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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1973)
Care lor Your Car Care for Your Car PORTLAND OBSERVER Page One S p rin g -S u m m er 1973 Some Motor A ccidents Traced to Missed Meal Page chooses W alt Johnson 3. Alton 1'sge became the newest member of the sale« team of W alt Johnson Lin coin Mercury. when he joined the staff in February. Wult Johnson Lincoln Mercury was established in N o ve m b er, 1972, and has already gained a reputation of being an honest and reliable dealer. Page has found that most potential customers do not ask questions about the cars they plan to purchase. He advises prospects to ask three important questions before buying a car: 1) What is the difference in price between the new car and the trade in; 2) What is the interest rate on payments. There is 3) no limit on the per centage of inter* t that ran be charged on a used car; Mysteries of Single-Car Accidents May beTraced To Worn Out Shocks One of the fastest growing and most mysterious fatal accident statistics Is the single car accident. It re sults when, for some unde termined reason, a car leaves the road and strikes a fixed object Since victims of the single car accident cannot explain what happened, causes of the tragedy are difficult to determine According to some traffic experts, a possible reason for at least some of the single car fatalities could be worn shock absorbers When shocks are worn, a panic stop, possibly caused by an animal darting onto the roadway, could result In the car's front wheels lifting off the road's surface This action could result In loss of control by the driver Also, when shocks are d e fective, taking a curve at high speeds could mean loss of control The average efTectlve life of shock absorbers Is about two years or 24,000 m iles of driving. Beyond th at point, shocks generally lose effec tiveness and pose a safety hazard Motorists are also advised to m atch up the replacement shocks with the type of driving they do In o v er-th e- road driving with normal loads, regular shocks g en erally suffice However, with frequent driving over rough roads and at high speeds, a heavy duty shock may be needed Motorists who fre q u e n tly h a u l tr a ile r s or other heavy loads may need load leveler stabilizing units Signs of worn shock ab sorbers include a bobbing of the car after a stop, rough riding characteristics and Instability on curves The survey, which will also look Into the effects of such factors as tranquiliz ers and diabetes, Includes a question to establish the relationship between the tim e of the accident and the last meal. Symptom s associated with low blood-sugar are w eak ness, drowsiness, dizziness, m ental confusion, double vision, aggression and other abnormal behavior. B e cause sym ptom s can show at levels not m uch lower than those after the nor mal 12 hour overnight fast, anyone undertaking a long Journey should not skip a meal. Truck drivers who make early starts without break fasts are obviously at risk but so may be people on slim m ing diets Just how widespread the problem is is not known, but clearly should be a m atter of con cern. Abrtbrmally low blood- sugar level«, Induced by missed m eals, may be a direct cause of accidents Thia Is the view of Miss M S Christian, Head of the Accident and Emergency D epartm ent at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Eng land. In accident studies she found th a t several truck drivers who crashed for no apparent reason had extrem ely low blood-sugar lev« Is. In three cases, the drivers were either confused, faint or 111 but each recovered after a shot of Intravenous glucose and a meal None of them was diabetic and all were young and healthy The common factor was that each driver had at least 12 hours’ starvation This new danger was d is covered by Miss Christian during a survey she is u n dertaking of the "unknown factors" In road accidents W hat is the actual selling price of the car. All car dealers will sell for less than the listed price if an offer is made. Page also cautioned pur chasers to keep good credit ratings. The banks will onlv carry loans on persons with good credit, so the car dealer will find a finance company to carry the note. The finance company can charge a 22 percent financing fee plus interest. One reason Page enjoys working for W alt Johnson's is because of the honest selling policy the company maintains. There are no pressure tactics or gimmicks. Page said W alt Johnson and the entire sales staff have been helpful to him. Page graduated from la w School in California and is a member of the California Har. Since roming to Port land 22 years ago he has been employed by the State Department of Justice, was a d m in is tra tiv e coordinator for the Model Cities agency and was Director of the Con sumer Protection Program. M o st re a s o n a b le shop in town CARLO S Body and Fender Repair 2 6 0 9 N. V a n co u v er A ve. 2 8 7 -8 5 2 9 8 TRACK Q uick M o u n t STEREO W ITH A M /F M STEREO RADIO , CRAIG MODEL 3130 ASH OR UNDE R DASH \ ______ I ROWNELLS SOUND & HI-FI 742 Washington St. Oregon City 6 5 5 -2 2 3 1 FREE M e tro Sound MODEL MS-707 UNDER DASH MOUNTING 9404 ¡P ARTRIDGE 2 S p eakers V *44 95 > OAAT 1 0 -4 SAT. 1 0 -4 CIC h I stereo 1806 N.E. 82nd 2 5 2 -3 4 8 9 MAT 10-4 ÏV 4
