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a THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, Mey 17, 1966 3A VICTORIA DAY... ... HOLIDAY SEASON STARTS This Weekend Busy One On Highways The Victoria Day Weekend, this year May 2ist -- 23rd marks the unofficial opening of the summer holiday season with the highways and byways thronged with vehicles' making their first excursion of the year. In their enthusiasm there is a temptation to try to crowd a week's travel into a 3-day. R. W. Troppope, President, Dominion Automobile Associa- tion, whose records portend a shapr increase in motor traf- fic injuries and deaths, points suggests some common sense driving approaches io keep them to a minimum. MULTIPLIED THREE FOLD The D. A. A. record indicates that normal hazards are multi- © plied three fold as compared with the average non-holiday weekend. One of the prime fac- tors in such mishaps can be found in the urge to travel. too far in the time available. To reach their destination such motorists must travel at speeds with safe driving practice: and impatience with momentary traffic tie-ups causes them to attempt passing in situations potentially very dangerous. The peak highway traffic load in a week - end holiday occurs on the Monday evening during the last hours of that day. Safety conscious drivers start for home-early and avoid the last hours congestions with its heightened accident frequen- cy. travelling Victoria Day week. end. 1. Don't try to squeeze a week's travel into 3 days. If you must cover such distances, the train or the plane is safer. 2. Start home in time to make it at a reasonable speed with a minimum of after-dark travelling. 3. Never, for a minute lose sight of the fact that accidents only happen to the "Other Fel- low" -- and who, but you, is "Mr. Trollope offers some hints the other fellow's "Other Fel- for the enjoyment of safe, sane low"? PL tou du uaa eon ar alee wisn {11 AR | | To guard against the cross-, aims of "defensive driving'--~ /roads crash, the Ontario Safe-| always drove so that your lk | ery League suggests these three | cence will expire before you steps when approaching the in- | do. tersection: (i) Slow down. (ii) | Have your foot off the acceler-| An indication of the {mport- ator and over the brake pedal | ance of the automobile in the -- just in case (iii) Look to|20th century is given by this the left first, the right, when|item from the Ontario Safety entering the intersection. League: since 1900, 18 per cent of all patents issued by the The Ontario Safety League|U.S. have been automotive in- reminds motorists of one of the | ventions. up some of the common causes and uninterrupted driving per- of the holiday mayhem and iods which are unconsistent aaa rrr soc erareerennenrnnnnennnnenennnnene nse ennnmnen gt ee 1110 162 KING St. East 725-5512 SERVICE STORES SUZUKI a World Grand Prix Lightweight Champion 1962-1965 HIGHWAY HELP FOR MOTORISTS A motorist wanting assis- to push a button on a road- | such highway emergency tance on the beltway in side call box as shown in system in. the United States ' the model. The Maryland when it is in operation in SUZUKI Maryland around the Dis- | Roads Commission said to- September trict of Columbia will have day it_will be "the first | ____(AP_ Wirephoto)_| ride in style on a me - | a " Driver Fined: | Has Your Present Car Got You Down ? SUZU Me Rieleg Gel | -- Cd] w \When Driving | These items in the interest | of safety have been compiled | by the Ontario Safety League. | A Northern Virginia. man} has been fined $25 for kissing | a girl, reports the Ontario Safe- | ety League. The trouble was, | he was driving a car at the) time. And the part the judge | disliked particularly was that | they were in different cars. Don't Just Sit There LIVE IT UP... In A New 1966 FORD Put yourself behind the wheel of one of our 1966 a ctenlan and tailare' May Day Deals, You will thrill to joys of owning react immediately to signs of it. Come in and browse around see our fine display danger. Fast driving and slow today. 'tae "1 MacDonald Ford Sales bination, says the Ontario Saf- ety League. 520 KING STREET WEST at STEVENSON RD. 723-5241 4 -- and -- BOWMANVILLE TEL. 623-254 SUZUKI 50 MODEL M30 50 cc, 2 stroke, one cylinder air cooled engine. 4.0 h.p./6,800 RPM. 7 KM/N (44 mph) maximum speed. 90<KM/I fuel consumption. 212 m/gal., (U.S.) 253 m/gal. (Imp.). SEE SUZUKI SUPER SPORTS MODELS AT... GOODYEAR SERVICE STORE 725-5512 A pleasure + giving docu- | ment is now circulating in most | offices -- the annual vacation | list. Employers and_ workers | are both remended by the On- | fario Safety League of the} advantages of starting and end- | ing vacations in mid-week for | those who are taking their cars out of town. That trip to the cottage is pleasanter and safer on a weekuay. And it helps others, by taking some of the | pressure off the weekends. | I Many accidents are caused Intersections are dangerous because too many drivers do unexpected things. They are liable to turn abruptly, often from the wrong lane; signal improperly, or not at all; screech to a sudden stop; rush through on a changing light. 162 KING ST. E. at Division