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Page 28, Whitby Free Prea, Wednesday, November 23, 1994 ~;YzE~ Pre pare for snow business You know it's going ta make its grand entrence soon enough, blewing ente the local stage and playing until past the offliciai end of its ruriin March. In Canada, there'e ne business like snow business -- though everything about it isn't quite appealing. There's a lot ta do ta get your car and home ready for winter. To meke the process as smooth as ice, censider these suggestions. Before you find yeurself skidding and stalling, get your car tuned up for the seeson. Give your engine, brakes and fluids the once over, and mount proper snaw tires. Keep your windshield washer fluid tapped up, and carry a spare container, as battling slush cen drain your tank in ne time. The trunk is aIse, the place for yeur winter "survival kit," the equipinent and supplies that are essential for day-to-day weather, or if youtre stuck or stranded. The basics include an ice scraper and brush, a ehovel, booster cables, and items for traction (sand, sait, kitty litter or traction pacis). A flashlight and flares are invaluable if you're in trouble at night or need te alert help. Depending on where you drive and how far you xight be frem a service station or other help,. you might want te carry extra fuses, radiator hases and fan belts; a tow lime or chain; and an axe or hatchet. Blankets, sleeping bags, extra clething and nan-perishable food don't take up a lot of room, and can be lifesavers if you're stranded for any length of time. Keeping a first aid kit in the car is a must in any weather. Following too closely? DRI VIN;; RANDY MeLEAN 15 A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRAFFIO SAFETY. Mr. McLean has reviowed thousands of individuai motor vehicle accident reports and his close working relationships with police agencies, goverrnents, safety associations, industry and the public, have given him a true overview of traffic safety issues, problems and solutions in Canada. SAFE DRWVING AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON The holida season is quickly approaching. Time for l rthe Ebenezer Scrooges of the world to change their 'Ba! Humbug!, Me First, Money-making, Get-eut-of-my-way, Let-sorneone-el se-pay' attitude, an d become charitable, crg, omasionate and community-spirited citizens. Sounds like a tail order y t every year there are many converts. Ïfl frtunately,, the behavioural changes effected by the ghosts of holiday seasans past, present and future are flot as long-lasting as we might wish. But, for at least a short while, we seem willing ta forgive aur worst enemnies for their trespasses againat us. Even world wars have been temporarily interrupted by soldliers singing carols and exchanging greetings, rather than artillery, across the battlefield. Fargiving the driver who may have inadvertently eut in front of us, hawever, seems Mie quite a différent matter. Apparently, saine sins are absolutely and compl etely un prdanable. Sa this year, I'în going ta change my approach and suggest you drive defensively, net because ît's the reasonable, rational courteous thing ta do, but because it is one et the most selish, miserly, prorit-metivated activities in which yeu could ever imagine being involved. Decide net te give more money ta, your insurance company, decide net te support ypur local car body repair shop, decide net to I ose time off work, decide net ta pay te have a telephone or television in your hospital reom, decide not to be admitted te hospital, simply decide net ta have a traffie accident. You'll save a fortune. If every driver in Ontario were se cheap, we'd aIl save a fortune. The Ontario Road Safety Annuel Report indicates that almeat 14,000 people are admitted te, hospital with injuries received in mater vehicle accidents, requiring more than 150,000 days of hespital care on an annual basis. At a nominal cest of $ 1,000 per day fer basic care, that's more that $150 million in medical casts alone. This year, make a New Year's resolutien te, be cheap. Tell yeur family, friends and colleagues te, be cheap as weIl. Be a Sereoge, the cheaper the better. Drive down ta yeur local car body repair shap and tell the ewners they may have te make do without a turkey this year, since you don't intend te give them an business. ake aIl the money you save from net having an accident and pay down yeur niortgage, invest in the stock market, send your children te university, or take a trip ta, the Caribbean, Dec. 1-7 is National Safe Driving Week. This annual safety campaign focuses on what communities and businesses can do in order ta prevent deaths, injuries and econamnie lasses caused by mater vehicle collisions. If you would like more information about local or national safety prog rams, contact the Ontario Safety League, Suite 100, 21 Four Seasans Place, Etobicake, M9B 6J8, 416-620. 