' PAGE WJWFft* W i car owners, Cyclists also now help guard environment i , > / H The typical person rid- |ing a motorcycle today is apt to be an accountant or a fashion designer on the way to the office or a family going to a picnic, yet the public's image of the black leather-jacketed Marlon Brando still lingers as typical of the cyclist. To dispel this image on behalf of the eight million cyclists (growmg by an additional million yearly) and to represent the in terests of the cycle makers, distributors and trade as sociation, the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) has been formed. The MIC's latest en deavor, one it shares with the automotive industry, is to work with govern ment agencies such as the U.S. Department of Trans portation and Environ mental Protection Agency on noise and air pollution reduction for cycles. customer has purchased the machine. With this realization, the EPA has expanded its efforts be yond controlling noise at the point of manufacture Through MIC efforts, legislators realize that mo torcycles are a legitimate recreation or transporta tion vehicle and that the laws and regulations con trolling the use of motor cycles may well affect their neighbors if not them selves. MONTANA'S BIG SKY country i« enjoyed to the fullest by a lone motorcycle rider. No longer the domnin of the "Wild One" type of rider, cycling now appeals to a wider variety of people. The industry as a whole has become aware of ecological matters such as pollution control, fuel economy and noise abatement according to an industry association Motorcycle Industry Council. people who write ads don't make t&° loans. Since the MIC speaks for more than 80 com panies, it can present the industry's over-all views to the governmental agencies and works with them. One of the first concerns of the EPA in their re search to determine sound levels for motorcycles was the level of technology available in the sound abatement area. Through the MIC they were en couraged to visit various manufacturers' facilities. The manufacturers con cerned were completely candid with the EPA offi cials and actually demon strated capabilities beyond those that were thought possible. STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT BORROWING MONEY: READING TODAVSBANK ADVERTISEMENTSFOR LOANS, YOIPDTHINKALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WALK IN, SAY HOW MUCH YOU NEED AND WALK RIGHT OUT WITH YOUR MONEY IT REALLY ISN'T THAT SIMPLE. WE WANT YOU TO HAVE SOME FACTS ABOUT WHAT ITS LIKE TO BORROW MONEY...NOT SOME ADMAN'S IDEA. The noise problem is primarily with the new motorcycles available, for all must meet existing noise level standards in many states. The problem is with modified exhaust systems Installed after the Some advice worth repeating OBSERVE THE 55 mile an hour speed limit. Avoid high speed driving. You'll save a lot of fuel and get to your destination just as quickly. AVOID TAILGATING. This is dangerous because it leaves Insufficient room between your car and the one ahead of you and may require jamming on your brakes to avoid a collision. Aside from taking an ad ditional toll on your fuel, this causes excessive tire wear. SAFE DISTANCE Traffic safety experts recommend maintaining one car length between vehicles for each 10 of speed. In other at 50 miles W five car hjngth* •booki *'//// WHO CAN ANYONE WITH GOOD CREDIT RATING AND THE ABILITY TO REPAY. TEACHERS, MECHANICS, DOCTORS, CLERKS, FACTORY WORKERS, POLICEMEN, FARMERS, BUSINESSMEN ...IN FACT ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE BORROW AT THE "FIRST." HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? IF YOU ARE A FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF McHENRY CUSTOMER, YOU CAN GET YOUR LOAN APPROVED WITHIN 24 HOURS, IF YOU ARE NEW IN THE COMMUNITY, IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? INTEREST RATES VARY WITH THE AMOUNT, TYPE AND TERM OF THE LOAN. WE DISCUSS ALL THE DETAILS WITH YOU BEFORE YOU SIGN YOUR LOAN PAPERS BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR LOAN. IS NOW A TIME TO \r MONEY IS AVAILABLE AT FAVORABLE RATES TO PURCHASE AUTOMOBILES. WHETHER IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BORROW DEPENDS ON YOU AND YOUR SITUATION. WHATEVER YOUR MONEY NEEDS, WE WILL GIVE YOU STRAIGHT TALK TO HELP YOU DO MORE WITH YOUR MONEY. PEOPLE WHO WROTE THIS AD LEND MONEY. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF McHENRY 3814 W. Elm Street • McHenry, Illinois 60050 815-385-5400 v/i; • V < V * V ' « » W %Y W / V . < * < «yAy»y.\v/.y .v .v ..v.v.v.v.v--, : Member FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FDKI