-, quent checkups.- One driver almost lost his life when a new tire blew out, sending him spinning over the other lane of the highway. Examination of the tire showed that a deep bruise on the inside had gradually worked its way out to the surface. Only 'then did the driver recall striking a hard object three months earlier and subsequently he had failed to have his tire check- ed for damage. Alcohol A Factor The incidence of alcohol in traffic collisions is well BY ROD McKINNON Suminer ushers in vaca- %ion time for most families— and this means many miles on the family car usually with the air conditioner run- ning full blast. All the 'belt-driven acces- sories on ,modern cars take varying amounts of horse- power to ',claw and if the belts aren't installed and tensioned properly, belt fail-. ure can occur. Costly, time- -consuming road breakdowns can ruin an otherwise pleas- ant family vacation. You can, save time and ' trouble by getting your serv- iceman to check the belt drives at the start of summer — vacation trip or no vaca- tion trip. The tension required. for belt • drives depends, princi- pally, on drive geometry, belt speed and-horsepower trans- mated. These faCtors "Vary widely in automotive acces- sory car factory drives, from make to make, arid even 'from Model to model. Therefore it 'is impossible to adjust the belts on all or- iginal equipment alternator, power steering, or air condi- tioning drives the same. You need help from someone who has the knowledge of the tension ranges needed for different drives, to measure , the tension. After-market air condi- tioner compressor drives are • 4.1 documented at the Centre. Samples from post-mortems on almost all traffic fatality victims in 'the province are examined at forensic sci- • ences. Last year, their studies indicated that over 40 'per- cent of drivers killed had sornewhat different. Certain tension ranges will adequate- ly serve well over 90% of all like drives. Yet, even here, experience, knowledge, and special gauges are needed to tension the belts, Remember, before the va- WINE-WP tot CAREFREE MURIEL been drinking or had im- paired ability. These drivers show a 'high blood alcohol reading, aver- aging around 0.18 percent. This level is well beyond the norm and symptomatic of a drinking problem. cation season starts, ask your serviceman to check the ten- sion of all V-belts on your car as well as the condition of these and other under the hood replacement parts. It's good, "happy vacation" in- surance. Correct Trouble Before 'Changing Burned Out Fuse Avoid Costly Engine Breakdowns With Complete V-Belt Inspection ,•• 0 •