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] 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 6, 19687 Region asks Transport Commission Wants sight lines review The Durham Region Works department wants the Canadian Transport Commission to "review the sight lines" at the CN Rail cross- ing over Regional Road 13 in Brock Township. "A 28 year old man died October 16 Highway 12. / While the Region's works commit- tee wants the sight lines at the cross- ing investigated, the committee has rejected a coroner's jury recom- mendation that the speed limit at the crossing be reduced significant- ly from the present 80 km/hr. The Works committee says in a last year when his truck hit a train at the level crossing west of he SERRE a oc: The Ontario Liquor Boards Employees' Union has made available to its members a total of $5,000 towards bursaries for graduates of Secondary and Post Secondary education across On- tario. Two local students have been awarded the cash bursaries this year, and they are Denise Shortt and Crystal Shortt of 158 Union Avenue, Port Perry. Above, Gerry Ravary, Zone 14 Representative with the OLBEU is seen presenting a cheque to Mrs. Sharon Shortt who accepted the bursaries on behalf of her daughters. report which will go to Regional council this coming Wednesday, that the speed reduction is not need- ed for several reasons: the road is a rural one; there is virtually no development or pedestrian activity,' and motorists will probably ignore the speed reduction anyway because the road conditions don't warrant it. Early last summer a coroner's jury came up with nine recommen- dations after investigating the fatal accident October 16 at about 4:30 PM. One of those recommendations is that trees and brush be removed to permit maximum visibility for motorists. The jury found that the driver of the truck was travelling about 80 km/hr and had about three seconds to react and come to a stop after see- ing the train crossing the road. The train was moving at 28 miles per hour. In a written report to the Ontario Chief Coroner, Area 11 coroner Dr. Robert Allin who presided over the inquest, noted that the 'visibility * lines were a major problem in (the driver's) late reaction." Another factor in the fatal crash may have been complacency. There are only two trains each week cross- ing the road at that location. The crossing had cross bars, but no other warning signals or safety bar. There are advance warning signs along the road several hun- dred metres from the crossing. The Highway Traffic Act at one time required motorists to slow to 20 mph at rail crossings where there are no automatic signals. But this was changed in 1980 after the pro- vincial Transportation Ministry found that very few drivers were obeying this rule and because the reduced speed zone was so short, it was impossible to enforce. And studies showed that most drivers reduce their speeds automatically when approaching a railroad track crossing and the .same results (reducing speed) could be achieved with a basic warning sign. Prior to the fatal accident last Oc- tober, there had been no other ac- cidents at this rail crossing to come. BOWMANVILLE 68 King St. E. Bowmanville L1C 3X2 Phone 623-6663 OSHAWA 1600 Simcoe St.N. Oshawa L1G 4X9 Phone 571-2084 Kathy and |, and my family, wish to thank the voters of Durham East for re-electing me for another term of office. | look forward to serving all of my constituents in the years SAM CUREATZ PORT PERRY 192 Queen St. Port Perry LOB INO Phone 985-9968 ONE WOMAN'S VIEW by Chris Carlisle (From page 6) see cause for alarm. If a prime minister or president rudely swore at or insulted another world leader, I might see reason for concern. But what's past is past. Men and women spring from what they were and often if the past has been difficult or even raunchy, they grow from it. It's unfair to condemn someone for what they were, especially if they have developed positively from it. But modern society hangs off every scandal, licking its lips as another man falls in disgrace. No sooner do our public figures rise in success than we're there yelping and clawing, trying to rip them apart and pull them down. It's a form of jealousy and it's sick. It's not easy being a leader. We should be supporting our leaders, not destroying them. If the hysteria continues, soon there'll be none left to hurt. We'll be in a state of wild anarchy. That's why we need our heads read before we bring down every last candidate for leadership. No one is perfect. Chatterbox (From page 6) Why is it that hockey players often barf behind the benches? Don't they find this rude? Can't they wait to go to the bathroom? And who has to clean up their messes? Wouldn't baseball be interesting if it was played on skates? Has this been tried? And why is it that hockey players tend to have more zits than baseball players? Is it the helmets? And if I learn how to skate, will I get more zits? Is that possible? This, I need to know. Call me. JAZZ at Emiel's Place THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29th featuring the ...... JOHN ORDE QUINTET | Phone 985-2066 or 985-2257 for reservations and more details. Country Lane REALTY LIMITED |S AARP WE 20 1 T=d INT CTI O00 500) of 0 20) A 0) 117: Vg 10} 4 NY , | < Veg, te "Experience is a wonderful thing: N " it enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again." 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