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One interesting fact I learned was that if your mirrors are set properly' there is no reason to look over your shoulder when changing lanes. - A A "When cruising down the highway at 100 km, by the time you look over your shoulder, you've already went the length of a football field," said Magwood, "if you have to look make sure its a quick look." Another major problem with drivers is that they don't use their best warning device. Your eyes are a valueable asset, said Magwood, make sure you use them to scan the road and upcoming conditions. Although the eyes are your best early warning system, they do tend to wander. Magwood said that cars tend to veer in the direction that eyes are focused upon. Some people end up in a ditch or into another vehicle because they have been fiddling around with their radio and the car naturally follows the path of the eye. Brakes are the best way to get in and out of an accident, said Magwood. To use your brakes effectively, your heel is supposed to be placed rirrnly on the floor with toes and ball of foot placed on the brake. The best type of braking is called threshold braking, In this manoeuveur, the driver squeezes down hard on the brakes, (but not enough to lock themLBecause the brakes have not locked, the driver is still in control of the vehicle. The driver is capable of steering the car and the tires will still be rolling. Having said that the best way to get out of a situation is to use the above braking technique, what would you do in this scenario? Walter - McLean MP - Waterloo FIE-ELECT WORKING FOR YOU tthmtimaatttretert pg. M6) On November 21, Re-Elect " McLEAN, WALTER Cam office 100 King St. s., Wliodoo tltd 195 747-2733 Aumonzod by "ts Duffy, on»: Agom tor may McLean cruiairtgd-citygtmeot60utarturtgeltild Wart inothe middle'totherod. 1hskesyoueattgtop "rrquieklr,youwillhittlteehiid. Mnifyowlikemostofmyou‘dshmonyom tsrakmashardassrmtmldwitltaktokoftemrrtualoat your face. The remit is you will lock up your brakes, and if you don't know the proper way to get out of this situation, you and your victim are heading for trouble, Locking up the brakes leaves a driver with virtually no steering capabilities, The only way out of this situation is to use up on the brakesand steer gently in the direction you want to go. Any sudden movement with the steering column is going to cause the car to spring back causing a During the incar portion of the program, I was placed in situations that I had never encountered before and truthfully never hope to encounter again. But thinking realistically, over 200,000 collisions occur in Ontario each year and chances are sometime or another you are very likely to become a statistic. “This stuffs not hard to learn and it's not hard to teach," said Magwood. It's just a matter of applying the skills you learn in an emergency situation and try to remain in control all times. Students got " opportunity to practise the skills they acquired in the classroom and put them to use during in- car classes held Saturday and Sunday at the university. Obstacle courses were arranged, and I must admit I felt my heart pound when I had to approach my instructor, Don McKnight, at 60 km an hour straight on - simulating a pedestrian jumping out in front of a car. All I thought 350th as I barrelled acriss the parking lot was, "Oh my God I'm going to hit him, I know I'm going to hit him." As I approached him he jumped either to the left or the right and it was all up to me whether I was going to hit him or not Going down the course I kept rationalizitig I hadn't had an accident in four years and I had no intention of breaking my record now. The instructors demonstrated to their students the proper way to handle muchy situations and I found all teachers to be sensitive to the feelings of the students, humorous and very well trained. My teacher, Don McKnight, is presently coordinator of police vehicle operations at the Ontario Police College. He also has 10 years of road racing throughout North America. v. Needless to say I felt safe and in control under his care. The four-hour long class sped by (pardon the pun), and after it was all over each driver came away with the satisfaction that he or she had learned a lot that day. Perhaps some of those quick reactions will save a few lives in the future. e i I am proud to Bay, "I am a road scholar." - I) WATER“) WE. Come and hear two of Canada's finest journalists read from 'their new works at Author of "Best Seat In The House" Former editor of Saturday Night magazine and Author of "Contrapreneurs" Business columnist for MacLean's, Financial Post and Morningside iii?! 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