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24 Oakville Beaver W eekend ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Sunday, May 16, 1999 FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION Braking old habits Antilock brakes don't necessarily shorten stopping distances. Drivers should not follow other vehicles more closely because they assume the antilock braking system will allow them to stop more quickly. In many road conditions, it will not. If you drive a car with antilock brakes, your success in preventing accidents rides on breaking old habits. Most of us were taught to brake gently or pump the brakes in emergency situations. If you drive a car with antilock brakes, it's not longer necessary -- nor recommended -- that you pump the brake pedal in an emergency stop. Pimping the pedal defeats the purpose of antilock brakes and may reduce braking effec­ tiveness . To make antilock brakes work correctly, or work at all, you should apply constant, firm pres­ sure to the pedal. During an emergency stop, push the brake pedal all the way to the floor, if necessary, even in wet or icy conditions. Sensors near the wheels signal antilock brakes if a wheel begins to skid. A computer eases the pressure slightly on the skidding wheel, reapplies full pressure until the wheel starts to skid again, then repeats the process until the skidding stops. The system checks for skidding hundreds of times a second and automatically pumps the brakes faster than humanly possible. Antilock brakes are designed to overcome a loss of steering control. With conventional brakes, wheels can lock, causing the car to skid, spin or slide. When this happens, the driver has no control of the vehicle. Antilock brakes are designed to prevent wheels from locking up. They allow you to steer, even in a panic stop. Dedicated to quality training (Continued from page 21) haven't successfully completed their final road test, yet "The backlog is so significant that the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) was taking appointments up to February 2000, and cut off any further requests," said Danter. He feels this sheer volume is due to people leaving booking their road test to the last minute. For this reason he encourages any­ one with a beginner level licence to start their training promptly. The YOUNG DRIVERS course was devel­ oped specifically for the novice or G1 level, and the Collisionffee course is suited to the G2 exit road test. Young Drivers International has access to a multitude of ̂ resources and is thus able to stay on the leading edge of the industry. With departments such as research & development, education and training continuously striving to learn and improve, YOUNG DRI­ VERS has both a level of quality and stability that clients count on. "It's an infrastructure with a system devoted to quality," said Danter. "Basically, Young Drivers is a well-run business." Danter feels this part of the reason why Young Drivers is the only ISO 1009 registered driver education school. I f y o u 'd like more information about road safety and what you can do, call Young Drivers/Collisionfree a t 845-7200. G> OAKVILLE 845-6601 1 m : Town of Oakville Sixth Line Reconstruction River Glen Blvd / Glenashton Drive to Regional Road 5 (Dundas Street) CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE OF COMPLETION To address existing traffic volumes and operational issues, the Town of Oakville is proposing operational improvements to Sixth Line from north of River Glen Boulevard / Glenashton Drive to Regional Road 5 (Dundas Street). The proposed operational improvements include intersection improvements at Sixth Line and Regional Road 5 and extend southerly to connect to the existing intersection at River Glen Boulevard / Glenashton Drive. This project is being planned as a Schedule B undertaking following the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Road Projects (Class EA). A public information centre was held on March 31, 1999 to review the proposal. Subject to comments received as a result o f this notice, and the receipt of necessary approvals, the Town intends to proceed with design and construction to be completed by the end of 1999. It is anticipated that construction will commence in July 1999. F u rth e r in fo rm a tio n in c lu d in g th e p ro je c t f ile an d p re lim in a ry d es ig n p la n s a re a v a ila b le a t: TOWN OF OAKVILLE TOWN OF OAKVILLE OAKVILLE PUBLIC Clerks Department Public Works Depart. LIBRARY ► 1225 Trafalgar Road 2274 Trafalgar Rd, 2"* FI White Oaks Branch Oakville, Ontario Oakville, Ontario 1070 McCraney S t E Monday - Friday Monday - Friday Oakville, Ontario 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 815-2038 Interested persons may provide written comment to the Town of Oakville about the proposal within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. Comments should be directed to Mr. Dan Cozzi, P. Eng., Town o f Oakville Public Works Department at the address above. If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the Town of Oakville, a person / party may request that the Minister of the Environment "bump-up" the project to an individual environmental assessment "Bump-up" requests may be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of the "bump-up" request shall be sent to the Town Engineer. If there is no "bump-up" request received by June II , 1999, the project will proceed to design and construction to be completed in 1999. Honourable N. Sterling Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue, 15th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4C 1P5 This Notice issued May 12, 1999 by the Town of Oakville The Oakville Injury Prevention Network invites Oakville citizens to share ideas and participate in a Community Forum on Injury Prevention (including a presentation.of injury data for Oakville) Tuesday, M ay 1 8 ,1 9 9 9 7-9 pm O akville M unicipal B uilding 1225 Trafalgar Road For More Information, Please Call 845-6601, ext. 3093 1225 TRAFALGAR R O A D • OAKVILLE, O N T A R IO • L6H 2L1