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i] A Crash Course in Child Safety Crash Prone

Do them up right! Help make North Shore: kids crash conscious. ‘|. In British Columbia, only two car | seats in five are installed correctly! It's worth the extra time and care {when using car seats for your children.

i Check Out Your Child's Car Seat

Infant Seat - Birth to 9kg (20 lbs.) f ©. Seat facing rear of car. * Straps fit infant snugly.

j Child Seat- 9 to 18 kg

(20 to 40 Ibs.)

¢ Tetherstrap attached to anchor bolt. (See diagram).

¢ Anchor bolt secured.

* Harness adjusted to child's

_ body and fastened snugly.

© Lap belt routed through car seat frame according to manufactsrer’s instructions.

Good seat belt habits last a lifetime! Start building seat belt awareness in children rom day one. Children who grow up with seat belts from a young age are more likely to use them as adults, And remember, crash safety is important for any age.

For more information talk to your distributor or call North Shore Preventative Programs at 983-6800.

Anchor Bolt Tetherstrap

Harness

Drivers

Compared to other BC drivers, more crashes on the North Shore were blamed on driving without due care. Young drivers are 2.5 times more likely to be involved in traffic fatalities than other age groups. These drivers, their passengers, and other road users involved in their crashes make up a significant number of deaths, serious injuries, and property damage experi- enced each year. We must not look only atour younger drivers though! The crash frequency for elderly drivers is 2.5 times higher than for the general population. The good news is that older drivers often compensate for advancing age by driving less frequently and avoid- ing risky situations (exercising the wisdom of their years)! Even so, drivers over 65 have the second highest traffic crash rate after young adults, and drivers over 85 years of age have the highest crash rate per miles driven.

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Safety First For North Shore Drivers!

THE ISSUE “YJ

Driving could be dangerous to your health. Why? More cars, more drivers, and more stress, leads to more crashes, more deaths and ultimately more health care costs! In 1992 there were roughly 14 motor vehicle crashes per «day on the North Shore! The answer: take transit, drive less, slow down and take care on the North Shore. All of this will help lead traffic crashes down the road to extinction!

THE RESEARCH [7]

Traffic crashes on the Noith Shore are driving health care costs through the roof! There were 5061 motor vehicle crashes on the North Skore in 1992. Over half of these cost more than $1000 in property dainage each. ‘These: - 5000 crashes cost over $1.1 million in hospital stays alone! This figure doesn’t even count doctor's visits, physiotherapy, or chiroprac- tor visits! The cost to ICBC was over $29 million in. . personal injury claims and $64 million in total claims.

TOP CAR CRASH CORNERS

West Vancouver

1. 15th. St. & Marine Dr. 2. 13th. St. & Marine Dr. 3. 16th. St. & Marine Dr. 4... 17th. St. & Marine Dr. 5. loth. & Ave.

North Vancouver

6. Hamilton Ave. & Marine 7. 23rd. St. & Lonsdale Ave. 8. Fell Ave. & Marine Dr. 9. Main St. & Mtn. Hwy. 10. Third St. W. & Forbes