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BA THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, December % 1966 Motorists, Please Note This On NAANS Of Too many motorists negleet to recognize the vast difference between driving in the warmer months and driving in. winter. The difference is vast, and to meglect it can be disastrous. Good visibility is necessary %o safe winter driving. The car itself must be made ready for the extra struggle against cold, fice and snow. The driver must adjust his skills and attitudes to meet winter hazards. He must know how to get his car going, keep it going safely, and stop it safely. In summer, he has different worries. He must face up to the new ones that come with zero, blizzards and ice conditions. Something is lacking in the skill, knowledge or ability of a winter driver who; . Tries to drive with only a port-hole-sized space cleared in the snow on his windshield, or with the glass splashed so thickly with slush and. mud that he has to stick his head out of the side window to see where he is going. Neglects to have enough anti- freeze in his car's radiator and windshield-washer tank to han- dle sub-zero temperatures. Forgets to have his defroster mechanism thoroughly checked before he suddenly needs it. Has not had snow tires or chains installed before the snow and ice arrive. Discovers that his car's muffler or tailpipe are leaking deadly carbon-monoxide gas in- to the car -- maybe too late. Waits until the car is stuck in a drift or on slick ice before he realizes he should have a shovel, sand or traction mat, and a tow strap in the car trunk. Thinks he can scream his way out of a drift by racing | his engine and spinning ~the wheels. Forgets braking and stopping distances change drastically on ice or in snow. Labors under the delusion that his car's parking lights, frequently covered with slush er snow, make the car safely visible to other drivers in fog, enow or dark periods. Does not know how to' con: || trol his vehicle when it sudden- ly goes into a skid. ts Refuses to leave a 'king- sized" gap between his car and the car ahead to avoid rear-end collisions that dre in- evitable if the distance between the cars is too short, -- Is ignorant of the value of pumping his brakes to stop on slippery surfaces instead of jamming them on and locking Forgets approaches to inter- sections in winter are often packed and polished, particu- larly on side streets, Believes seat belts, properly fastened, can be of little use in city driving. Watch for these uninformed menaces. Give them plenty of space when they are near for they can: involve. others in serious mishaps by their follishness, Paris Sets Parking Bar PARIS (AP)--Parking places will be opened on sidewalks and in underground lots to re- lieve the French capital's stag- gering traffic jams, but two of the city's most noted beauty spots will be put off Hmits. Police Commissioner Maurice Paopon announced that park- ing will be prohibited in the Place Vendome and the Place de la Concorde. Henceforth only moving vehicles will obstruct the tourists' views. Paopon estimated there are 1,700,000 cars registered in Greater Paris but that only 250,000 vehicles "can circulate in Paris at the same time, at the same speed."' During rush hours several times that number of cars try |, to circulate at the same time, and they usually end up at the same speed--a dead stop. Paopon, who says Paris driv- ers "'lack discipline," announced that 12,000 sidewalk parking spots will be made available. Don't Miss The Fabulous Pre-Christmas Specials at MACDONALD FORD SALES $ .00 AS LOW AS PER MONTH ON BRAND NEW 1967 FORDS FOR EXAMPLES TURN TO PAGE 15 (INSIDE BACK COVER) THE: BEST NEW AND USED CAR VALUES ARE ALWAYS FOUND IN THE COLUMNS OF She Oshawa Times MOMIARIO COUNTY'S NO. 1 SELLING MEDIUM"