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"In many situations, it is exâ€" tremely beneficial for drivers to And while the size of the car influences the chances of sustainâ€" ing death or injury, using a seat belt cuts the severity of the accident for all types of vehicles involved in collisions. The study, sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Transportaâ€" tion, was carried out by Saad Nassar, a civil engineering gradâ€" uate student, under the superviâ€" sion of Frank Saccomanno and John Shortreed, both professors of civil engineering and members of the IRR. M ABen t dbA id wl d c3 c31000. for Risk Research (IRR), finds that seat belts are effective in reducing the severity of road accidents for all levels of colliâ€" sions. Also, seat belts are effective in reducing deaths and injuries for passengers of the rear seat as well as front seat occupants. This holds true for all sizes of vehicles and all kinds of collisions. Wearing a seat belt sharply lessens the chance of death or injury in car crashes, concludes a major report at the University of Waterloo. The first comprehensive study on Ontario road accidents, conâ€" gucte‘d by the UWâ€"based Institute Wearing seat belts boosts safety, UW study proves Mon.â€"Thurs. Fri. Sat. 1 VALUE S5w‘ 1 QUALITY s 1 SERVICE: DON VOLL, President SQO ... When you look for price, make sure you come and compare the competition to us!!! 9â€"5 9â€"9 It stresses that "seat belt use is effective in reducing both fataliâ€" "It adds strength to the arguâ€" ment for wearing seat belts," he says, "especially because we are able to demonstrate that it doesn‘t matter if it is a little or big crash on the highway. If you‘re in the front or back seat, you are better off with your seat belt on." The IRR study analyses the Ontario road accident reports according to seven classes of accident impact. Although previous studies have backed seatâ€"belt use, IRR‘s reâ€" search draws on a large number of Ontario accidents and controls for factors such as the impact of a crash, size of car, position of car and use of seat belt. _‘ But the study, analysing road accidents in Ontario between 1983â€"87, belies that impression. "It uses actual data on accidents and it shows that seat belts are very beneficial by taking into account a number of factors," Shortreed says. wear seat belts," Shortreed says. ‘"Some people feel that a bigger car or sitting in the back seat means that the benefits of a seat belt in an accident are not signifiâ€" cant." PRICE vâ€"~: 3 BEWARE! OTHER STORES®‘ "50% OFF SALES" ARE OUR everyoay recuuar prices WHAT DOES PRICE MEAN? The study notes that while occupants of big vehicles stand a lower chance of being killed than those in small cars, wearing seat belts is still effective in reducing death and injury for all seating positions and vehicle sizes. "The perceptions held by some drivers and passengers that seat belts are . effective only in the front seat or in low impact colliâ€" sions are not supnorted hy tha slons are not supported by the Ontario accident experience," it concludes. o enn o aVt? s "In general, rear seat occupants have a lower chance of being killed and/or sustaining major injury than front seat occupants for the same level of collision," the study says. ‘Nevertheless, when belted, these same rear seat occupants can reduce their chances of susâ€" taining fatalities and injuries by a factor of eight and four, respecâ€" tively." at P0 ons AEMHRECTINE For major injuries, the reduction factor for belted occupants is four, For example, in a class 10 collision â€" small car at 80 kilâ€" ometres per hour in collision with van at 90 km/h â€" belted front seat occupants can lower their chances of being killed by a factor of 10 over unbelted occupants. sE mt : 1 1 ties and major injuries for all road accident situations." DON VOLL COMPARE OUR QUALITY C BUY CANADIAN â€" sAvE our vsoss ‘«~«* OUR MANY REPEAT CUSTOMERS "SAY IT ALL®" Lennox Is A Proud Sponsor Of The CBC LICHOOS] HE BES IN HOME COMFORT Cannot be combined with any other Lennox offer Deferred payment subject io credit approval Now you can choose the home comfort deal you want with the Lennox Best Choice Bonus Card Seratch and save with instant rebates or Home Comfort Cash on dependable, high efficiency Lennox heating and air conditioning. Or you can defer payment until May ‘92...it‘s your choice! Call your local participating Lennox dealer for details, but hurry â€" offer ends November 16, 1991 WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 CCCE Unfi Adiindibtichnt ids ponsor Of The CBC Olympic Winter Games Telecast "An Authorized Lennox Deaier" Aim Comortrosmen + weeatimc. LENNOX Mast be 3 Starting As Low As Things 49.95 mon 885â€"2740 CALL KELVIN AIR SYSTEMS DELTA *OA€C plus G.S.T , 1991 â€" PAGE A17