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Dear Editor:

Tam a great adinirer of Noel Wright's columns, read them with- out fail, and agree with hint almost all the time.

‘Except todity.

Noel, old boy, if vou had only taken the tine to check with the Ballard people here-in our own North Vancouver, you might not have written such a dark and criti- eal picture describing electric cars.

Fin only a layman, by the way, and ['m not.connected in any way with Ballard, but for your informa- lion we might be sitting on top of the biggest energy breakthrough in the entire world right here in North Van with their fuel cell, which is

now being developed for iany heavy-duty applications including energy for power plants, ships, buses, trucks and autos.

Running on natural gas or hydrogen-based chemistry, the fuel cell design, which is exclusive to Ballard. provides whisper-quiet power with absolutely. no pollution —~ the exhaust being pure water vapor.

If they succeed, then North Van will be wortd famous us the verue for solving the world’s energy and pollution crises.

Please Noel, rejoice rather than criticize.

Gordon M. Grant North Vancouver

Help preserve North Shore mountain slopes

Dear Editor:

‘It blows my mind that anyone in their right mind would even consider the destruction of any more trees on the North Shore mountains.

Presently they look as though they have had a really bad haircut. Everyday these mountains get more and more bald and very soon the trees, which make Vancouver so beautiful, will be gone forever.

Have we forgotten so soon the Hope/Princeton slide when half a mountain slid into the river? | would

suggest that-a multi-million-dollar

estate would lose some of its resale value if it has to be viewed as it floats under the Second Narrows Bridge. Rather than destroying more trees we should be planting trees like crazy on these slopes in an effort to stabi- lize them. If we have a major land- slide on the North Shore, the reaction from the politicians, developers and mut nationals would be “Oops, sor- e!" Then they would gallop off to destroy the next mountain on their shopping list. Colin W. Sinctaire Richmond

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GOD PUNISHES DRIVERS WHO GET ANGRY WITH TRUCK DRIVERS

“I'm going crazy, sheer crazy, The guy in front of me is driving at 30 miles an hour - like he's

part of a funeral procession. And | can't

pass him because that tractor trailer in Se the middle lane is having this cozy cozy f conversation with his friend in the trac-

tor trailer on the outside lane.”

Gary was driving along the 401 on his

way from London to Windsor. The

thought of taking 6 hours to drive a

distance that normally takes 3 hours

was lormenting every minute of his 4. existence. “| know I'm not imagining it, but those truck drivers are doing it on purpose. Their trucks are big and powerful and they know all of us dri- ving our little cars are scared silly of what they'll do if we blow our horn. And I'm no different. I'm scared of them. So all | can do is get angrier and angrier.”

Suddenly the funeral car in front flashed his right blinkers. .

“Boy, am (in luck, finally, that car in front of me is getting off the road. I'll ba able to speed up and pass those stupid truckers on the inside. Then they can talk with each other all they want” | Just as the little car turned off at the next exit, Gary revved up to pass on the inside lane. Suddenly he saw the massive hunk of

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the tractor truck veer in front of him forcing him off the road.“Mary, Mother of God, have mercy." Those were Gary's last words. His car flew off the road, turned over several times, and Gary flew out of the car. There was a screeching of cars as the passerby cars stopped to get a good look at ihe accident. Gary's car was sitting on its roof, Gary. was lying in the field: He didn't move. He was -never to move

iy; again. Gary was a quadriplegic. ‘Gary sued the trucker. In court they

Based on aotual wheeled him in on his bed. Gary lifted his { rae

head and. spoke, “Your Honour, the tractor trailer driver was negligent. He wasn't looking. He should have been more careful when he veered his vehicle inte mine. Make him pay. My life is ruined.” His head fell back on the bed. The driver stood up slowly, but defiantly. “Your Honour, Gary was negligent, not me. He saw | was straddling the lanes. Attempting to pass me on tha right lane was nothing but foolhardy. On top of that he wasn't wearing his seat belt. Had he worn his belt, his injuries would have been minor in comparison to the catastrophic injuries he suf- fered. Don’t make rne pay for his mistake.” -. Is the truck driver liable? YOU! BE THE JUDGE. Then look below for the decision of the Ontario

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DECISION. “Both of you are guilty of bad driving and liable for Gary's injuries. Each for 50% of the $4, 000, 000i in

. damages we are awarding for the catastrophic nature of his injuries. And Gary, we are reducing your

$2,000,000 by 20% because you \ were not wearing your seat belt”

Today's decision is based on actual court facts of the case and the Law of Ontario. Claire Bernstein i is . : a lawyer and syndicated columnist. Copyright 1995 Haika Enterprises. : “

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