Whitby Free Press, 12 Mar 1980, p. 6

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PAGE 6. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1980, WHITBY FREE PRESS Move prompted by traffic fataiity.... Evans wants snowmobie ban By MICHAEL KNELL Free Press Staff One Whitby councillor wants snowmobiles banned from town owned roads. Centre Ward Councillor Barry Evans introduced a notice of notion that would pass a bylaw prohibiting the use of ail snowmiobiles on town owned roads. Evans said that the move was prompted by the aic- cident last Saturday when a young Whitby girl was killed after being struck by a snowmobile. In a later interview, Evans said, "Although there was a fatality, I didn't want my fellow councillors to make a decision ini the heat Qf the moment." lie said that he wanted the other members of council to make a rational decision based on the facts and merits of the proposai, not under the emotional stress of being faced with a death. Evans said that it was brought to his attention that the town has the authorîty to pass such a bylaw, although no such bylaw is presently on the books. He admitted, however, that "the accident drew the entire situation to my atten- tion." Evans said that a town the size of Whitby should not allow snowmobiles on the road as they are a traf fie hazard. -"1 don't think that Whitby should have snowmobiles on the road, " he said.- As a notice of motion, the matter will corne up again at the next meeting of counc il.- BARRY EVANS

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