to oversee them. Of course, even the renovations _ Because of that, Shadd believes will not solve one major problem the hospital administration is â€"â€" not enough beds are open to going to need to hire the temporaâ€" serve the number of patients ry nurses permanently in order to requiring them. keep the department functioning As a result, patients awaiting smoothly. . admission are kept waiting in the â€" Thedepartmntf}mchoumuch aisles of emergency. And valuâ€" more smoothly with the extra able emergency nurses are used Staff, she said. To reduce staffing K_-W emergenc"y. An evening of MAD, MAD, MAD savings under the stars. _ _>+* Be spotted! To win one of over 200 prizes. Further details in the mail. ~â€"~ The basic principle W“M'ï¬vhabn ,m-ntdchuwmbiudwi&w‘ï¬m laws and regulations and that he or she will ignore traffic signals. If you reflect on the: numbers of vehicle accidents, most of us sooner or later will have to mnddcdï¬andvpdï¬vinguthnbdmflwd "‘ihbh-mbeinxkflhdormimedby drunk . drivers, Ilic:ndal mniauaor reckless idiots i# happening all too frequently. Statistics tell us that about one third of all vehicle accidents happen at crossroads. It m“{‘“"_"mlï¬pom‘_dm“m drastic change, most traffic regulations, stop signs and traffic lights will continue to be violated. Defensive driving is based on the awareness that these violations occur and that they can take place anywhere and at any time. Ultimately the reason most of us eventually resolve to drive defensively is not to protect the violators, but to improve our own chances of survival on the highways. I am personally prepared to give up my right of way without the slighteï¬ hesitation to prevent an accident axl:;l a ible inj to my passengers or to myself. gl)i‘;ery eoz!i,tim increase the incidents of unintended traffic violations, generally comâ€" mitted by drivers who make wrong judgement decisions. Winter conditions make the defenâ€" md: an intersection. Gréen lig:t may icate we have a right to proceed. and experience, however, should caution us to slowdownandurefuflylookbothwaysbofm we actually enter the crossing. § Unleas‘_and until human nature undergoes en# e e Oe o mtb THIS THURSDAY 6â€"11 _ Try defensive driving 50 stores and services including Eaton‘s and Mr. Grocer Moonlight Madness ing Spirits Bright levels " (Continued from page A11) . We must never allow anger to affect our mment when we drive. We will never teach a reckless or impaired jerk a lesson by engagâ€" ing in a deadly contest with him. Even if he loses, he is likely to take you with him . our actions â€"â€" without such responsibility we are not mature enough to enjoy the rights and privileges, such as operating a motor vehicle. To dré‘v'e defensively is to know how to control sive driving principles even more vital. Alcohol and drug abuse have been known for years to be the direct or indirect cause of about 50 per cent of all human related vehicle accidents. It seems incredible that it took so longandchimedluchï¬-ighwningmllin human life before lomethix:g:onmmive was done in an attempt to violence. Tough laws aimed amaeounging drinkers from driving were first enacted in the United States. Public outrage finally enforced similar steps in Canada. Public perception of the drinking driver has changedatlast.'l'hefactofbeingimpairedisno longer a mitigating circumstance. The guilty driver is now seen as an irresponsible criminal whoisdangeroustothepublicatlargelnd must be stopped before he kills someone. 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