Wednesday, October 7, 1970

THE REVIEW

Hillside Shopping Centre is going “car
crazy’ this week ....
In co-operation with various Greater
Victoria automobile agencies, the centre
at Shelbourne and. Hillside will have
dozens of new medels on display on its
mall up to and including Saturday.

“is to give our customers an opportunity
“one location, for comparison of. sizes,
that make car shopping interesting.’ “

~ available.

But. there will
- ‘pitches. on .

be no Sales

prove

as well as district customers.

“The idea,’ said a centre spokesman, |
to see many different new car models in
shapes, colors and all the other things.
‘Literature on the display cars will be
‘The. centre is hoping the display will
interesting to visitors. from

throughout southern Vancouver . | Island 3 a

= We! re extending a warm. welcome to a
one and all. to come and see anew car

Introduction of 1971 Modols

October 8th, 9th, 10th.

Conference: chairman was B.C.

Attorney-General!
Peterson
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Leslie

SHAKE WAVES

FOR WIPERS

Britain’s.< Triumph car
designers are..to experiment
with a new type of ultra sonic
windshield cleaning device.
that will keep. rain off. wind-:
shields w ith high speed s shake:
waves.

Instead” of éotiventionat
wiper. arms going back: and.

: : forth. in arcs across: the

makes. the glass vibrate atva_
super” high- frequency
‘that rain and: dirt are throw

S been‘ uny eiled- in model form

on the. peep-inte- -the-future ae
_ British: Leyland Triumph

A..Conference. of - provincial

- ministers responsible for motor
-vehicte’
agreed on several sweeping
recommendations designed to

administration has

improve highway safety
legisiation in this country. The
conference was held in. Victoria.

The ministers will recommend
to their respective governments
the implementation of uniform
standards for the manufacture of

“school. buses, mobile homes,

recreational trailers, motorcycle
helmets and vehicle lighting.
-The. Provincial, Ministers and

Representatives of . ‘the
Territories

under: the
Attorney-

met
chairmanship of

General Leslie. R. Peterson. It
sixth. meeting — of.
provincial ministers: responsible |.
‘for motor vehicle administration
in the Canadian provinces. By.
collective action; the conference .:
is: voluntarily committed ‘to’ |
| seeking the establishment of -
uniform motor vehicle legislation
in Canda. A
‘During : ‘the... Conference the ;
‘Ministers also: -
-Deplored the ill-considered

use. of ‘irresponsible advertising.

was the

ection tothe intrusion 0

iN

obtained © the”
“unanimous sagreer men that:-h

Federal Department of Labour in
the field of extra-provincial

_ transportation.

.Expressed deep concern at
the possibility that pleasure
hovercraft. might . venture. on
Canadian highways and directed
an Interprovincial. Committee to
draft..uniform legislation to ben
pleasure hovercraft over, along
or across public roads.

Unanimously agreed to
restrict the transporting on high-
ways of mobile homes and sec-
tional buildings where the width

is:in excess of twelve feet.

.Requested. an in-
terprovincial .technical.com-
mittee to up-grade present
standards for ths manufacture of
tires in co-operation with Federal
Government authorities.
responsible for standards on new: =
motor vehicles. :

The ‘ministers considered:
proposals’ by the” Federal: -
Departmeno of Labor to establish .-
safety regulations. for truck *
drivers engaged in
provincial transportation.

Peterson”
: conference’s

“Attorney- “General:

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extra m
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driver licensing. and medical
examinations for drivers. Both
these areas, he emphasized, fell
exclusively within’ ~ the
jurisdiction of the provinces.

Major ‘agreements were
reached in the field of standards
for motor vehicle equipment. The
ministers. will recommend to
their governments that several
new equipment: standards. be
mandated as of July 1st, 1971.
Heading the list are standards for
the construction of school buses:
When applied, this will mean that

all new school buses in Canada
‘will conform © to-

~- specific
regulations embodying some of

» the most recent technology in this
thus. ensuring: greater.
_ safety for the millions of. children

field,

being transported to and: from:

school throughout the. academic S,

year.

Similar: ‘action has been taken :
with. respect to. mobile. homes,-
‘recreational -trailers, “vehicle

lighting and motorcycle helmets:

Priority. is now: being given to.
~the development ; of standards for

~ trailer hitches with standards for

present. standards. are’ updated

-With the. advent of newer and

safer equipment and facilities.
A report calling for the ban of

pleasure hovercraft from the

public roads of this country was
ratified. Pleasure hovercraft,
which are now. appearing on the
Canadian market, have. been

variously described as noisy,
‘dangerous and uncontrollable.
vehicles that have no place on.

public roads.

While. these air-cushioned
vehicles have been approved by

the Federal. Government for use’

over. the water, manufacturers
are also stressing © their

capabilities over. land... Two

provinces, Ontario and Manitoba,

have already~ banned pleasure ~
hovercraft from the road::Draft —
legislation is. being prepared. for ~
~ early consideration by: the. other:
: provinces.

In a- “move desianta tg

- ctiarantec the highest possible-
“degree of safety in the fifteen
‘million tires sold. each’ year. in.
- Canada;
“asked: that the. standards - an
: certification procedures, -at. th
point of manufacture be
stringent than those now followed.

the ministers. have

driving
required.

‘considered problems relating to

provinces .

1A
million are. sold. as.
replacements.'’.. said). Mr.

Peterson. ‘‘This would call:for a
similar change in the standards
adopted by the Federal Govern-
ment fortires on all new cars
manufactured -in. Canada..or
imported in this country. It was
the hope of the conference that
the ten provinces working «in
conjunction. with the Federal
Department of Transport’s
Motor Vehicle Safety Office will

‘develop stronger enforcement —
- procedures, designed to. ensure

uniform quality i in the production
of tires.’

Agreement in ~ principle was
reached on the development of .
uniform classifications for driver.
licenses, Under: this plan, as the

vehicle driven becomes larger or

more complex, a better grade of
license would — be

In other areas, the meeting

uniform legislation. fo ‘greater.

safety - at. railway. crossing. All
agreed.

amendments to thei

ws
by a
aul