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PAGE 18, WHMfY RPM PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MMRII27.1991 Just like the driveri passengers in, moter veicles need te, behavo Whn you carry pas5ngers in your car, you take reeponsbility for their safety. You aise have the right te expect their c"-pratien. Don't bo afraid' te tel your passengers where te sit or what te do. AUl occupants sbeùld wear their seat hoîts and a responsible driver ensures that everyone buckles up. ________ Safe d crMvng tip DRI VINGj $AFELYFI with RAMNDY RANDY MeLEAN 15 A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO SPECIAUZES IN TRAFFIC SAFF.TY. kir. McLean has reviewed thousands ai indivduai mator vehicle accident reports» and his close working relatlonshlps wilh police agencles, governimenls, safety a..-soiatosidustry and the public, have guven hum a tueoverview ai trafflo saiety Issues, problems and sôlutions ln Canada.' BEA4DING THE ROM) One of the incet importaýnt accident provention skills for ail motorists te develop is the ability te "read the road" aroumd them. That je, te anticipato what other drivers are about te do, befor they do it. Accidents genoraily happen because a morst peetinor bicyit, doos omething unepce *and we are una1e ta, respod in time. Exponienced defonsive drivers froquently know what another 'driver will do before the other driver knows. There is neornaic set of rules for understanding driver behaviour -- this sl<l cari only reaily ho developed hu h on-the-road practice. However, here are me heljpful guidelines: 1. Pay attention te the road and traffic conditions ahead of you. Look for reasons fer drivers te do the unexpected. Intersections are ebvius opportunities for cars te turn left or right, but se are driveways. Watch for speedi changes. A change in speed ie usually followed by a change in positino h ro. ehicles &eneraily slow dowii before turrung at an intersection or into a driveway. A sudden acoleration usually means that the diver is about te cut in front of semneone. Alternatively, a vehicle slowing down may aise ho loeking for a gap ini the adjacent lane. Used cars and the GST Taix has11111fe impact" (NC) If yeu have the urge te ick a few tires and inveet in some new wheels, now is a goed time te lot loose. That's because new car prices have corne down. But what about used cars? You xnay have heard thatt if you buy, a used car from your next door neighbour, or- any other individual for that matter, you don't pay GST. This is true. However, did you know that GSI bas little effeot on the. final selling, price of used cars bought from dealers? Even though you don't pay GSIo wben you buy a privately-owned used 'car, and you do when you buy from a dealer,, GST tax credita that dealers receive should ho passed alongte, you in the form of lower prices. I other words, although you pay GSI on the full purchase price of the used vebicle, under the GSTi estem this price should ho lower than it was before Jan. 1. 0f course, as with, any purchase, it pays te shop around carefuliy for thle beet dea. The GST consumer information office estimateî that used car 1990 GMC [EiEfi¶lI~Pick UpTJk PONTIAC BUICK GMC.TRUCKS 43m10 -6.KngS. . siw Ail equipped with 8 cylinder engines, automatic, 235/15 tires, -radio, _- step bumper, stripe package,4 wheel covers, 2 tone paint and balance of *A General Motors waranty. Sale ends Saturday March 30/1991 at 5pm. 11,9990 No Hidden Extras! Justadd sales tax and GSl: Î4- prices sliould'go up slightly (lesi than onèk par cent). I time, however, usd car prices, are likely te reflect tho reduction in tax rates on new cars. Leasing and rentais The cost of leasing a new car should go down by four per cent under the GSI. If you hogan leasing your car hofore 1991, you don't have te pay GST until Jan. 1, 1994. WMen you rent a car, truck or recreational vehicle, the GST applies, rogardlese of the length of rental. The good news is that under the new system, the cost of renting, on average, sbould go down by three per cent. Auto repairs and sorvicing Vehicle repaire., and main- tenance are taxable. Se you must pay GST on parts and labour (except where service is covered under warranty). The GST consumer information office estimates that by removing the old FST, tax on replacement parte will go up about 1.5 per cent. Since labour was net previously taxed, the impact of GST on your specific repair bili will depond on the breakdown between parts and labour: if ît's mainly parts, you wont see a big difference; if mostly labour, yeu will. Related e PIM Extendedf warranties and service contracts, parking fes tewing and emergency service fees, driving lessens, aute club* memhorships and car wash Costs are ai subject te GST. Driver's license, iregistration and plate~ fees, insurance, boan payments and road and bridge telle are net. . fyoù would like more' information about bow the GSI affects car prices, oeilU the GST cosumer information office 1611 free at 1-800-668-2122 for your cepy eof. 'The, Goods -and. Services Tax-ý. dîid'your VYehcle' biibur. Look for drivers te 'lean' .into, a turn. While driving straight aheaLd, nost of us position our car near.the muidle of the lane. Be fore niaking a'turn, we will shift position te one aide or the other of the lane.ý Left aide for left turne, right side for right; turne. 2. Look for possible chain reactions. A, moterist; in- the curb latte slows down to turn inte a-. driveway. This causes. the entire lane of traffic te, slow down. At least one of the môtorists in that lane is likely te, move inito the faster moving lane. A moteriet need net; change lanes directly in front of your vehicle in order te, affect you. Drivers often change, lanes inte gape that; are too-,emiall.." This causes the. driver hohiànd te, slow, down and' the driver hohind him -or her, and se on. 3. DonWt expeet others dîrivers te hoe payin attention. I can't remember how many tunes¶ have watched cars drive along at the sped limit -ý right up te the back- of a paked véhicle and, appeared surprised, even though the vehicle was. viible well in advance. Ke.p a close eye) on these driversa-- thoy are net looking out for themeelves or for you. 4. Watch for lost drivers., Motoriste Who, continuâIly look from aide te aide trying -te read street names, exgns or bouse address numhoers are presumably. unfamiliar with the area. These drivers are unpredictable. Many are good drivers, aware that there are other vehicles around, tbem. But others are likely te, slaro on their bralces or turri abruptly the instant they find their destination, ne matter Who is in front of, behind or hoside them. 5. 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