auto Biker deaths up- no helmets blamed U.S. fatalities increase WASHINGTON (UPI) - Urging a return to manda- tory helmet laws, the United States Transportation Department says motor- cychsts who mde without protective headgear are uipling their risk of death in an accident. The department said a new study, released Sunday, shows motorcycle deaths nationwide have chimed 46 per cent since the repeal by many states over the last four years of mandatory helmet laws. “Motorcyclists who refuse to use protective helmets are uipling their msk of death in an accident,” said Joan Claybrook, administrator of the department's National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration. She urged the 28 states that have relaxed or repealed helmet laws to re- enact them to cut down on deaths and injures. “In Maryland, where helmet laws were repealed more than a year ago, 22 people were killed in motar- cycle accidents during the month of August,” Muss Claybrook said. “That's the largest number of deaths ever recorded for a single month in that state and represents a 60 per cent increase in the motorcycle death toll over the same period last year.” Motorcycle deaths in 1979 reached 4,850. the depar- ment said, a 6.8 per cent increase over the 1978 figure and a 46 per cent increase since 1976 Unul 1975 the department said, all but three states — Inno, Utah and Cahforma had laws) requiring helmets In 1976, Congress withdrew the department's authority to levy sanctions against states without helmet laws Currently only 19° states plus che Distnct of Columbia and Puerto Rico require all motorcycle mders to wear helmets, 10 states have no helmet requirements and 23 states require riders under the age of 18 to wear helmets. The new = study also reported the majornty of motorcycle accidents, 51 per cent, are caused by motonsts who either fail to see a cychist at all or until it is too late to avoid a collision. The four-year study, done for the highway and traffic safety administration by the University of Southern Cahl- fornia, was based on investi- gations of 900 motorcycle accidents in the Los Angeles area, a review of 3,600 police reports on motorcycle accidents in the Los Angeles area, a review of 3,600 police reports on motorcycle accidents and interviews with 2,300 cycle nders. The study found that of the 900 accident mvest- gahons, 78 per cent of nders who suffered fatal myjuries THE RED BARON is coming along with Twikki and Daisy, to say nothing of the finest custom cars in ‘North America. More than 250 exhibits will be on display at the PNE Starting Friday from five p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. It's called Speed-Sport ‘°80 with tickets avail- able at the gate. were not wearing helmets and that 93 per cent of accident victims had no formal or professional motorcycle training. — California led the nation with 809 motorcycle deaths in 1979 while the District of Columbia had only four. Alaska and North Dakota reported 10 deaths cach. Mahood takes final North Vancouver's Andy Mahood wrapped up the 1980 racing season with a flag to flag victory in the Formula Ford class at Westwood last Saturday. The race was a CASC Regional supporting the track’s annual seven hour endurance race. Starting his Pentax Cameras/CK VU Lola T-440 from pole posiion, Mahood led for all of the 25 laps. lapping the remainder of the small field twice um the process The only threat to his lead came in the race's carly stages when Ross Bentley of Surrey was pressunng hard from behind tna his Akar Tiga Winterize your car now! UNDERCOATING OR ___ RUST PROOFING Protect your lnvestment ‘> YE AR. 8O OOO Km GUARANTE ft $59 00 18 YEARS IN BUSINESS 1311 Pemberton Ave .NV. 985-1 611 nr Steadily worsening engine misfire forced Benticy into the pits and out of contention shortly § af- terwards. The win was the seventh of the year for the 24- year- old diiver and will probably mark hrs final appearance m the Formula Ford class. He the necessary sponsorship over hopes to attract the winter months to cater the professional Formula Audantc senes acxt year Bil-Wednesdany, Octgber 22, 1988 - Nexth Shore News HOME OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS QuaiSed techracxans m each feild Many wilh 20 . 40 years expenence © AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FREE OCONSAA TATION ~- ALL WORK GUARANTEED TAYLORMOTIVE 174PEMBERTOM_.W.V. OUR 21ST YEAR OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION |. PUFF R RINKS CAN ALSO SFO © YWOR CARY MVTERVOR JO @9ATOet TNAT GOR@@OvVS OFTXIOG SANE! Axo TNATS GCURRANTERED Tro LAST LONGER Pew VOU Owev THE OA! CALL NOW 980-1717 BUFFER KING Tive Showeoos Slane That bagerowes with Tome. 862 West 15th Street North Vancowwes, &.C.