Saturday, October 3, 1992 WRMEEIES' 19) 2 Play it safe — always wear your seatbelt Avoiding traffic crashes is a major goal for any motorist. Unfortunately, not even the best drivers can always achieve that objective and that’s a good reason for protecting yourself by wearing a seat belt whenever you get into a Car. At least two collisions occur in a typical crash: the first between a vehicle and what- ever hits; the second one a fraction of a sec- ond later when the vehicle’s occupants smash into parts of the interior. The first collision dam- ages the vehicle; the second can seriously in- jure or even kill the occupants. That’s because a crash brings the vehicle to an abrupt halt, but unrestrained occupants continue moving at the pre-collision speed. This means that if you’re involved in a 50 knv/h collision and you’re not wearing a seat belt, you'll hit the steering column, dashboard, windshield or other vehicle occupants with the same force as a fall from a three-storey build- ing. If you're wearing a seat belt, however, the crash forces are spread over your body, re- ducing or eliminating the impact of that human collision. This greatly increases your chance of surviving the crash and avoiding serious injury. A seat belt also keeps you inside the car, should a crash occur. Doors often fly open ina collision and unrestrained occupants can be flung from the vehicle onto the roadway. The chances of being killed at 25 times greater if you're ejected from the car. Another benefit of buckling up is that you'll be held in your seat, so that you.can maintain control of your vehicle in a crash protecting your passengers and other traffic on the road. Some people don’t bother wearing them in acollision. 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NewsFLASH - ~ is Sunny with cloudy periods throughout the weekend. A 20 per cent chance of rain. @ OUR PEOPLE Mary Jackson loves to learn almost as much as she loves to share what she has learned. And people who were at her car care seminar last Wednes- day, may have come away with more than car care tips. page 9 The Castlegar Tom Kats are in Vancouver today and tomor- row, looking to beat B.C.’s best in their quest for a provincial flag football title. page 15 Air travellers in Castlegar are familiar with the city’s repu- tation for grounded flights. But airport manager John Perry is optimistic that some new de- velopments could provide a light at the end of the tunnel. Farside Harrison Letters Our People Horoscope Crossword Local Sports Action Ads Wheels ’92 vet ey \t Saturday October 10, 1992 SS T5¢ aS CASTLEGAR MANY DOWN .... ws: rolling up their sleeves. News photo by Jonathan Green Castlegar residents turned out in droves Thursday to support the Canadian Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic. People eager to help the blood drive waited through long lines to help Give the Gift of Life. City councillor Bob Pakula was one of the many folks Rankin review costs $3,326.31 ‘Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER ; Local taxpayers will have to cough up $3,326.31 in lawyer’s ees. The cost of hiring Victoria lawyer Murray Rankin to pick through and release the Price Waterhouse report is $2,943.64 — not including taxes. The two-year-old study, an overview of Castlegar’s operat- ing efficiency, was commissioned by the city for $24,000. The report gave the city failing grades in areas such as honesty, re- spect and service. Following pressure from The News and Councillor Kirk Duff, the city decided in August to release the study. Council asked Rankin to examine the report and decide what could be made public under the province’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act. Mayor Audrey Moore said Thursday the cost of hiring Rankin is justified. “We tried to be as responsible as we could,” Moore said. “And if that’s the price of responsibility, so be it. “It wasn’t a public document, and Mr. Rankin demonstrat- ed that. It wasn't a public document in its entirety.” But Moore wouldn’t say if council would go through the same process of getting an independent review to release fu- ture documents. “I think the whole world will change with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act,” Moore said. Coun. Lawrence Chernoff said the money to hire Rankin is well spent, but he acknowledged the price tag. “That’s a fair amount of money,” Chernoff said. “I’m of the yore to release the report under Bill 50 was the only way to O it. “Now we have guidelines and we have pretty well ac- knowledged what we can and can’t release.” Coun. Jim Chapman says handing the study over to Rankin, a government advisor on B.C.’s information and pri- vacy laws, was an essential step. “It was worth it,” Chapman said. “It had to be because we had to make sure we didn’t get a lawsuit against us.” Coun. Doreen Smecher, who stated earlier the report. should have been releaséd when it first came out, agrees coun- cil got its money’s worth. “We got the report in a manner everyone can live with,” Smecher said. . “That was one of the brighter things we've done was to give the Price Waterhouse report to Murray Rankin.” But Smecher can’t see the city going through the entire process again and hiring a special consultant to release sen- sitive material. “We don't have any reports left, and I don’t see any coming up in the near future.” SOUTHCENTRE MALL THROWS CASTLEGAR A CURVEBALL, PAGE 2