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B7- Wednesday, September 10, 1980 - North Shore News

Speeding- ‘the most commmon infraction’

By Const. Randy Herman
North Van R.C.M.P.
Traffic Section

Speeding is one of the
most common infractions of
the Motor Vehicle Act. This
is proven by the number of
tickets which are issued by

to enforcing each and-every
complaint.

Your local detachment of
the RCMP enforce “High
speed” areas with the use of
radar, motorcycles, and con-
stant patrols. In high volume
areas “radar operations” are
implemented. These opera-

Vancouver is SO km/h unless
otherwise posted. In areas of -
construction work you are
required to obey all speed
signs and may be issueda
ticket if found disobeying
the speed limit.

Now that school is back
you are required to obey all

auto

police
number of complaints
recorded from residents of
the community. Unfor-
tunately speeding 1s not the
only infractions of the law
that the police must enforce.
Therefore priorities must be
given to “high speed” areas
although every effort is given

officers and _ the

tions usually involve two or
more officers working
together; one officer is the
radar operator and the
other, “Pick up” officer.
Each and every radar
operator is a_ qualified
(tested) operator.

The speed limit within the
City and District of North

speed limits within school
zones. These speed limits are
in effect between the hours
of 8a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday

through Friday (except
holidays).
Playground zones are

posted 30 km/h from sun up
to sun down seven days a
week.

When poor weather or
road conditions affect
driving, reduce your speed
and drive accordingly. If you
are being tailgated pull over
to the shoulder of the road
when safe and allow the
vehicle to pass. When you
see that traffic is backing up
behind YOU, once again
pull over to the side, allow
traffic to pass. You may be
issued a ticket for driving too
SLOW! Be a_ courteous
driver.

YOU alone the driver of a
motor vehicle control the
speed of your vehicle. I and
my fellow officers would
rather meet you in a more
pleasant situation § rather
than one of issuing YOU a
ticket.

You can assist the police
and your community by
recording the lhcence
oumber of violators and des-
cription of their vehicle. If
you have a problem with
speeding vehicles and wish
the police to take action
contact the police to advise

ARA suggests taking ICBC to court

Autobody shop owners
today sympathized with car
owners who are filing claims
against the Insurance
Corporation of British
Columbia in small claims
court for repair charges not
paid by ICBC.

“Shop owners do not wish
to see motonsts absorbing
this added expense,” says
Ron Baldwin, general
manager of the Automotive
Retailers Association.

“We feel this is a
legitimate cost which ICBC,
as the insurer, should pay.”
he said. “Insurance com-
panies in other parts of the
country pay the rate set by
the body shop which does
the motonist's repair work.”

‘Convincer’ is coming

The Seat Beh Convincer 1s
coming to North Vancouver

Capilano Mall will next
week host a province wide
seat belt demonstration
program sponsored = and
presented by the Insurance
Corporation oof | British
Columbia tn the interests of
public safety

The demonstration
program featunng the Scat
Belt Convincer, a
simulator which drama
tically demonstrates how
seat belts help save lives and
prevent semous injury, will
be at the Capilano Mall on
Wednesday Scptember 10
through Saturday September
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“Any motorist who has
been asked to pay a body
shop for repairs under an
ICBC claim should certainly
go back to the claim centre
to request reimbursement,”
said Baldwin. He said most
shops can provide the
motorist with a special claim
form for this purpose. “It's a
shame that a motorist should
have to resort to small claims
court for retmbursement but
any citizen has that nght”

Autobody shop owners
across the province are
protesting the $26.50 rate set
in Apnl by ICBC, clarming
that a $2.00 increase at the
time covered only the cost of
higher wages. The $2.00 left

Capilano Mall will be the
25th of 36 locations to host
the colorful demonstration
program over the next three
months

Al Capilano Mall.
members of the pubhe will
be able to watch hourly
demonstrations on the cf-
fectrveness of seat belts and
view an audio-visual pre-
sentahon on the proper use
of seat belts. A colorful
display illustrating the many
aspects of seat belt use will
be jocated near the Con
vincer
and

comme ntator

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radio

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nothing for imcreased costs
such as overhead, new
machinery and supplies.

“B.C. autobody shops are
quite willing to work with an
ICBC-set rate, provided that
rate is adequate to cover
costs and make a reasonable
profit,” said Baldwin. “The
rate, however, should be
negotiated between shop
owners and ICBC.”

ICBC direction of repair
work to favored shops is the
target this week of many
autobody shops in B.C., with
information spokesmen for
the shops handing out
leaflets to motorists at ICBC
Claim Centres.

conduct the demonstrations
climbing aboard. me Seat
Belt Convinces-to show you
the value of seat belts, and
also what happens in a
sudden, unrestrained stop
even a9 65 km/h (six mph)

Approved child restraints
will also be on display

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Baldwin said autobody
shop owners felt it was
morally questionable
whether ICBC employees
should be allowed to

recommend certain repair
shops to motorists, pointing
out that it left such em-
ployees open to charges -of
favoritism.

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You defeat the purpose of
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“RADAR.” You leave your-
self open to a_ possible
charge of obstruction. Those
people being warned may be
the people who are speeding
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should request radar in your
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ticketed.

SPEED has only one
enemy — YOU, unless you
obey the posted limit.
“SPEED” can take you or a
loved one down the road of
no return.

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