B6 - Sunday, June 10, 1984 - North Shore News ICBC IS asking operators of 140,000 fleet vehicles insured by the Corporation to use low-beam headlights during the day. The measure is already mandatory fo ICBC’s own fleet of 3 vehicles and strongly recom- mended to the organizatiOn’s staff and their famifies. Studies in North America and Europe show that daytime running hghts (DRL) reduce the frequency and severity of accidents by mak- ing vehicles more con- spicuous to road users and pedestrians alike. [In Sweden and Finland — where DRL became mandatory in the 1970’s — it has reduced multi-vehicle crashes and pedestrian accidents by in- creasing awareness of the distance and speed of ap- proaching vehicles. ‘Based on the Scandina- vian experience, it can be estimated that B.C.’s acci- dent rate could be cut by an NEWS photo tan Smith TATLOW MOTOR Company Ltd. joins other North Shore auto dealers with the Opening of a new automotive sales and service location at 1695 Marine Drive in North Vancouver. Left to right are Rocco Nasirpour, General Manager; Joho Wright, Vice President of Hyundai Auto Canada and Ron Findlay, Sales Manager, pictured at the official opening Wednesday. 4 overall 10 per cent — with DON T JUST STOP major reductions in deaths SF . and injuries — if 90 per cent Sirens mean ‘pull over’ WITH SO many emergency vehicles on city streets today, itis MOre important than ever that motorists know how to respond, according to BCAA. In the city of Vancouver alone, the fire department averages 21,000 calls per year and the police department vad CHRYSLER approximately 98,000. Whether the flashing light and siren is police, fire or am- bulance, BCAA reminds motorists that the Motor Vehicle Act requires them to immediately pull over to the nearest edge or curb of the road, clear of an intersection. That means signal your inten- CUSTOMER CAR E You can depend ac it! tion, move into the curb lane as soon as it 15 safe to do so and come to a complete stop “The biggest problem we have is people coming to an abrupt halt. Most people do not pull over,’’ says Corporal Nixon of the Vancouver city police traffic department. If there are four lanes of sta- tionary traffic, there 1s no clear path for an emergency vehicle to move And it a motorist comes to an abrupt halt, the emergency vehicle driver may be unable to avoid a collision, he says He reminds motorists that the law states they must not follow within 150 metres (S00 feet), OF approximately one city block, of an emergency vehicle. According to BCAA Driver Training Instructor Murray Toms, the best precaution motorists can take to assist emergency vehicles and protect themselves is lo stay alert behind the wheel “That means keeping both eyes and ears open at all times Responding quickly to an emergency matter of says Toms veltucle isa life and death,”’ Lighten up says ICBC of the province’s vehicles operated with DRL,’’ says Michael McCarthy, ICBC’s Vice-President of Insurance Operations. Resulting sav- ings could benefit B.C. motorists significantly. Last year, ICBC claims payments averaged $2 million every working day — all of it met directly by B.C. vehicle owners through their Autoplan insurance premiums. : The Corporation reminds road users contemplating adopting this proven safety measure that they do risk an occasional flat battery if the. forget to switch off their headhghts. Also, there is an additional cost of about S50 cents a week for the average driver, including more fre- quent replacement of headlights and a half to one per cent increase in gas consumption. By comparison, under- inflated tires can add five per cent to a motorist’s fuel bill and poorly tuned ignition, a further 11 per cent. Stalking the perfect shine MOST OF us who were of driving age in the fifties can recall the Saturday afternoon ritual of washing the car. 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