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WF YOU believe the weatherman, example. is one of your car's winter and its mendce, sow, have shock absorbers of struts (could finally departed and you can become) defective.” prepare yoursell fos a nice spring, “People should make sure that they have their suspension — in- spected, Your beld joints as well as your tires could be worn out due to normal wear and tear."

it may be nice and sunny in the Alb those potholes on Che streets sky, but it's sali all too dark on can also create other damages (0 a the roads because winter this year vehicle, he said. was not very kind to the urban “AU it needs is hitting a good streets and highways of the pro- pothole to throw your wheel

By Mark Korytowski Contributing Writer

vince. aligninent out. Steering compo- And, of course, it was hard on nents are also important. We sug: everyone's cars, gest that you have the: steering

Many safety hazards have been — free plate checked and make sure created due to potholes, rocks and that you keep the power steering other obstacles on B.C.'s roads. fluid under observation.”

“We mack areas that are haz- Sacly said those are only some ardaus,"’ a spokesperson for the basic damages that can happen. Ministry of Transportation and “You can’t really vavoid all Highways said. those items. All you can do is

“But, of course, we can't do it have it inspected every six months all at once. We have contractors to make sure your vehicle is in out on the highways who look for safe condition and to avoid some potholes and cracks in the asphalt. of the (problems).""

As soon as they have found them “Check your shocks, tires,

they have less than 24 hours to do brakes and all those items,’’ said

temporary repairs." Michael Lenz of North Shore He said there is not much the Nissan. ;

ministry can do about certain “If they don’t work properly

hazards. they can definitely create ‘some

“Rocks are coming off cliffs hazarous driving conditions.*' and rolling down gravelly slopes,”’ Regular maintenance provides a he said. ‘*We scale them as best as = good opportunity for a technician we can but if you are aware of, to have general look at the vehicle these obstacles, slow down. It is to make sure there are no prob- not any different than if you en- lems that can be dangerous, he counter animals, humans, or © said. clothes on the road.”’ “For example, a sure sign of

He said there are no particular something wrong with your car is dangers on the highways or when you drive through a pothole streets. and all of the sudden you realize

Should you come across any the car is starting to pull in one dangers just contact the nearest direction. It's like if--you have police station and tell them where your hands lightly on the stering the danger is. They'll contact us wheel and the car doesn’t drive right away and we'll go out and = straight anymore. That usually

fix it. means that the alignment has been Hans Sacly of Jim Pattison knocked out.”

Toyota said that all those hazards He said if that occurs to. bring

can be dangerous even if they are the car to the shop and have it

small. repaired because it is 'a dangerous

“Mainly, what could cause a condition that can affect. your problem if you hit a pothole, for safety, as well as others’. :

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