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Dear Editor:

Tam a great adinirer of Noel
Wright's columns, read them with-
out fail, and agree with hint almost
all the time.

‘Except todity.

Noel, old boy, if vou had only
taken the tine to check with the
Ballard people here-in our own
North Vancouver, you might not
have written such a dark and criti-
eal picture describing electric cars.

Fin only a layman, by the way,
and ['m not.connected in any way
with Ballard, but for your informa-
lion we might be sitting on top of
the biggest energy breakthrough in
the entire world right here in North
Van with their fuel cell, which is

now being developed for iany
heavy-duty applications including
energy for power plants, ships,
buses, trucks and autos.

Running on natural gas or
hydrogen-based chemistry, the fuel
cell design, which is exclusive to
Ballard. provides whisper-quiet
power with absolutely. no pollution
—~ the exhaust being pure water
vapor.

If they succeed, then North Van
will be wortd famous us the verue
for solving the world’s energy and
pollution crises.

Please Noel, rejoice rather than
criticize.

Gordon M. Grant
North Vancouver

Help preserve North
Shore mountain slopes

Dear Editor:

‘It blows my mind that anyone in
their right mind would even consider
the destruction of any more trees on
the North Shore mountains.

Presently they look as though they
have had a really bad haircut.
Everyday these mountains get more
and more bald and very soon the
trees, which make Vancouver so
beautiful, will be gone forever.

Have we forgotten so soon the
Hope/Princeton slide when half a
mountain slid into the river? | would

suggest that-a multi-million-dollar

estate would lose some of its resale
value if it has to be viewed as it floats
under the Second Narrows Bridge.
Rather than destroying more trees
we should be planting trees like crazy
on these slopes in an effort to stabi-
lize them. If we have a major land-
slide on the North Shore, the reaction
from the politicians, developers and
mut nationals would be “Oops, sor-
e!" Then they would gallop off to
destroy the next mountain on their
shopping list.
Colin W. Sinctaire
Richmond

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GOD PUNISHES DRIVERS WHO GET ANGRY WITH TRUCK DRIVERS

“I'm going crazy, sheer crazy, The guy in front of
me is driving at 30 miles an hour - like he's

part of a funeral procession. And | can't

pass him because that tractor trailer in Se
the middle lane is having this cozy cozy f
conversation with his friend in the trac-

tor trailer on the outside lane.”

Gary was driving along the 401 on his

way from London to Windsor. The

thought of taking 6 hours to drive a

distance that normally takes 3 hours

was lormenting every minute of his 4.
existence.
“| know I'm not imagining it, but those truck
drivers are doing it on purpose. Their trucks
are big and powerful and they know all of us dri-
ving our little cars are scared silly of what they'll
do if we blow our horn. And I'm no different. I'm
scared of them. So all | can do is get angrier and
angrier.”

Suddenly the funeral car in front flashed his right
blinkers. .

“Boy, am (in luck, finally, that car in front of me is
getting off the road. I'll ba able to speed up and
pass those stupid truckers on the inside. Then
they can talk with each other all they want” |
Just as the little car turned off at the next exit,
Gary revved up to pass on the inside lane.
Suddenly he saw the massive hunk of

(Lito R.) Duncan Hall, Bon Jabour, Margot Spence.
Dan Sudeyko, Cynthia Joseph.

the tractor truck veer in front of him forcing him off
the road.“Mary, Mother of God, have mercy."
Those were Gary's last words. His car flew
off the road, turned over several times,
and Gary flew out of the car. There was
a screeching of cars as the passerby
cars stopped to get a good look at ihe
accident. Gary's car was sitting on its
roof, Gary. was lying in the field: He
didn't move. He was -never to move

iy; again. Gary was a quadriplegic.
‘Gary sued the trucker. In court they

Based on aotual wheeled him in on his bed. Gary lifted his
{ rae

head and. spoke, “Your Honour, the tractor
trailer driver was negligent. He wasn't looking.
He should have been more careful when he
veered his vehicle inte mine. Make him pay. My
life is ruined.” His head fell back on the bed.
The driver stood up slowly, but defiantly. “Your
Honour, Gary was negligent, not me. He saw |
was straddling the lanes. Attempting to pass me
on tha right lane was nothing but foolhardy. On
top of that he wasn't wearing his seat belt. Had he
worn his belt, his injuries would have been minor
in comparison to the catastrophic injuries he suf-
fered. Don’t make rne pay for his mistake.” -.
Is the truck driver liable? YOU! BE THE JUDGE.
Then look below for the decision of the Ontario

If you've been in an accident we can help
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DECISION.
“Both of you are guilty of bad driving and liable for Gary's injuries. Each for 50% of the $4, 000, 000i in

. damages we are awarding for the catastrophic nature of his injuries. And Gary, we are reducing your

$2,000,000 by 20% because you \ were not wearing your seat belt”

Today's decision is based on actual court facts of the case and the Law of Ontario. Claire Bernstein i is . :
a lawyer and syndicated columnist. Copyright 1995 Haika Enterprises. : “

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