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The law soys te turn your lights on half an hour before dusk and... But otficer, I'm gping to B.C. and the son doesw+ set there for An obscure law, passed aS an amend- ment to the Highway Traffic Act by the Ontario Legislature last Dec. 14, has gone into the books without. any attention being paid to it by the general public. The new law would require Ontario motorists to turn on their headlights from 30 minutes before sunset until a half an hour after sunrise. 'The old law required thal headlights be turned on 30 minutes after sunset to a half an hour before sunrise. This would increase the length of time by an hour in both morning and evenings. Presently. local and area police forces have not been strictly en- forcing the new law. aly BPO Midland Police Chief Ernest Bates said, '""You can't expect people to catch on to the law overnight. It's a_ habit. people just have to get used to." Both the Midland police and the OPP have yet to lay any charges. Chief Bates added that the Ministry of Transportation has tried to get the message to the public via radio and the news media. A survey of the public showed_ that very few motorists are aware that the new regulations are in effect. The rationale behind the new rule is that studies suggest it's safer on the roads the longer car lights are kept on, even in daylight. Sweden and | Obscure law _ looking _ for publicity Finland have required lights on at all times for years. The number of accidents dropped dramatically in both countries. Research done in North America indicates the same would likely happen here. Although most people agree with the new legislation, some people complain that you can never tell if the sun will officially set in 30 minutes or if it has been 30 minutes since the sun has set. Some people are even convinced that the new law will only help to further clog the already over burdened court system. Fines for non- compliance with the law range from $53 to $200. Snow matches month Huronia has begun to look more like Huronia in January, with the ac- cumulation of 30 centimetres of snow in four days. Mel Curtis of Midland reports that seven centimetres of snow fell on Jan. 4. two centimetres on Jan. 5, four centimetres on Jan. 6, and 17 cen- Snowmobilers should know law Snowmobiling snowmobile is not a toy. Ti SAS. 'ehicle that under the ontrol every second. Otherwise, the x: accident statistic. = Everyone should know machine. situations. All vehicles dition yo has : become a way Of life for many Ontario residents. Wherever they're driven, operating skill is called for. The power driven must be driver's driver could become another who operates a snowmobile Ontario's laws which apply to the They should also know the machine itself, how it works, how to drive il in different motorized snow must be registered and, in ad- to 'registration, u must have a permit Where the car speed timetres on Jan. 7. 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