Friday, April 19, 1991 ~ North Shore News - 29 AUTOMOTIVES You don’t want to ‘blow’ this test B.C.'S annual Spring CounterAt tack against drinking drivers is on now and runs through May 4th. That means police across the pro- vince will be out at all hours in all INSURANCE fact, a single squad car can now be a one-unit road check, thanks to “RSDs."" An RSD is a Roadside Sereen- ing Device. ICs about the size of a Walkinan, and it has replaced the need to have BATmobile par- aphernalia at the scene of the road check. The CounterAttack pro- CORPORATION gram distributed 200 of these units OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AUTO TOPIC kinds of weather in a concerted three-week effort to get impaired motorists off the road. Those highly-visible police road checks we have all come to expect will be in evidence again. But, thanks (Oo some new technology introduced last Christmas, those big, white BAT-mobiles we used to associate with road checks will not necessarily be in evidence. In 300CE coupe features intelligent engineering From page 27 incredibly well. I give a lot of credit to its Pirelli P600 tires, which performed exceptionally well in the rain. The car tracks straight and sure on the highway, and I received many compliments from my passengers on its com- fortable and quiet cabin. The only transmission’ available in the 300CE is a competent four speed automatic. Big disc brakes at each wheel with a standard an- ti-lock braking system haul this car to a stop very quickly and safely. Traction control, a system that prevents the rear. driving wheels from spinning when ac- celerating on slippery surfaces, is optional on the 300CE. Like all Mercedes-Benz automobiles, the 300CE is full of examples of intelligent engineer- ing. A huge. single windshield wiper, that could be described as the “mother of all wipers,” clears Most of the windscreen with one fell swoop. A- seatbelt extender automatically hands vou the seatbelt when vou cairn on the ig- niden, HW vou forget fo close the windows or sunroof when vou get out of the car, simply hold the door kev in the locked position, and they will automatically close. if you appreciate quality and at- tendon to detail without the superfluous gadgets tound on many lunury 300CE. cars, You wilh deve the This Should new drivers be kept off the road between midnight and 5 a.m.? YES OR NO? call 980- ‘5437 URS Peso to the police for use during the Christmas road check campaign. They're still out there. ready to go for the spring blitz. The test is simple. The police Pe et f We've Been CABRIOLET 89 VW VANAGON GL 7 9455. 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