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‘AS we sit on the

precipice. of the last .

Jong: weekend of sum-
‘mer (what summer?) it

is important to note
that this is also the |

time of year with one

of the biggest and.

- oddest balloon of fig- ig- ;
_ ures in highways safety
Statistics. .

. That ig to say, the
inipendirig Labour Day long
weekend, statistically speak

‘ing, is one of the most dan-
~“gerous times of the year to
“be driving.
It’s not all bad news. Is.
not like this particular. week- «:

signals

end is also a sacred holy day
where all the boncheads in

North America hop in their
cars-and go out on a hysteri-.

“cal rimpage, it’s just that ,

this weekend will have the
-highest number of vehicles
‘on the road.” ;
The percentage of car
crashes we can expect this ”
weekend is not.too much

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higher than the’percentage ,
for any other time of year.
However, the wally” will be

-notably higher simply

beeause there will also be’

significantly more cars on +

the road.

Too, you area little more
likely to be involved in-a’
crash dite to afew variables
other than traffic: volume.
The Labour. Day Long

° Weekends also the last kick
at the summer-loving-can for
many people anid the pres: ;

‘sure to.get out there and

have fua has-been known to -

‘impair otherwise good”

judgement.”

Drivers will be j ina hurry “

to yet to Destination: :
Relaxation - — ~ there? sa phe-

“nomenon for you. — and can

be expected to drive a little
more aggressively in the
process.

Conversely, drivers who?
rarely drive otherwise may"
dust off the Studebaker this ' :
one time or just take a turn”
at the wheel and find them-
selves overly bewildered by:
the aforementioned 3 aggres-
sive drivers or.even the nor:

> mal drivers who are,

nonetheless, causing unex
pected or. unfamiliar traffic
Labour Day stats also”,

“show a spike.in the daytime::
drinking and driving num-

bers: beach parties and bet.
ter beach parties just down
the road; boat drinks and*:
boatloads ‘of boat-less people

* sitting in the’sun‘and, wish-
Ling they ‘owned a boat but,
“settling for a‘convertible o a "

30; -seater VW Van, :
~ Road trips in general als

tend to be hard on’ one’s car,

as exemplified-by the num:
ber of burnt-out vehicles’ sit

ting on the roadside alton,

the’ ‘Coqui alia’or

uch: high+v olunie highways.
‘Ready’ your caf, folks,-A‘;

‘poorly, tuned or poorly, pre

pared car is not!going to’

make you weekend any

‘long
‘becomitig’s a ‘statistic: bs ma
f the

As: for. the ‘boncheads a nds
sily. ‘bewildered drivei's: 7
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