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SPEEDING ON HIGHWAY 99

Traffic police eye Sea to SKy

IT’S A pretty sate bet
that Santa is going to
be very good to many
avid skiers on Monday.

Everything trom new
pairs of gloves to hi-tech
boots will apnea:. as iY by
magic, in Christma, stock-
ings and under the tres.

However, if sant. fas
been keeping an vye on the
Sea to Sky Highway between
West Vancouver and
Whistler, heli be crossing
some skiers tand others} off
his list. They. and their driv-
ing habits, have been far
from good. .

This section of Highway
99 has been the object of in-
creasing concern and
scrutiny by health profes-
sionals, traffic satety of-
ficials and the police. The
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behaving with total disregard
for others on tne road. The
common cal! was tor high-

public meeting on traffic
safety hetd September 12 in
North Vancouver by keith

Godfrey. Chairman of ~ way improvements and tor
B.C.’s Traffic Safety Direc- more police enforcemen:.
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on the highway, the police
forces in West Vancouver,
Squamish and Whistler are
beefing up their patrols.
According to Cst. Mike
Aubrey of the Squamish

Godfrey heard many
complaints about motorists
speeding. passing unsafely,
delaying iong lines of traffic.
driving while tired and/or
impaizved and generally

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RCMP detachment. every
available police car will be
on the Sea to Sky each
weekend. Radar and patro:
aircrafi will seek out the
speeders and others who en-
danger everyone on the
road.

Aubrey says road checks
will iook tor impatred
drivers. those not using safe-
tv beits and detective vehi-
cles. Hie says a tew impaired
driving charges and road-
side suspensions have al-
ready been laid.

He also warns that colder
weather can result in
changeable road conditions
and that motorists should be
equipped with good winter-
tread tires or chains.

Weather, congestion and
road conditions can make
for difficult driving condi-
lions on the Sea to Sky. But

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They would like an end to

the onus 1s still on the
motorists to adjus: their
driving to sun these condi-

“Weeatner, congestion and road
conditions can make for difficult
driving conduions on the Sea to Sky.
Bur the onus ts sttli on ihe motorists tc
adjust their adriviny to suit these
conditions.”

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There are no excuses for
some of the antics observed
along this route.

We can only hope that the
Christmas wishes of neople
like Dr. Warren Mayo,
director of the intensive care
unit at Lions Gate Hospital

the carnage, and that’s not
too much to ask.

Be it a trip to Whistler or
a Christmas visit to friends
and family, al! of us at
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