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well be confronted with a speed limi t's sign. which:

reads MAXIMUM 100.

Don’ t plunge down the accelerator pedal with |
joy, says The B.C. Automobile Association. That’s.
really Maximum 100 KILOMETRES’ PER.HOUR, —
not miles per hour, and it works out.to roughly the 45. ‘measure. in .miles. The. ~
same 60. mph ¢ as. you were. cruising . at
metrication. ©

In B.C.. 29,000 highway
eS a indicating speeds, dist-
ances and vertical clearances
will go metric during the
month of September as will
signs throughout the coun-
try. But remember, motor-
ists, confusion or ignorance

_ of the metric system will be

no excuse if the. police pull
you over for speeding, warns
the BCAA. The speed limits
are still the same, both in
and out of town - only the
terminology has changed. —

-Larse ‘signs are heing fl
erected by the Highways
department - at all border
crossings . to. inform ' in- |

coming travellers about the
meaning of the metric signs.

“If you don’t have a late
model car which has kilo-

metres already marked on |

the speedometer, there are
several conversion kits avail-

able focally with: stickers |.

should be. marked ' on. your ©
(100. km/h. will replace: 60
80 km/h will replace: 50 mph; -

_in cities and town 50 kein
will replace. 30 mph; and in

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OF. ‘course - there- will, be. a

the freev way, you may: variations in ‘these speed. | | = €& ae The
limits “in | accordance. with ple a tg ste ere . - North
local’ regulations ‘but these.“ Se en sd __ Shore News
four are the key ones you will ‘needs carriers

- now and for the
a rest of the summer.
lf you want to earn some |
pocket money, hold a steady
. job and qualify. for some great
“prizes this could be your big chance.
- Become a News carrier now: and your name
will be entered in our PRIZE DRAW to be held .
> in September.’

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| Though distances are now © oe
posted: in kilometres, your _
car's: odometer: ‘will continue

before. following-formula. may help: >.

_you. sort this all. out,: ‘says the .. vie
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_There are’ conly. four key. — 2 - a

erties: were

me ‘One: kilometre _ equals oe oe Be me, _
0. 6214 of a mile. If the : ‘sign oo
you. are: reading ‘says ““Your-
town 110 kilometres’’ simply —
0p the. zero,. and multiply" «
mph;on two-lane rural roads) 11. by 6. ‘The answer, 66, is ~
‘the. approximate. distance in.
miles. 7 oo

to remember. “and - “these.

speedometer. On freeways ~

We've got two big prizes for our carriers. .

One will go to the best new-carrier for the

summer months who is stil! working for

the News in September. ‘The other. prize

is for the best carrier ‘currently, working
_forus and still with us in September. Ask.
- your zone manager for more © details.

school zones: 30° km/h. will
replace the 20..mph.y

‘One mile i is. equal to. 1. 6093 -
of 60. per: :

which will fit any make'of car |.) 5

and can be stuck with: ease |
onto the glass of your. present

speedometer. Mechanical
conversion of your speedo-.
meter is not recommended,

aeren me

Warts, the BCAA, -nor are

conversion: devices which: sit

up Of
obstruct the motorists’ vis-
ion.

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(km/h)

‘reads 40 miles, again simp:,
7 gree the zero, multiple. 4: by
6, and add the. result,. 24,. to
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To understand distances,

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‘27 Not severed vertical clearances. However.

29 Fiddler star of » 17 Connect with:

haul a trailer, the heights of |
parking garages, bridges and |

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_ certain you know the height: .

of your.vehicle .or trailer: in

- metres before starting. your

, trip. Here there. is: no magic

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: Starting, this year, all new..
* motor vehicles eae tactuced |
for sale in Canada had to.
show metric units on the |

pare e

in specdometers.. along — with, |
g miles, per, hour. As. of: ‘this .
. September ‘new vehicles | . They’ re available now. 80 don’ t walt. Join.

“must have odometers ‘mark-*
ed in: metric units also, |
instead: of ‘miles: ‘Automo-.
. biles ‘manufactured ‘prior to |
- 1977 will not be required to, —
» change instruments; . a

the News Team. and make, money, . win.
pres, have, a Jun 3 summer. :

- call our ‘circulation | 986-1:

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time to thinkmetric. | The °° | after 6 pm, cal 000.0511 colh as
BCAA reminds you to purge | | i
miles, yards, fect, and, inches. ¢ an a Padget see vs | . Bee
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