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131st You No. 31 Rodney Gilchrist Chronicle Staff Roaring down the open road on a motorcycle may be what some people think summer is all about. But according to statistics recently released by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, it can be a dangerous way to spend your summer. Barbara Sorbara, Policy Officer with the Safety Ctr-ordination and Development Office. sees accidents involving motorcycles as a serious situation. And with 124 fatal motor- cycle accidents in Ontario for 1985, (38 in Southwestern Ontario and 65 per cent of them involving young people Between the ages of to and 24) the problem looms ominously. That statistic strikes close to home following the recent death of 22-year-oid Mark Cayouette, who lost control of his motorcycle recently while driving on the University of Waterloo's ring road. A memorial service was held at the school last week. Startling stats surround motorcycle accidents Walnuts. l y, August s, Of the 387,489 motorcycles that were li- censed in MBS, 6247, over 16 per cent, were involved in accidents that resulted in injury. "You are very vulnerable when on a motorcycle," said Sorban. “Once you are involved in an accident on one. there is a good chance that you will be hurt." - Of the 124 fatal motorcycle accidents last year, 44 pe_r cent were causfed by .improper 16-1, 1- . “a. wv-v -__.,-_ V, ___r, ,r driving, JG " per cent involved driv ers who were drinking. The ministry has looked at the problem extensively. At one point it was thought the problem stemmed from the engine sizes of the vehicla. in“! an evaluation of accidents from around the world, it could not be concluded that larger bikes meant a greater chance of accidents. - ""riiiirtGiGTTGrapproaching the" problem through education." said Sorbara. "We start- ed a pilot project in June, to increase driver skills." Watodoo, Ontarto Waterloo Community Services Summer Programs held their Olympics last Thursday at Wa- you-mec playground in Hillside Park. Archery was only one of the day's events where children were encouraged to help each other along. Rodney enema photo Mark Bryson Chronicle Staff The closure of wells at the William Street pumping station has prompted Waterloo City Council to initiate a fact- finding study to determine if there are any other potentially-harmful waste sites in the city. The examination request, to be carried out by the city's Technical Co-ordinating Committee, was initiated by Aid. Andrew Telegdi at Tuesday night's meeting of council and received unanimous support from aldermen. "Not to sound any alarms but there is a need to be pro-active. We have to look at information so we can see things into the future," said Telegdi. Furthermore, Telegdi moved that "TCC be directed to document the methods used to clean up the current coal tar site and that it develop procedures for dealing with contaminants that are uncovered in the future within the City of Waterloo." The four municipal, wells, south of William Street, were closed July 19, upon recommendation by the Ministry of the Environment. This was immediately Council undertakes study to determine city waste hazards ARROW AID Garbage cans and plastic bags are once again the norm-Waterloo City Council has depided to_dumrthe 1'Teter." . . . The action was taken on the advice of city engineer Jim Willis who said a six-week study period has revealed there is no justification for the city to continue participation in the experimental garbage collection arrangement despite a plea by a representative of the Camus Container Corporation at last night's meeting of council. '73's315e333 is; GGid aebugthe system. There is no justification for extending the trial period," said Willis. "Toter" is a semi-automatic method of garbage removal, one which dumps the 15 Imperial gallon containers mechanically but requires the operator to move it to the truck, hoist, and return it empty to the curbside. Two collection routes, Lakeshore Village and Beechwood/Breezewood, took part in the ill-fated experiment. Of the 891 residents participating in the trial, 420 responded to a questionnaire. of which only 180 said they would Continue to use the The Cums representative, who was hoping to extend the experimental period to March of 1987. said consumer acceptance had been "fantastic" elsewhere. He estimated over 300 North American cities currently utilize the system. Willis believed the response stemmed from the leasing cost, odor problems and bulky size. An additional cost of up to 380.000 per annum for the city and the dislike of the system by refuse packer operators were other reasons for Willis' advice. Toter system is dumped by city " cont: after the discovery of very low levels of some Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocar- bons on the site. Re-testing of the four wells has showed no PAH contamination. The coal tar was discovered in two underground tanks and ruptured buried pipes as work crew excavated the site for C.N. Real Estate's City Centre develop- ment. Further study revealed traces of the cancer-causing chemical benzo(a)pyrene in the adjacent uptown reservoir. The most recent reservoir test sample was spoiled in testing and a re-test has been carried out. TCC is comprised of Mayor Marjorie Carroll, chief administrative officer Don Roughiey, and five staff department heads. It is expected city planner Tom Slomke and engineer Jim Willis will play significant roles in the examination. Following the meeting, Telegdi told reporters that the project would not be something that received "100 per cent attention tommorrow", but rather would be an encompassing study that would use all available data on locating other possible sites in the city. "You can never be sure of what surprises the future will bring, but this should help people feel at ease with future developments," he said. Telegdi also used the spotlight to emphasize to media that the water in the city is safe, that the Regional Municipali- ty of Waterloo has diverted other supplies to combat the 25 per cent loss of water. Until now the cutback has had no significant effects on anyone, added Willis, although warning apossible lawn watering ban may come into affect as early as next week. (Continued on page 3)