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North Vanccuver) is the only place y you can get a Hummer in 5. C..

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bu let’s : suppose, ‘for argu: . :
ments ‘sake, that you | live in
area surrounded i by

‘You, know, a rocky ravine with a:
dy river winding through it,”

trounded by dry, sandy hills. Then:

wild climate extremes (hot...

Now, if you could ‘choose’ any

treet-legal vehicle in the world to a

drive to: and from work (or. wherev-

zl hope* you uttered the | name, :
:Hummer,: because with’ anything

Designed and produced by an:
‘American’ ‘military manufacturer,

AM General; the Hummer occupies *

“an extremely, unique spot in today’s
automotive market: Simply put, ~
there is no other vehicle quite like

Have to plow through: three: foot.
snowdrifts?. No problem. Want to
climb a 60% grade hill? Piece of
“cake. This “ultimate 4X4), an scale

ia Venical, Walla foot-and-a-half. .
high, drive through two feet of...
water, and push through deep mud

and just about anything
else,And Humimer’s unconventional |

Character doesn't stop there." ')"

litde button on the dash +
anel, and you can inflate and

deflate, all four tires autoniatically — =

‘tires too, * which will allow you to.
keep.on driving for:30 kilometres’ -

«(18.5 miles) even if the tires become, os

coimpletely flats:
i The Hummer’ 5 esttordinary

0 its roots; the. U. s, any,
bart almost 15 yi

response to its request to develop a
High Mobility Multi-Purpose:
* Wheeled Vehicle. :’. “

“ The Hummer became street-legal
in 1992 after proving ‘itself in the
* Persian Gulf War, and the specialty ©
4X4 market has not been the same
“since then. Today, this rectangular,
“intimidating. looking machine has -.

“become one of the most sought-after ”

'. products among the “Rich and °
Famous”: Amold Schwarzenegger is
one of the happy owners.

From its rough paint job to crude:
“interior finish; he Hummer's mili-
‘tary-born stvle clearly shows ..
through. Switches, controls, and :

_ instruments are reasonably easy to .
see and use, but they are all over the.
place, with no. coheren design:

ye theme.

‘Strangely enouigh; tilis uncivi-
lized interior seems to only add:
» character to the Hummer.:

-In/an attempt to. make this :
$70, 000-to-$ 100,000 vehicle'more «
like a car, AM Gentira} has added
“many comfort and convenience fea-.
‘tures, including power:
windows/locks, fancy sterec

even giant-sized cupholders bay
“Unlike cars, there are no airbags

and anti- tock brakes available,’

* though I don’ t think you have to
worry about getting hurt if you hap-

‘pen to hita Chevy Cavilier on your =
_ Way to work —-you probably

. Hummer features

“4 , system, which gi

‘like climbing ability.

Once out on the road; the 5. 7- litre |

V-8 equipped Hunymer delights you’

with a surprisingly smooth ride, sta-. §

bie footwork, predictable handling,
and strong brakes. Of course, this
10,000-Ibs. (4.500 kg) truck doesn't
-corer like a Corvette, and the 190-
hp. engine is barely adequate for
.. passing cars, but its overall road’
“manner is not too far off from
today’s modern full-size trucks.
“The Hummer comes in a variety
* of models, including a two-door on
hard top, four-door open top, and a
‘four-door station wagon taodel.
+ In B.C: the vehiale is sold exclu-
vely at Fender's, Jocated on !4th

“Avenue in North Vancotiver (984:.: .
8198). The most interesting part of
‘this out-of-this-world truck? The
amount of approval it gets on the ov

road ~~ people just love this thing.”
~ Pcansum up my time with the
Hummer in one phrase: Itsan
unforgettable experience.

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Friday, September 1, 1995 - North Shore News —

SB EG NEE,

27

eadly cocktail
served at night.

shaun

signals

TODA Y: THE conclusion to

an epic saga; the ride-along
“with Cons? Jim Hands of

the North Van RCMP
Traffic Section. :

‘As one might guess, night”.
patrol was probably the most inter-
esting part of Const Hands’ shift.

: - At night, visibility is greatly

reduced. Mix this fact with any
given driver's serious lack of .
“road-sense” and car.crashes

become probable. Mix these facts.”

with people's desire to go ‘out for a
few drinks and then drive home
and car crashes become like cly.-:

“4d have to say that catching
impaired drivers is the most impor-
tant aspect of my job’— or any .
policeman's job,” says Const.
Hands, :

Drinking drivers wreak much
havoc on the innocent: They > =
destroy property, families and indi
viduals.:

As you've all heard, seconds

count out there on the road —— you *]

don’t have to be blind drunk to he

“> san unsafe driver.

‘At one point in the shift, Const. .
Hands randomly pulled a woman:
over just after she emerged from'a
pub's parking lot.

“. “Don’t people scream ‘entrap-
ment" whe you do this?” 1 won-
dered.

“What entrapment?” responds
Const. Hands, “She was in a bar. {
think it's safe to assume she had a
drink. Now she's driving a car. She:.

_ brought it on herself.”
Sure enough, the woman “blew
“a warn” on the hand-held breatha- -
lyzer (Pass,.Warn and Fail are the :
only readings on the device),
which means that she had any-°.-

ns See Night patrol page 28

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