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14-- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, October 3, 1979 Seagrave and area news by Mrs. B. Somerville 'The Turkey Supper Com- mittee has been formed and by the time you have read this column, they will have had their first meeting. So ladies dust off your largest roasting pan and reserve ATH November 7th on your calen- 3), dar for the big event. A Church anniversary was held on Sunday morning with » 0 Rev. Reg. Rose as the guest ® { speaker. Unfortunately the AR attendance was down but the a service was very well pre- SH pared. Out thanks to Mrs. {ny Eleanor Bailey for the lovely music supplied as well as Rev. Rose for his inspiring sermon. Next Sunday will be Thanksgiving Sunday and the service will resume back to its usual time. Happy birthday greetings to Master Mark Jansen who visited the birthday box on Sunday morning. Ladies of 'the U.C.W. are reminded not to forget the bake sale planned for this Friday, October Sth in front of Stone's barn. Bread and pies are in great demand but the committee would apprec- iate any type of baking. Bon Voyage to Miss Bar- bara Balling who left on Saturday for a couple of years in France to attend school and learn another language. Our sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Clair Watts upon the death of Clair's father who past away in Toronto last week. It seems this time of year marks another year of marital bliss for a few of our friends in the area. Happy anniversary to Don and Mar- HR A i Rh 0 A RT RUD 5%. 35 DAILY INTEREST | ACCOUNTS are nothing new! Our 'PLAN 24' Offers * Daily Interest Calculation * Interest added to Accounts Monthly * No Minimum Balance * No Service Charges AND PAYS 9.25% INTEREST EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1, 1979. ilyn, Muriel and Walter, Keith and Diane, Ray and Marilyn, Jackie and Roger, Bill and Carolyn, Pete and Jane and ours is in there as well. A welcome home to Mr. Albert Crupps who has been hospitalized for some time. Mr. Crupps also celebrated his 81st birthday on Sunday so a very happy birthday goes to a grand gentleman. Many of the Seagrave resi- dents took time out of their busy Fall schedule to attend the International Plowing Match at Chatham as well as Markham Fair this past week. This Thursday evening October 4th from 7:00 till 9:00 p.m. will be Meet the Teacher Night at both Greenbank and Epsom Pub- lic School. Please plan on attending as the teachers are looking forward to meeting you. A reminder to Beavers that there will be a meeting on Thursday evening at 6:15 p.m. at the Seagrave Church. For next weeks news please call Mrs. Marilyn Beacock at 985-3595. She will be pleased to hear from you. New books New books arriving at the Scugog Public Library are as follows: Auld Acquaintance, G. Lombardo; Our Miracle Called Louise, L. Brown; Be Your Own Chimney Sweep, C. Curtis; A Year in Para- dise, F. Schmoe; Steps to a Longer Life, F.E. Abbo; Edible and Poisonous Mush- 1 rooms of Canada, J.W. Groves. Also arriving are the following books: And No Bird Sang, F. Mowat; Red Land, Black Land, B. Mertz; A Woman Like Us, N. Thorne; My Cousin. Rachel, D. DuMaurier; Tutank- hamun: The Untold Story, T. Hoving. BUSINESS: 372 King Street W., OSHAWA 728-1661 Many people feel it is important to know there's some- one they can depend on for help when insurance ques- tions or problems arise. If you have any questions about insurance or would like more information about the insurance services provided by The Co-operators, Bruce will be pleased to help you. For dependable insurance protection and service call: RESIDENCE: R.R.1, READY TO HELP YOU The Co-operators is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce Taylor as sales representative. ENISKILLEN 263-2741 Cis the co-opetators ; Life * Home * Farm * Auto * Commercial * Travel ) \ Traffic on the increase on Durham Road 23 From page 1 1976, a similar average was just 1350. Averages for 1979 have not yet been worked out by the Region, but Mr. Bellamy says there are a couple of reasons why the volume will increase again this year, considerably. 'More and more motorists are discover- ing the road," he said. '"They are finding it a good alternative to Highway 12", especial- ly people heading for cottage country in the Lake Scugog, Lake Simcoe and Kawartha areas. Also, the Region recently opened a new railway over pass just south of Taunton Road, and that means there is now direct access north on 23 from Highway 2. The traffic volumes are going to increase, especially when one adds in the number of trucks that are travelling it daily, and commuters from the Scugog and Uxbridge areas who work in Ajax, Pickering and the eastern parts of Metro Toronto. Infact, a preliminary count on a section of 23 just after the underpass was opened revealed 317 vehicles in one hour, or about 3000 for an average day. Further statistics are available to illus- trate how much the traffic volume is increasing. In September, 1977, just north of the intersection of Regional Road 21, 137 vehicles were counted in one peak hour. In July of this year at the same location, the number of vehicles had jumped to 358 during one peak hour. ' Statistics, of course, can be used for just about any purpose. The flows of traffic on Regional Road 23 are bound to increase, and they will increase a lot more when the provincial government gets around to con- structing a clover leaf onto Highway 401. Just. when that may happen is not known, but it is in the long range plans. And so is the construction of an extension of Highway 7 west, which will mean that Regional Road 23 will be a major link between 7 and the 401. Eventually, the volume of traffic could be high enough to warrant signal lights at major intersections along Regional Road 23, and the construction of right and left hand turning lanes. : Although signals and turn lanes are designed to help keep traffic flowing quick- ly, they may also help to reduce accidents at intersections. In studies of Regional Road 23, the Durham traffic department has found motorists exceeding the 80 km per hour speed limit on frequent occasions. And it is no wonder. The road is so good for driving that exceeding the limit is very easy to do. Is stricter enforcement of the 80 km limit the answer to reducing the number of accidents and fatalities? . Mr. Bellamy believes that it might have some bearing, but he also says that most motorists drive at a speed they feel comfor- table at. Stricter enforcement is not going to make any difference to the chronic speeder who far exceeds the limit any- where. Signals may help, but change in the method of stopping traffic sometimes leads to confusion on the part of motorists, which in turn can lead to accidents. However, full signals were installed at the intersection of 21 and 23 about six weeks ago, and there have been no accidents there since then. Regional Road 23 was built to help take some of the pressure off Highway 12, and already it appears to be doing that. While the volume is increasing on Regional Road 23, the opposite is true of Highway 12, although the latter is still the busier of the two by far. For example, the average flow on Highway 12 in 1978 from Whitby to Brooklin was 5750 vehicles. The year before it was 6300, and the year before that 6150. The accident rate (based on each million vehicle miles) has remained almost constant over the past three. years on Highway 12. However, the number of fatalities seem to reflect the change in the traffic volume. In 1977, a peak year for volume there were five fatalities. In 1978, when the flow decreased somewhat, there was just one fatality. But in 1976, when the flow was almost as high as 1977, there were no fatalities on Highway 12. Statistics, it seems, just don't tell you very much. But one thing is for certain. The traffic volumes on Regional Road 23 are on the increase and will likely increase by a considerable margin in the next couple of years. And that means at least that the chance of more accidents will increase. As Mr. Bellamy says, there are no simple answers or identifiable patterns when it comes to the cause of traffic accidents. But there is always the element of human error. While some highways, such as Regional Road 23, may develop a "reputation', it is the person behind the wheel who has to shoulder the blame. HARE COMING OCTOBER 11,12& 13 B LEASING] ; LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. A standard by which luxury cars are judged. 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