1720. Sincere best wishes for a happy holiday season and joyaus prasperous ansd safe new year. DRIVE SAFELY! New cIinic treats accident victims By Mark Reesor A new Whjtby rehabilitati service offers a one-stap trei ment centre for people recover:i from an accident. Accident Injury Manageme (MIM) Clinie, which officia opened Thursday, has a ph3l cdan, chiropractors, behaviai therapists, kinesialogists ai physiotherapists on staff. It an aIea cali in affiliai, psychologists, psychiatrists ai neurological or orthopedic sp cialists. "Vie have people camng ie ta, (see) the patient rather ti the patient having ta go ail ov the place." saye Dr. Hai -- ----------- ion at- ,ing ent ally ys'- raI nd ed nd ýpe- ere Brown, AIM medical director. The clinic is the anly "doctor- based rehab centre... before yau'd have te get a diagnasis and than they'd refer y au to rehabili- tation,'" sys Dr. Lu Barbuto, MIM rehabilitation director. "We make the actual doctors par 'f the management tean 50 its notjust thrown te the therap- ists.'» AMM clinics -- Whitby's is the firet in Durham Region and the lOth in Ontario -- encourage patien!ts "te take contraI of their ewn situations," says Brown. tien te the injury,"' says Barbuto. "Vie look at the patient's per- ception of the prablein as well as the actual prablem," ho says. ."The patient is integrally in- velved in the management of his ewn problem,"~ adds Brown. After a client is assessed, "we give out a time linit in which we think we can get you better,"~ saye Barbuto. That notification is usually given ta, an insurance contpany which pays for most people's treatment (MIM is a private service and costs aren't covered by OHIP). MIM alsa, works with a client's family doctar or chirepractor, keepingthem edvised. We send them pregres reporta every two weeks, outlin- ing how the patient is doing,» says Barbute Teclinic e specialize in the treatinent of mater vehicle acci- dent victims. New p ro gram p romotes ian --v 0nrny a eaJ i w.i un une YA.1 ~A ver actual treatment of the injury, rry we deal with the patient's reac- Works on New! en ergy*efficient driving Cars, Used g C ars., e yen b Anne McLellan, federal Information will be distributed efficient use of their tax dallerc Minister of Natural Resources ecross Canada through regionai Motariets cen obtain ni R us tv C ars 1 NRCan), recently announced a driver education programe, information on fuel effiei 1 new progreni that wiIl inform vehicle manufacturere, auto- driving and maintena 1 motoriets about energv-efficient motive suppliers. service centres practices by calling Auto$mext Save s5.00 Oii Spray or !Save $5wO Rust Check application With this coupon. OnIy one discount per application. iWhitby Location Open Evenings & Saturdays :668-8759 Corner of Dundas & Byron (West of Brook St.) V TU NE- UP/1 CR SER VICE e Clean assembly e Replace worn beits A e Lubricate assembly e Replace worn tire e Align head e Test ail functions 11.5 Free repair estimate W CoUne IonmCveDundos St 11 50 Champlain Court Consumners Dr _ Whitby, Ont. 668-6946 CapdC 0 driving. The Auto$mart Progrem will encourage new and experienced drivers ta, buy fuel-efficient vehicles, ta censider, alternative fuels and ta adopt fuel-efficient driving and maintenance habits. "The Auta$mart Program will be an important addition ta NRCanýs energy efflciency initiatives," McLelan explained. 'The Government of Canada je committed ta working with al Canadians to achieve sustaineble deveiopment. "Our partnerships with autemotive suppliers, fuel retailere and public interest groupe wilI help Canadian metoriste make informed choices and achieve the economie and environmental benefits of energy efficiency." The Auto$mart progreni is an information initiative that will generate public awereness of transportation energy efficiency, and of the links between the environment and driving, miaintenance, and purchasing behaviours. and fuùel comnpamues. A module fer driver education prograins will help new drivers understand energy-çfficient driv- ing practices. ExperiIýnced drivers will have access te information about energy-efficiency. NRCan also has a fleet management program targeted the' commercial eperators of light-duty vehicles such as cars, trucks and vans, and medium-duty vehicles such as buses and snow removal equipment. Heevy-duty operators, such as tractor-trailer drivers, will continue ta, benefit from NRCan's Pro-Trucker Program. The lateet activity in this program is in its introduction inta Aberta this month. Funding for the prograni was provided for in the February 1994 federal budget and is therefore built inta the eisting federal framework. The initiative is an exemple of how the Governinent of Canada je piarizing its spending to better save Canadiens by making rs. mare cient ance rt at 1-800-387-2000. Stiokers for fi ref ig hters The province has issuedspeciel licence plate stiekers te firefighters who respond ta emergencies with their persona] vehicles. "Thanke to these stickers, police officers et the scene of a fire will be able ta identify which vehicles belong te volunteer and fuli-time firefighters -- and allow them clear access se they can do their Job," says Transportation Minister Gilles Pouliet. Ontario fire chiefs will only distribute stickers ta firefighters who use their own vehicles ta respond to emergencies. The stickers are green, with a white Maltese Cross, the symbol for volunteer firefight.ers. The sticker will be affixed to the bottom left cerner of the front vehicle plate. w I F