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THE HERALD Wednesday November Page Police crackdown has saved lives on Haltons rural roads By BEN the Herald A recent twomonth police crack down on speeders has helped save lives says Sergeant Ken Bonham of the Halton Regional Traffic Bureau There were only three fatalities on roads during the months of September and October com pared to eight last year during the same penod Sgt Bonham at tributes the decrease partly to the Rural Traffic Task Force that has shown no mercy to motorists caught speeding during the past two months I think the high visibility of the task force forced drivers to slow down and drive more cautiously said Sgt Bonham The task force which consisted of two officers from each of the four districts and two officers from the Regional Traffic Bureau was formed after a study Sgt Bonham conducted this summer that show ed was a major reason for the 116 per cent increase in fatalities in Halton Region this year from January to July over last year during the same There were six fatalities during the first six months of and dur ing the same period this year We were heading for big time troubles Sgt Bonham He said the task force laid 3084 traffic charges of which were for speeding None of the tickets handed out were for speeding under km per hour and about per cent were for speeding 20 km per hour or more over the speed limit An example of some of the speeding tickets handed out in Hills are as lollows In the kilometre speed zone people were ticketed travelling at 115 km per hour 122 km per hour km per hour km per hour and km per hour The task force concentrated its efforts on the rural roads north of Highway in the kilometre per hour speed zones Sgt Bonham ex plained the study showed almost per cent of this years speedmg related fatalities occurred north of Highway and over 69 per cent happened in the kilometre per hour speed zone Sgt attributes the crease in speeding violations to the tremendous increase in traffic in the Region over the past few years As more people move into the area and commute to work traffic jams are increasing so more and more people are using the rural roads in stead of the major highways to make up time he said The traffic flow on roads north of Highway are up per cent over the last two years Sgt Bonham said For example motorists in Halton Hills are whipping down either the Eighth Line Ninth Line or Winston Churchill Boulevard stead of using the and 407 highways he said But motorists forget on the rural road there is only six inch line that prevents the possibility of an entire family being wiped out Sgt Bonham called the current speeding problem horrendous and he said much to his surprise that some motorists go to great lengths to speed The task force seized over 200 radar detectors Sgt Bonham said And of this total only 32 belonged to people who had never had a speeding violation But surprising ly only three belonged to drivers under 20 he said Drivers between the age of 20 and made up the majority of radar owners Sgt Bonham recounted one inci dent in which police seized two detectors from one car The fellow had his good one embedded in the head rest Its incredible what people will do to violate the speed limit Besides handing out tickets for speeding and radar violations the task force also laid charges for seat belt offences This total is part of the 1186 seat belt tickets handed out by the entire force during Oc tober which was seat belt month Sgt Bonham said his study revealed of the fatalities between January and July seven people were thrown from their cars Sgt said a mother who is holding her baby in a car at km per hour would have to have the strength to carry lbs in order to prevent her child from slamming in to the dashboard if a collision occurred You will always get some peo ple who will tell you they know so meone whose life was saved because the person wasnt wearing a seat belt but that is the exception rather than the rule Id rather take my chances wearing a seat belt anytime said Annual dinner Norval Presbyterian Church will have its annual turkey dinner on Friday Nov at p 15 p m and 7 p m For tickets call 451 Adults are children under 12 years old are and pre schoolers are free Church bazaar Norval United Church will hold a bazaar on Saturday Nov ll from Ham to p Lunch will be served including sandwiches or hot dogs Crafts a bake table treasures and things will be featured Remembrance services Want To COMPLAIN dont know what to say or who to send it to Let me write a formal complaint for you PUT IT IN WRITING Writing Services Specializing in letters com plaint protest resumes forms and applications SWA6E 853M187 SHOP EARLY BEAT THE RUSH RODS PRE- CHRISTMAS and yr ANNIVERSARY SALE NEILS MUSIC 130 Guelph Street KEEP YOUR CAR IN MINT CONDITION NEW CAR TOTAL PROTECTIONPACKAGE Kp Or fool SAVE 100 Protect Your Car From Winter RUST QQ00 PROTECTION DRY CLEANING INTERIORS FABRIC PROTECTION VINYL ROOF REVITALIZING TOUCH UP PAINT SPLASH GUARDS WINDOW TINTING 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Hewitt said of the garbage disposal increase But this is probably the most ma issue in all of Ontario he said speaking of waste management The citizens group POWER Protect Our Water and En vironmental Resources appeared before town council two months ago claiming the waste disposal crisis was orchestrated Coun Ann Currie said the pnee increases give Halton Hills a reason to support the Greater Toronto Area committee on waste management The was form ed earlier this year of five regional chairmen including Peter fromi Halton to find waste disposal solutions in the Metro Toronto Area Some of the major increases in the towns proposed budget include to fight a dumpsite propos ed for the Acton quarry site near Limehouse and to meet provincial pay equity demands As part of its normal operations the town budget proposes spending on operation of the new Halton Hills Civic Centre and con tinued costs relating to the building of the centre Shsh ITS A SECRET BUT NOT FOR LONG DOWN FILLED COATS by 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