Page A10- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 7, 1993 kills TERRACE — Nearly 32 per cent of motor vehicle crashes resulting in death or in- ury in 1991 involved unsafe speeds, says the Insurance Cor- poration of British Columbia. And that’s more than the cent. The . statistics ‘show were 123 crashes tied to unsafe speeds that resulted in death o or | injuries, - - {In the northwest, there were 487 crashes resulting in death of injury for 27.7 per cent of all motor vehicle. accidents. .Provincial figures show a slight. increase from 1982 — when-17.2 per cent.of crashes 1991. - The figures’ were released as part.of an April 7-14 campaign by, ‘police ‘to crack dawn on those'who drive too fast. -The campaign is keyed to Easter, the first long weekend of the year, ~ At the same time, a study i in- dicates that young ‘drivers are influenced to.drive fast by tele- vision _ automobile commer- cials.” io Television commercial viewers aged 16 10 22 “‘typi- cally. perceive that drivers shown In car ads'are accelerat- ing rapidly, swerving around curves, ‘speeding, driving in a risky. manner: ,Most say .. these: portrayals: look safe rath- study done by the AAA Foun dation for Traffic Safety. . : Thus,” the