AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 15, 1998

Street
plan
axed

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THE CITY is ripping up
part of its year-old policy of
building wider streets with a
walkway as part of the
asphalt,

Last year the city decided
new or repaved streets in
low-traffic residential areas
would be rebuilt at a width
of 11 metres, instead of the
old nine-metre width, Park-
ing would be allowed on
one side, and there’d be a
dividing line marking out
part of the asphalt as a walk-
way, instead of a more ex-
pensive separated sidewalk.

But city councillors on
Thursday approved chuck-
ing out that idea and return-
. ing to the old nine-metre
width.

City planner David
Trawin recommended the
change in plan, saying the
wider strecis would have
resulted in motorists going
faster and endangering
pedestrians.

“*The wider the roads, the
faster the cars go,”’ he said.

Trawin recommends most
of those quict local streets
go without sidewalks.

But he'll come up with a
plan to selectively decide
ones where sidewalks are
warranted,

And he said those should
be separated sidewalks,
rather than the idea of hav-
ing the sidewalk as simply a
marked off part of the road.

“T don’t believe on most

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need sidewalks,’” he said.
“When I’m talking about

local roads, I’m not talking

about the Halliwells or
McConnells,’’ Trawin
added. ‘I’m talking about
Vesta, Twedle — _ those
types of streets.”

City councillors endorsed
the change.

‘People treat these roads
like they're four-lane high-
ways,'’ said Val George,
“They shoot down them at
any speed.’’

But. they also indicated
they are strongly supportive
of ensuring there are enough
sidewalks in town.

“Given that it’s a city of
young families, 1 think that
it’s really important that"we
have sidewalks,”’ said city
councillor Olga Power.

City staff were getting
ready to rebuild much of
Kalum St. and wanted to
know whether the side
‘Streets connecting to it
‘would be 11 metres or 9
metres in width. -

Trawin said going up to
1i metres would also have
made things confusing when
one portion of a street gets
rebuilt at the wider standard,
while the rest of the street
stays narrower.

Police
make
arrests

TWO 16-YEAR-OLDS face
break, enter and theft
charges following a break-in
at the Shell service station
on Kalum St.

The two youths, one from
Terrace, the other from
Kitwanga, were arrested’
shortly after police .
responded to the gas sta-
tion’s alarm at 2 a.m. April
8.

They are scheduled to be
in court here May 19,

kkkkk .
TIPS FROM residents and
keen-snilfing by the RCMP
police dog helped officers
find three alleged pub
¢rashers last week,
“Police were called out to
the Thomhill Pub at about wo
5:30 am. April 5S when eS
neighbours heard smashing .
glass and saw several indi-
viduals leave the scene car-
tying objects.

Police dog Cody was
called to the scene and he
tracked some people to a_
residential area where an-
other neighbour tipped off
police.

Two juveniles and an
adult male were later ar-
rested and charged with

ABOU

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Whether you're 16 or 60, if you're about to become a

new driver in British Columbia, there are some impor-
fant facts you should know about. On May 4, 1998, the

"learner's licence periésd will be lengthened to 90 days.

Then on August 1, 1998, the Graduated Licensing Pro-
gram for New Drivers will begin in our province.

- GRADUATED LICENSING

WILL HELP REDUCE
CRASHES.

~ New drivers, regardless of age, are almost twice as

likely to cause a collision than experienced motorists. In
fact, one in five drivers is involved in a crash within the
first wo years on the read. Graduated licensing will

reduce the number and severity of crashes involving

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and develop better driving skills,

TWO STAGES ARE

REQUIRED.
With graduated licensing, new drivers must pass two

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stage and the Intermediate stage. During both these

stages there are driving restrictions. Some of the condi-

lions are in effect for the entira length of the program,
while others are liited once you reach the Intermediate
stage. It will now lake at least 21 months for a new dri-
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RIVERS.

LEARNER STAGE.

"(6 month minimum, but can be reduced to

3 months with approved driver education]
Conditions:
* Zero blood alcohol content

_® Display “New Driver” sign

¢ Commercial licence restriction
© Passenger limit

© Limited driving hours

(No driving between midnight and 5 a.m.}

INTERMEDIATE STAGE.

(18 month minimum} ,

Conditions:

* Zero blood alcahol content
* Display “New Driver” sign
« Commercial licence restriction

Three conditions apply to both the Learner and Interme-
diate stages. The new driver cannot drive after consum-

ing any amount of alcohol, must display a “New
_ Driver” sign and cannot apply for a commercial

licence. These conditions are lifted upon completion
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IT’S PART OF BC'S DRIVE
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Graduated licensing is an important part of BC’s Drive to
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