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~ lane just around that curve ahead?
Hf so. are you driving slow enough
:tG stop before hitting itor have you
“decided that there is room to
swerve around it? In which direc-
tion should you swerve? The

,, woman in the TV commercial I
‘referred to earlier actually swerved
into the on-coming traffic lane! I

“Awonder if a Mack Truck would
appreciate her ABS?

_ It amazes me that drivers are
willing to spend an extra few thou-
sand dollars on cars with these
safety features, then pay (com-
plaining all the way) exorbitant
insurance fees, but don't even
think to shell out a few bucks for a
defensive driving lesson or two.

Car manufactures seem to have
given up on the idea of “defensive
driving” altogether.

Thaven't.  .

. . Please, be safe and stop relying
on your car to be safe for you.

“Shaun Conlin isthe
owner/operator of Upper Levels
) riving School. To reach Shaun for
@ question or commeni, call 984-

-, 8688.

-Appea i
- of vehicl

e
options |
declining

WITH THE exception of airbags...
fewer motorists will be asking for
> Options on their. vehicles this year.
:/:) This is the conclusion of a 1994"
-survey: of . 26,192
Automobile Association: (CAA)
-members ‘which also found” that
- price “is ‘an important ‘factor for
more motorists than ever before.
. Motorists: were presented. with
‘a-list-of .15 ‘commonly available
“features and asked -which. ones

Canadian.

they expected to request on their

neXt vehicle.

. The list of top options chosen i is
was follows: :
|.. Power steering and power
brakes —- 80% (down from . 1993
secand 1991). 000;
“2, Delayed wipers — 15% (lowest
“sTevel since 1992): .
3, AM/FM stereo with cassette/CD |
- player —74.3% (lowest level since
1990) 9 2, .
+4.°, Automatic. transmission :
“71.5% (down marginally: from.
1993) ,, :
5. Ait “conditioning — 71.3%
(lowest level since 1993)
6. Air bags —69.6%: (up from.
1993, and up for the fifth straight
year)”

.u7. Anti-lock brakes ~ — 62% (down

_ from .1993) *.
~ 8. Cruise: “control — 60%. (down
“marginally from 1993).

"9, _Power windows and power door
locks — - 50% (no comparable data

. for previous years)
10. Tilt, steering: wheel — a1, 1%
~ down trom 1993). :

The decline in demand for spe-
cific’ features comes in-a year.
when motorists listed: price asa
‘moré.important factor in choosing
avehicle than ever before: - :

“Nearly 60% <of. the: motorists

“surveyed listed price as one of the
top three factors. :

ty.

REWS photo Clady Goodman

WEST VANCOUVER Fire Chief John Rowlands (left) and fire-
fighter Mark Barton show off a plaque they received for their
car. washing efforts in raising funds for: thes Children’s:
Hospital. Barton’s son Phillip (middle) looks on and is partic-
ularly thankfull for the more than $4,000 raised this year after
spending some time at the hospital as an infant.

New driver roll call i

“NORTH VANCOUVER City:

residents have recently. raised

concerns over the proliferation’

of driving schools navigating
the streets of their municipali-

The schools’ municipality of ori-
gin‘ range far and wide, as do the

driving school names recorded. by
News staff during a

typical week.

Some .of .the driving . school
names spotted on the streets of the
Nonh Shore: .

@ Alpha;

_® Honest;

& Frankie:

@ Happy’s:

@ KDS:

@ Reliable:

& Broadway;

@ Nishi;

Care Defensive;

% Perfection:

& Young Drivers of Canada
a North. Shore.

“Additions to the list'are invited
from astute North Shore drivers.

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