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• /, G rash o n ^ u tlo o tt Wed,, June 16, 1982; Sondy Post, Thurs., June 17, 1982 — 3 Survey finds safe drivers wear seatbelts M ore than two m illion per sons suffered disabling inju rie s fr o m m o to r v e h ic le accidents in the U S. in 1980 -a n d 5 3 ,330 lost their lives. This— in a nation where, ac cording to the National Safety Council, only 10.9 percent o f all motorists regularly use oc cupant safety restraints How many o f these injuries and deaths could have been prevented had seat belts been com pulsory no longer is a matter for conjee ture. In the Canadian province o f Ontario, for example, where the use o f seat belts is required by law. accidents in which safety belts were not worn by 30,206 drivers resulted in in juries to 8 ,7 8 0 or 29 percent, while 370 were killed. In contrast, o f the 265,392 drivers involved in accidents who were wearing seat belts, only 3 8 ,2 1 6 or 14 percent were mjuied, 143 were killed. W ill drivers take greater nsks where th ey’re compelled by law to buckle up? Not according to a study by three G e n e ra l M o to rs r e searchers. Risk-taking— measured in terms o f how closely one car follows another in high-flow freew ay tr a ff ic — was an a lyzed in Ontario, with a seat belt law dating back to 1976, and in Michigan where there is no such law Observers collected data on 4 ,8 1 2 cars and lig h t-d u ty trucks by photographing each vehicle as it passed a reference mark and recording the time interval between the succes sive photographs. They determ ined that 51 percent o f the drivers in O n tario used their shoulder har ness, co m p ared w ith o n ly about 17 percent in Michigan Let our friendly experts help select a gift for you . . . We can help you! Father’s Day Specials! These special sale prices good now thru June 26, 1982 Monro'Matic SHOCK ABSORBERS The best selling shock in the world. . 40 P IE C E NOW ONLY D R IV E S A E A N D M E T R IC C O M B IN A T IO N S O C K E T W RENCH S E T WITH 6 POINT SOCKET TOR EXTRA STREN6TH Lim ited Supply! EACH, Reg. $16.95 Each $K95 /■ \ M o n r o - M a g n u m 60 SHOCK ABSORBERS Actual conditions Using actual driving behav ior under compulsory condi tions, the study challenges the hypothesis that claim s the benefits o f seat belts and other motor vehicle safety equip ment may be diminished to some extent because o f var ious offsetting types o f behav ior adopted by drivers when these things are required by government The G M study shows just the opposite: Those drivers who used their shoulder har ness took less rather than more risk. in a second study, G M re searchers sought a correlation between ta ilg a tin g and the driver's previous driving rec o rd T h e a u th o rs stu d ied 2 ,5 7 6 drivers in M ic h ig a n who were traveling along a lo cal freeway during high-flow afternoon rush-hour traffic Accident-involved drivers or those with traffic violations were more likely to tail other vehicles, the observers found, thar accident free drivers or those without violations Outlook sports knows tke score. F in d out what's happening in the sports scoreboard. Your best heavy-duty shock for pick-ups, vans and 4 x 4’s. NOW ONLY All in-stock SK TOOLS! EACH* Reg. $31.95 Each All with FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY 20% OFF i 8 mp « Bn. ■ialiStS / // ^ ^ O p e i^ u n d a y s ^ o o l “ ACTI0N A”T0 H M M 3 9 130 Proctor Blvd. in Sondy. Phone 668 5509 J To^W k D . Still I I (1C K r3lflS
