Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, May 19, 1993, Page 23 't DRI VING SAFELY with RANDY RANOY McLEAN IS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRAFFIC SAFETY. Mr'. MLean has reviewod thousands of individual motor vehicle accident reports and his close working relatioflships wth police agencies, governiTtentS, safety associations, industry and the public, have given him a true overview oi tratfic safety issues, problems and solutions in Canada In memory Mother's Day 1993: Eight young aduits killed in early niorniner bond-on collision. A tragody of enorrnous proportion. A tragedy ioved by miany of us wvho nover knew the victims. A tragody we can ail learn from. Was alcohiol involved? It really doesnt rnatter now. To the family and fien ds of the eight teenagers, knoving wvon't undo the damage or lessen their grief. To the rest of us, lknowing shouldn't change our minds about drinking an d driving. We know they don't mix. Alcohol nay not have contributed to these eight deaths, but it did contribute to eight other trafflic denths, and eight others before ýthat, and eight others before that, and ... We don't need, or want, any more proof. Wlethiei Ilcoliol was involved or not this tragedy should manke us stol) and think. hink about-lhov much %ve drink when wve know we have ta dive. Think about servin g drinks to people we kno\v are going to dive. Think about F etting into a car Mhen wo know the driver has iad too miuch to dink. Think about the number of other drivers on the road who may have had too much ta dink. Think about the nuniber of timiesy ou have been comipletely sober and still made driving errors. If' you collide head-on \vith another car cresting a bill at hi gh speod, it really %von't matter whetber the othler driver is sober or not. The consoquences %vil] be the same. Can head-on collisions be avoided? Yes. Ho\v? By being prepared. 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