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Sunday, October 24, 1993 - North Shore News - 43

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i] A Crash Course in Child Safety Crash Prone

Do them up right! Help make
North Shore: kids crash conscious.
‘|. In British Columbia, only two car
| seats in five are installed correctly!
It's worth the extra time and care
{when using car seats for your
children.

i Check Out Your Child's Car Seat

Infant Seat - Birth to 9kg (20 lbs.)
f ©. Seat facing rear of car.
* Straps fit infant snugly.

j Child Seat- 9 to 18 kg

(20 to 40 Ibs.)

¢ Tetherstrap attached to anchor
bolt. (See diagram).

¢ Anchor bolt secured.

* Harness adjusted to child's

_ body and fastened snugly.

© Lap belt routed through car
seat frame according to
manufactsrer’s instructions.

Good seat belt habits last a lifetime!
Start building seat belt awareness in
children rom day one. Children who
grow up with seat belts from a young
age are more likely to use them as
adults, And remember, crash safety is
important for any age.

For more information talk to your
distributor or call North Shore
Preventative Programs at 983-6800.

Anchor Bolt
Tetherstrap

Harness

Drivers

Compared to other BC drivers, more
crashes on the North Shore were
blamed on driving without due care.
Young drivers are 2.5 times more likely
to be involved in traffic fatalities than
other age groups. These drivers, their
passengers, and other road users
involved in their crashes make up a
significant number of deaths, serious
injuries, and property damage experi-
enced each year. We must not look only
atour younger drivers though! The
crash frequency for elderly drivers is
2.5 times higher than for the general
population. The good news is that older
drivers often compensate for advancing
age by driving less frequently and avoid-
ing risky situations (exercising the
wisdom of their years)! Even so, drivers
over 65 have the second highest traffic
crash rate after young adults, and
drivers over 85 years of age have the
highest crash rate per miles driven.

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Safety First
For North
Shore Drivers!

THE ISSUE “YJ

Driving could be dangerous
to your health. Why? More
cars, more drivers, and more
stress, leads to more crashes,
more deaths and ultimately
more health care costs! In
1992 there were roughly 14
motor vehicle crashes per
«day on the North Shore!
The answer: take transit,
drive less, slow down and
take care on the North Shore.
All of this will help lead
traffic crashes down the road
to extinction!

THE RESEARCH [7]

Traffic crashes on the Noith
Shore are driving health care
costs through the roof! There
were 5061 motor vehicle
crashes on the North Skore
in 1992. Over half of these
cost more than $1000 in
property dainage each. ‘These:
- 5000 crashes cost over $1.1
million in hospital stays
alone! This figure doesn’t
even count doctor's visits,
physiotherapy, or chiroprac-
tor visits! The cost to ICBC
was over $29 million in. .
personal injury claims and
$64 million in total claims.

TOP CAR CRASH CORNERS

West Vancouver

1. 15th. St. & Marine Dr.
2. 13th. St. & Marine Dr.
3. 16th. St. & Marine Dr.
4... 17th. St. & Marine Dr.
5. loth. & Ave.

North Vancouver

6. Hamilton Ave. & Marine
7. 23rd. St. & Lonsdale Ave.
8. Fell Ave. & Marine Dr.
9. Main St. & Mtn. Hwy.
10. Third St. W. & Forbes