B15 - Wednesday, February 8, 1984 - North Shore News

major fire losses 1 to insurance

driving done by Canadians, Although iarge personal cle damages. In 1982, more
. financial statistics.

according to IBC. The injury settlements make than $1.5 billion or 65 per
greatest percentage decrease headlines, IBC notes that the’ cent of all payments made by
: ‘The ‘bureau suggests that ‘was in commercial claims, greatest proportion of private insurers were made
better anti-theft devices on reflecting the downturn i inthe automobile insurance claim for repairing or- replacing
‘. “vehicles, educational’ efforts, . € :

. “and increased policing pro-
. bably account, for. the levell-

actual “in xe

—vehicles ‘stolen was: the” : | ;
“highest ever recorded, 93,436 “IBC. ‘the national : 7 ‘Vehicle thefts
of 13,8515482' private association . of Canada’s which, jin. fact,. dropped:
passenger, “commercial: private property/cagualty in-- sharply in” ‘the three years
vehicles and motorcycles. -. “Surers, reports these” findings following the 1975 level.
There were 92,256: vehicle .in-the eleventh : edition of its

thefts in 1980. The’ ratio of “annual publication “FACTS Total automobile _insu-
stolen to registered vehicles of the general. insurance in- rance claim amounts dropped
increased to one in 148 in dustry ‘in “G@anada.” The during 1982 as the recession
1981 from.1 in’-149 in 1980 60-page booklet lists hun- and higher gas prices combin-
” and well short of the highest: dreds s Obit nsurance facts from ed. to Feduce the amount of

ink ‘drinking and-driving is offen- —
“mit that 2 at/some't me: they. have. driven after havin Sive and unacceptable. But, ©
had too muchto drink, according to a recent survey O9° Out Griaking vd diving |
" of public Opinion on-the drinking and driving i ISSUC “and one out-of. two. whether |
conducted: ‘by: ‘Goldfarb:Consultants. .. - they drink or not, will ride *
- While most. Canadians. : .«While >. most Canadians with a ‘driver they know to be
‘surveyed felt that drinking describe a convicted drank impaired. °
. and driving is a serious. mat- driver -as irresponsible, ’ There:is. fidespread agree- ©.
_.ter, the ‘survey. also found careless, dangerous and — ment’ among all’ Canadians
“that: there:were major-inton-:. ‘stupid,:those:who:confess'to _ that drivers drink. and take a
sistencies ‘between their at-~ having driven: after drinking. chance. on driving because ~
titudes.and:actions:‘Some-of =aresmuch#less:likelyto view - they’ consider they ‘have only
the contradictions .in..the. - -the drinking ‘driver in that 4 short-distance to drive, are -
responses, .are- illustrated, in. light. This suggests, accor- , unlikely to. get..caught, feel —
the following: findings: _ ' ding to, Goldfarb, ‘that they. «they: are.-still. hetter drivers. -
‘Three out of four. people: are- ‘less likely. to view thé ir - han others on the road and —
- interviewéd «felt that: police’ .-dwn.- admitted actions:.4 iced:
should: spend more time than: ess ‘or ‘dangerous.
they do trying to catch peo ‘le =e :
who drink and drive, people interviewed said that -

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