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Vehicles fine this isolated road year round. sitting and waiting Old and Years ago - as the story goes - a young man ieft a party late at night. missed his turn and was decapitated at the end of this country road Legend says that he returns in the night searching for his head A lone motorcycle light has been witnessed traveling down this lonely road by believers and sceptics alike. Added 'to my repertoire of ghoulishness is an annual evening pilgrimage toScugogisland and the infamous Mississauga Trail, better known as Ghost Road. There. accompanied by my group of tentative ghost seekers, we wait for a sign of the headless motorcyciist. Cruel? No, just watch television for an hour or two or better yet, the world news where hell and tenor: are brought daily into your living room By comparison an oldâ€" lashipned tale of hauntincs ispretty low on the true scale 0! horror Who needs Halloween? Mlve months a year there is nothing I like better than telling a good ghost story or two to a wide-eyed audience. The younger the better. Less questions. less scepticism and so much we fun watching young eyes bug in disbelief. OCTOBER 2004 A public forum was held on the issue in the Lebovic Centre earlier this week Dr. Nils Lindstrom, PhD. an international expert on Cohexeneslobemene. spoke on his latest research, and responded to questions from concerned "Traffic calming" has become more than just an expression in Whitchurch -Stouffville. as evidence mounts of increasing use by local automobiles of a substance which irn'pairs a vehicle's ability to exceed speed limits. The ‘substance. Gohexeneslobenzene (known on the street as "Goslo”). when added toa car's fuel system and ingested by the engine, impairs motor ability and overall performance â€"- resulting in slower speeds. Although increasing incidence of "Goslo" use has been continued by traffic authorities in Europe, the substance was thought to be relatively unknown in Canada and until the recent reports from Whitchurch-Stouffville, there had been no documented cases in the GTA Loal authorities and the regional police were alerted to the possible presence ofGoslo in town after quick-thinking residents reported a number ofcars on Rupert Avenue observing the speed limit Fluid samples from the vehicle: were obtained and sent to a government laboratory in Ottawa which confirmed the presence 0 'Goslo' in the mrs' fuel systems Calming substance hits town streets Bx MD. Watson, Crime Reporter Scary Stories Rural Reflections Hearts thundering, we leave our first destination and drive away into the night to the Goodwood Cemetery. Years ago two brothers Parapsychoiogists have investigated this phenomenon for decades and just a few weeks ago the Discovery Channel dedicated a show to this ghostly apparition which has puzzled and perplexed witnesses. We have seen the light. so to speak Starting as a small glow that appears and quickly leaves. the time in between sightings diminishes as the brilliance of the light grows. As the light approaches loud voices becbme quiet and all ioking ends except for an occasional nervous giggle and the sound of doors reiodring shadows all around you as you sit and wait and wait Without the benefit at streetllahts and with no houses neatby. the night is a blanket 0! pure darkness Vehicle windows stay up and car doors are double locked. Campfire songs are sung with uneasy laughs as obscene amounts of In tubes and other unhealthy treats are eaten almost mechanically young imaginations alike go as wild as the wind that casts ghostly The more compelling question is why vehicles are using Goslo A Pontiac Sunfire. residing in the town's west end. told This Month (on condition of anonymity). ~Lots of us have tried it It calms us down You have no idea the pressure these drivers put on us. Speed up! The source of the substance is as yet undetermined; however. police areinvestigating leads that agroup with ties to £05 (Enemies of Speed). a Danish traffic-calming organization. may have played some role in the importation of Goslo and its provision to local automobiles "I knew s'omething was up when my neighbour‘s kid drove by my house and my windows weren't vibrating,” says Ford. who reported his“ observations to the police. The vehicle was impounded and later tested positive for Goslo For most residents, the question was “how can I tell If my car is on Goslo?" Dr. Lindstrom outlined the early tell-tale signs â€"- a marked tendency to slow when approaching amber lights. coming to a full stop at stop signs and a noticeable lack of response when the gas pedal is floored at four-- way intersections. Long-term use of"the substance will also diminish the ability of a car‘s stereo system to proiect 1000 decibels of sound to a range of 50 yards Local resident Tom Ford recalled an incident earlier this week which appears to confirm this residents LeBlam: Driving with my entourage. we did witness a shimmering light. Upon tutther investigation by a brave foot patrol they found it was the reflection of my high beams bouncing oil the tombstones as I drove by. We did not see a cow. but I hadone whenwesat in the dark and waited the minutes away prepared for a sighting that never came At least not this night Yes, you have not to love Hallowe'en with its questions of the unknown that may never be answered, at least not in this lifetime Happy Halloween After their deaths a light was seen moving between the graves. and local folklore was that the brothers were still wandering in search of the elusive cow. Driving in a cemetery on a bright and sunny day gives me not peace of mind as many do, but a shiver down my spine. 1ake away the daylight and i become a coward and a quivering bowl of human ielly with a throat constricted in fear, farmed the lands across from the graveyard. On occasion one of the cows would escape the barnyard and wander across the dirt road The elderly gentlemen would take their lantern and wall: into the cemetery to retrleve the stray animal, While no data currently exist on the recovery outlook for cars which have been Goslo users. Dr Lindstrom warns that even when the substance is completely out of the car's system. vehicles seem unable to achieve former levels of speed. It appears that 'Goslo” may be habit-forming Ultimately. Dr Lindstrom offered no guarantees that "Goslo" use will be eradicated in the local vehicle population any time soon. He warned that "calmer“ traffic may be a circumstance we will have to live with and suggested residents might take advantage of the reduced rates of vehicular speed to do things they would not normally do â€" like crossing the street, or letting their children play on their front lawns "I used to do really well at this corner," says PC Matt Dillon. assigned to catch Speeders at the iunction of Elm Road and Westlawn Crescent. “It was like shooting fish in a barrel. Now I haven't stopped a car in weeks." Police continue to investigate the situation. but declined comment on suggestions that an unexpected benefit of Goslo's use has been to make their iob easier. Requests fOr officers to enforce speed limits with speed guns have dropped off almost completely and those posted to the town‘s most notorious "speedways" are finding little to do Tailgate! Pass! Pass the next guy! 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