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As summer vacation comes to

a. close: for yet another ‘year,

thoughits turn to the beginning. -
ofa new school year, Bicycle
safety isan issue of importance.

tothe public as children on bikes

returning to school fill. the -

by Kaeleen Bruce

“Without question, we have —
experienced a- substantial in-
creace in the number of bicycle
accidents -this past summer,’
reports John Pollock of |
Terrace’s ICBC office: He
believes this increase can be ex-
plained by the greater number of
cyclists on the road due to the
nice weather this summer.

Although the majority of acci-
dent cases reported to ICBC in-

volved adult cyclists, there were. |
at least four involving children -

this year. -
‘Kids probably have a better
safety attitude than adul
Pollock says. He believes that -
the bicycle safety campaigns

sponsored by ICBC’ and the =

RCMP .in the schools ‘each .
spring have been effective. He

cites the bad example set by
‘adults as.a major factor in

undermining the safety attitudes

_ of children.

‘Every time a parent ignores

‘the rules of the road while cyc-
ling or even walking, as in the .
. case of jaywalking, this teaches ~ §

children something,
"says.

Disregard for the rules of the

‘road, making turns > without

signalling and an attitude of int
vincibility are the main: errors®
committed by cyclists, - says.
Pollock. He advises cyclists to’
ride defensively, obey traffic.

signals and recognize and.-~

COFFEE
HOUSE!

Contributed by Kim Cordeiro

Like, imagine this: a.dimly
lit coffee house, symbols of
peace and love everywhere, a sea
of tie-dyed shirts, incense lightly
scenting the room. and “Give

Peace a Chance”’ playing in the:

background... 19697.

Not quite, but close! It’s 1989,
and the Northwest Community
College Students’ Association is.
proud to present their ‘‘Psyche-
delic 60’s Coffee House” Fri-
day, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m, at the
NWCC cafeteria.

Trip back to the 60’s with us .

as we bring you a groovy eve-
ning of live local entertainers, an
international coffee bar (in addi: .
tion to licensed cash bar), and
just a cosmic, ‘far-out ex-
perience. Because this is a li-
censed event, please bring pic-
ture ID with you, All NWCC
students and the public are
welcome to take part.

A silver collection will be
taken at the door: all proceeds
will be used to sponsor a Third
World child. So by attending
this entertaining event, you'll
also be doing an under-
privileged child a world of good,

For more information, or if
you would like to perform,
please. call Kim at 635- 6511.

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respect the fact that the rules of
the road apply to cyclists as well

as motorists. ‘Pollock ‘says the. -
‘focus of the bicycle safety cam-

paign this year was ‘‘cycle to be

‘seen’, He advises all cyclists,
but especially children, to make~

themselves more visible by wear-

_ ing’ bright clothing | such as an
 Orange-vest Or jacket.
The major faults of motorists

that cause accidents are not see-

ing bicyclists and failing to yield ~

the right-of-way.

“Drivers don’t seem to be
geared to ‘searching for bikes,”
says Pollock.. ‘Motorists have
to be cognizant of the fact that

_ bikes are on the road. Don’t just

be looking for cars when. you
pull up to an intersection.”

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Roy Long of Sundance Ski
and. Sports Ltd. in Terrace has a
great concern for bicycle safety.
He says accidents this year
seemed to be worse than normal,

with a great number of bicycles |

: getting totally wrecked.

Long would like to see bicycle
safety become a regular part of
the school curriculum, taught
throughout the year. —

“Bicycle safety education
must be continuous to have ef-
fect. I’ve read that an average
individual. must . be: told some:
thing 27 times before their re-

‘sponses and. their reflexes

become automatic,’’ Long says.

Although he divides the fault
for -accidents evenly between
drivers. and cyclists, Long

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- believes ongoing education

about road safety in schools will
ensure better awareness of traf-
fic rules to make for better

future drivers as well as cyclists. -

‘““Rveryone must realize bikes
are a vehicle — not a toy," Long
says. :

He would ,also like to see in-
creased use of bicycle safety
helmets.

“There are over 200 cases of
head injuries at Vancouver's

‘Children’s Hospital this year

due to not wearing bicycle safety.
helmets. I don’t think most peo-
ple realize how easy it:is for
brain damage of some degree to
result from head injuries,” Long
says. ‘Unfortunately, unless we
see a law soon, we’ll have to wait

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Terrace Review — Wednesday, Seplember 6, 1989 1

Bike accidents up, safety coricome. oxpressed.

until it seems cool for more kids
to wear them,’”*- ae
In the meantime, drivers are

cautioned to be especially aware. : a
of, youngsters on the road: this - ohh

. week as school opens.

THE KIDS ARE THERE.
DRIVE WITH CARE!

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