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14 stouffville suntribune thursday aug 5 2004 i i i k i i breakdowns trucks bad weather scare highway drivers from page 1 alone in ontario in 2002 thats 63 collisions a day mr kelly said from his thornhill office unsafe speed is the no 1 cause of accidents in ontario john lefeuvre president of the ontario safety league said its natural to have pho bias about driving most people think learn ing to drive is a physical thing how to park and manoeuvre the vehicle he said they dont take into account that driving is most ly a mental activity and that gives rise to phobias and given that it typically takes 25 hours of instruction 10 of them incar to get a ontario drivers licence he believes our fears may be justified by comparison it takes two years to get a hairdress ers licence and how many people have died from a bad- hair day rather than a bad driver he asks staffsgt cam wooley of the aurora opp detachment said one of the biggest fears for drivers a fear that is fully justified is having your car break down on a multilane highway the 400series highways are among the safest in north america because gen erally everyones going in the same direction at the same speed but its very scary if youre caught break down in one of the live lanes mr wooley said its happened to me and the best advice i can give is to abandon ship get out and r 6425111 dscatv 8526711 loose rugs br0adl00m upholstery 3m scotchquard leave it its only a matter of time before someone slams into it and he saids the fear of wheels and or debris coming off big trucks forces some motorists to take unusual actions people do funny things around big trucks they dont want to be near them so they accelerate to get in front of them then they slow down the caa pointed out there are more than 700000 trucks in canada and 612000 truck trips in a typi cal week so wed better get used to sharing the road with them staffsgt wooley said the biggest fear for drivers is bad weather at one time my wife would get sick if she heard there was going to be a storm the next day i took her to skid school and now she enjoys practising skids in her station wagon and she has a new confidence about driv- ing changing lanes and merging on to multilane highways is also a major con cern for many drivers according to angelo dicicco manager of young drivers of canada in markham toronto and mississauga youre travelling at one speed and the vehicle in another lane is at another speed and you have to change without comprising the other driver mr dicicco said its being able to ascertain where a space is going to be at some point in the future to some people its a very natural thing but to many drivers its a learned skill and because most of us drive on congested gta highways it isnt going to get better any time soon the traffic volume here is equal to or surpassing los angeles he said we actu ally battle back and forth with la for top spot new york is no 3 be afraid be very afraid staff photobill roberts what scares you email us at newsroomyrngcom seeing a truck in the rearview mirror causes some drivers to take strange actions according to the opp xxx m c k a y mortgages call us first no fee mortgage switches discounted bank rates over 25 years of financial experience we specialize in self employed borrowers 100 financing available no income plans bank refusals private funds power of sales tedd pickering mortgage specialist purchase existing c privateimobtgages m a- serving stouffville and area cell 416 9972200 fax 905 6406923 emailteddmckaymortgagescom rates are subject to change without notice oac huge moving sale sporting goods equipment athletic apparel advertise in the annual stouffville big type phone directory 4 come and see us and check out the lonlwotcnn amazing deals on a wide variety of sports inc sporting goods tuesday aug 3rd to saturday aug 7th 9am to 5pm 77 steeicaserd w markham on 404steeiesarea russeli athletic rawlings yonex bike spalding wilson carlton i tech dunlop louisville spalding baden cooper dynaflite fox 40 products include but not limited to baseball basketball badminton soccer tennis 9054751771 quantities are limited and all sales are final cash and credit card only inserts for thursdayaug 52004 era banner south blacks loblaws michaels mattress haven mdg computers hy zeis sears canadian tire home depot ap leons tomorrows driver dominion price chopper iga sobeys no frills best buy the bay colour your world shoppers drug mart m m meats longos zellers todays homes no one delivers results like we do to find out more about how to reach your target market and get the same great response from your fiyer dis tributions as these cus tomers call us today selected areas only suntribune 905 2948244