The Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-06-11, Page 25Page 5B The Signal -Stair, 3une.11, 1970 •--• Cir Care Supplement
Canaaian° Skid
School' is Helping Save Lives
,Drivers. Who Exercise Wheel Control
Will Have Much Better -Chance
Of Avoiding Accidents
Henk de Vries' business is on the skids and he couldn't be
happier. Nor could the growing number of Canadians who'
patronize Henk's and thus stand a better 'chance of stay-
ing alive.
De Vries conducts the BP Skid- Control School in Oakville,
Ontario near Toronto. A native of Holland, he puts students
through the skids on a private 300 -foot -long highway which
sirnnnlates -treacherous driving conditions: " '
The course is sealed. with a plastic top coat, soaked with a
soluble oil and• flooded with water, simulating treacherous
summer driving conditions: Water on an oil -slicked road can
be even more dangerous than glare ice.
Why? 'De Vries points out
that the average motorist Cites Basic • Rule
driving_= ice is alert to the
De
danger. and..proceeds mo 4 . Aries ak
tesisstudents,
.h
action, familiarize's the stu-
dent with the terrifying feel-
ing of panic a bad skid Pro-
duces. He then demonstrates
the ways to .get° out of, the
most common types of skids
— the front• wheel --skid, the
rear wheel skid and the four
wheel skid.
Says De Vries, "The basic
rule in any skid is to get
the wheels rolling normally
again. Stay off the brakes!
Thislocks the wheels and
makes normal , steering -im-
possible."
The. teacher says, "Once
into. a skid, there is no time
to think. You have to make
corrections by reflex action."
w Taught,. Race -Drivers,
ucareia iy�g 3river yrdoes n'v $1 Q _ De W a
d': aricl,:
• mot expect to skid- m suna7nier • ''day • °course, .• on -the: special
and when he does he may rgadv ay and puts the car in -
not know what to do. to a violent 360° spin. This
Reactured Engines
• + •Powerin
One Car -in Nine
ine
"Mister, your engine is
shot!"
After., hearing these dis-
couraging- words from your
favorite mechanic, chances
are your first impulse is to
call the nearest scrap yard.
But there's another Possi-
ble answer. And that's hav-
ing a remanufactured engine
installed. •
If your car's body and in,-
terior are in poor condition.
perhaps the junkyard is the
proper resting place.�•for the
vehicle. But assuming your
car is sound other than the
engine, you'll save by install-
ing a remanufactured mill.
According to Sears, -one out
of every nine vehicles in the
a nation is operating with reg,
manufactured engines.
A remanufactured engine
differs from an overhauled.
oue,by the fact that the cam-
shaft and crankshaft in .tie
former is remade. More than
250 new parts are replaced in
the remanufacturing process.
In addition, it is customary
to .install new spark plugs, a
new or rebuilt carburetor,.
. new fuel pump, fresh Hoses
and belts as well as'new fil-
ters in the remanufacturing
process.
It is also important to have
the radiator rodded. New or
remanufactured carts fit so
tightly that they put a spe-
cial burden on the water
pump to keep the engine 'cool.
If the radiator is clogged
through rust or corrosion,
the engine may soon run hot.
—champion—race'driverwho •
took the course in its original
Dutch location, Zandvoort.
His first , three attempts to
handle the skids were unsuc-
oessfuL---_.___
The course also includes
lessons on various other
emergency situations..
,During a rear tire blowout,
handle the situation as you
would'a skid.
Ina front tire blowout, no
!skidding is likely but the.driv-
er. should . grip the wheel
firmly to keep . control and
avoid using- the brakes.
If your car should leave
the pavement and hit a soft
shoulder, keep your foot off
the brake. Also avoid steer-
ing sharply back onto .the
roadway. • •
In addition to thousands
of 'drivers' who have taken
the Skid School course, pro-
fessional drivers and police
from Montreal, Toronto and
other Canadian communities
have became graduates, since
the school opened in 1967.
When de Vries first oper-°
aced his school in }Tolland,
Dutch insurance firms re-
duced rates 10 percent to
graduates. While no such ac-
tion has as. yet ,i?een taken by
Canadian insurers, success -
ful students at the Oakville
facility feel they have a more
valuable type insurance.
They may never have to
use - it but when they do,
they'll be ready.
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