Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 23, 1999, p. 18

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3q ezaextpbeslsbs 18 nbmistsunstoumuethbunelliiiredaysepl23 1999 dairy queen wuw pricwnmsi advertising feature more irijurynd death if speeds are i the ontario safety league predicts more human suffering if drivers arent hetter educated only with ec6nskfisrsun 2942200 the ontario safety league said until drivers are more educated and law- abiding the minister of transportation should hot increase the speed limit on ontarios highways every year 1000 people are killed and 90000 injured in collisions on our roads with 85 per cent of these crashes caused by driver error said bert killian president of theosl the human cost is already far too high before we can seriously consider allowing greater speeds on our high ways we must address the current issues that are causing this carnage the statement comes after a sug gestion by theopp that speed limits could be raised to match the speeds ontarios super highway were designed for in the first place kiliian said many of ontarios roads are overcrowded with vehicle num bers increasing every year and the dri ving population growing by 300000 new drivers annualry while this is to be expected in a growing economy it is not good news when surveys show that ontarios dri vers are among the worst in north america in terms of driving skill and knowledge of the rules of the road he said in addition we still have impaired ihelossan for a sd1i1 ewent lease i i 2000 maxiima gxe purghaseprice 30 litre 222 hpv6 automatic transmission air conditioning power windows door locks and mirrors ampm cassette and fuel filter door opener convenience package 2000patkfmderse 2000xterra 1 70 hp 313l sohc v6 engine roof rack air conditioning remote keyless entry power windows door locks and heated mirrors 100watt amfmgd with cassette stereo with 6 speakers 4wheel abs cruise control antitheft system wb3fib8 purchasefrom lease purchase price month 48 months readers choice award 1998 i 33 litre v6 engine dual air bags front disc rear drum brakes with i burwheel abs parttime i 4wd autolocking front hubs engine block heater limited slip differential sidestep rails aircraftgrade aluminum roof raclc air conditioning remote keyless entry and vehicle security system amfm cd audio system power windows power locks and more ni55an mssm 4600 hwy 7 markhani r 4773337 r v v smart people read the fine print and they always wear their seat belts 2000 pathfinder se alr 68 with downpayent or equivalent trade of 4000 2000 maxima gxe alr 78 with downpayment or equivalent trade of 3000 1st payment sec dep due at lease signing 96000 km with excess km charges at 008 km ahpffers are oac and exdude destination ami deliver u nkw skrvior hours and then the rules of the road must be rigorously enforced to weed out those drivers who still insist on playing by their own rules driving is not a right it is a privilege thatmust be earned every day bert killian president of the ontario safety league drivers whether by alcohol drugs fatigue or emotion and we have a widespread attitude toward our rights on the road that leads to road rage red light running and aggressive driving to add higher speeds to this deadly mix is to invite even greater human suf- fering the key to a reduction in colli- sions arid their tragic aftermath are education awareness and enforce ment- r we must inculcate in ourselves as drivers an attitude of constant safety awareness and courtesy r to other road users if nec essary and in most cases it isv we must upgrade our knowledge and our skills i arid then the rules of the road must be rig- o r p u si y enforced to weed out those drivers who still insist on playing by their own rules driving is v not a jrightrit be earned everyday acknowledging that the 400 series highways are designed for speeds greater than the present lirriits and that cars are now better designed and safer killian said he still questions me pro- posal to permit higher speeds pointirig out that the dangerous disparity between fasterarid slower traffic would likelybecpme even more marked as for variable speed limits he sees no reason why drivers who already ignore current limits would obey these different limits in my opinion riiuch of it is due to lack of knowledge drivers simply do not understand the immutable laws of physics involved in operating a vehicle at speed nor are they fully aware of the consequences of breaking these natur- al laws those consequences are all too often death or irijury v until such time as we have a dri- ving population that is educated aware and lawabiding the ontario safety league believes that higher speed lim its ori ourhighways will bring a higher death and injury toll i the ontario safety league is a riorir partisan public interest organization that focuses on road and community safety london cleaners established since 1929 20 off drv cleaning all year round only with r for a free information package cail ecflnsmlstsun 2942200 slomviniribliriem64021u0 i b teftfcii mi mtte

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