Safe driving stats headed in right direction

AUTOTGOPIC

RECENT ANNOUNCE-

MENTS from ICBC have

indicated that the number

of vehicle accident claims

being reported has dropped

stightly over the totals for
I.

Currently
BC. ferry

THE FOLLOWING are the
current schedules for B.C.
Ferry Corp. routes between
the mainland, Vancouver
Island and Langdale:

@ Horseshoe Bay to Nanaime
and Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay:
In effect until June 24, 1993:

Leave Horseshoe Bay daily at 7
am., 9am., Jf am., b p.m., 3
p.n., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Leave Nanaimo daily at 7 a.m.,
9a.m., Il am., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., $
p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

@ Horseshoe Bay to Langdale
and Langdale to Horseshoe Bay:
In effect until June 24, 1993:

Leave Horseshoe Bay at 7:30
a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:15
p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:25
p.m. and 9:15 p.m. There will
also be extra sailings at 11 p.m.
on May 24.

Leave Langdale at 6:20 a.m.,
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:25 p.m.,
2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
and 8:20 p.m. There wili also be
extra sailings at 10:10 p.m. on
May 24.
® Horseshoe Bsy {to Bowen
Isiand and Bowen Island to
Horseshoe Bay: Effective Nov. 23
until further notice:

Leave Horseshoe Bay at 6:05
am., 7 am., 8 am., 8:55 a.m
(the Thursday sailing will be
replaced by a dangerous cargo
sailing at which time no passen-
gers will be allowed to board),
9:50 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:05 p.m.,
2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:25 p.m.,
5:25 p.m., 6:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m.,
8:35 p.m., 9:25 p.m.

Leave Bowen Island at 5:45
a.m. (daily except Sundays and
statutory holidays}, 6:35 a.m.,

7:35 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:25 a.m.,

‘Tour beautiful
WV light sites

THE WEST Vancouver
Recreation Centre is
welcoming in the season of
lights with a Christmas
Lights Tour on Wednesday,
Dec. 9 at 6 p.m.

Participants will board a bus at
the recreation centre for a tour of
West Vancouver and North Shore
lights. The tour concludes at the
centre with hot chocolate, short-
bread, Santa Claus and singing.

This event is sure to get people
into the holiday spirit and is open
to all ages. Cost is $5 for adults,
$2.50 for one child and $1.25 for
additional children of the same
family.

The West Vancouver Recreation
Centre is tocated on Marine Drive
between 21st and 22nd streets.
Preregistration is required. Call
926-3266 for more information.

While it’s still too early to call
this the start of a new and positive
trend, there are some specific
things individual motorists can do
to keep those statistics going in
the right direction.

This is the time of year when
the best defence against having an
accident is to adjust your driving
to suit the conditions. Of course,
depending on where in B.C. you
drive, those conditions are subject
to quick, drastic changes.

For instance, you could leave
Kamloops on a bright sunny
morning along the Coquihalla
highway and encounter black ice

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10:59 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 12:30
p.m., 3 p.m., 3:55 p.m. (the
Thursday sailing will be replaced
by a dangerous cargo sailing at
which time no passengers will be
allowed to board), 4:50 p.m., 5:50
p.m., 7:20 p.m., 8:10 p.m., 9
p.m., 9:45 p.m.
@ Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay and
Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen: In ef-
fect from Nov. 16, to Dec. 17:

Leave Tsawwassen, except for
Saturdays and Sundays, every
hour on the hour from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. plus a last departure ai 9
p.m. Saturday sailings are at 7
a.m., 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11
a.m., ! pm., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7
p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday sailings
are at 7a.m., 9 a.m., ff a.m., 12

p.m., | p.m., 2 p.m, 3 p.m., 4
p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and

9 p.m.
Leave Swartz Bay, except
Saturdays and Sundays, every

hour on the hour from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. plus a Jast departure at 9
p.m. Saturday sailings will be at 7
a.m., 8a.m., 9a.m., 10 a.m., 11
a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7
p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday sailings
are at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., El a.m., 12
p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4
p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and
9 p.m.

@ Tsawwassen to Nanaimo znd
Naaaimo to Tsawwassen: Effec-
tive daily:

Leave both terminals at 5:30
a.m., 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m.,
3:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m., IH
p.m.

before you hit Merritt. There
could be snow flurries at the
summit, fog and slippery sections
down the other side and heavy
tain from Hope through to Van-
couver.

Once in Vancouver, even a layer
of fallen leaves on a rain-slicked
street could add to the problems
of dealing with heavy traffic try-

ing to get home in rush-hour
darkness.
Surviving these conditions

unscathed involves making sure

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both you and your vehicle are
ready for them.

For drivers, the most important
adjustment to make is speed.

Sometimes, even going at the
posted speed limit is too fast to
allow you to react to poor visibili-
ty, water on the road, black ice,
patches of snow or sudden, unex-
pected moves by other drivers.

Seat belts done up, headlights
on during daytime driving and ex-
tra attention to road and traffic
are all simple, effective survival

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fic conditions.

When it comes to your cars,
good tires and brakes 2re a must.

A check of your lighting
system, windshield wipers and
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