Lögberg-Heimskringla - 15.01.1988, Page 8

8-ALDARAFMÆLISÁR, FÖSTUDAGUR 15. JANÚAR 1988
Studded tires
A recent article in the Morgunblad
in Reykjavik, Iceland, describes a
meeting to discuss the merits of tire
studs and the adverse effect they
have on road surfaces.
In Norway the problem has been
researched. They discovered the fact
that a ten per cent decrease in speed
with good quality snow tires gave a
performance equal to studded tires.
Hence a speed of 54 km. per hour
with good quality snow tires equals
the performance at 60 km. per hour
with tires fitted with studs. This
result is achieved under average
highway conditions as to hills and
bends. These tests did not include
start up and acceleration tests. They
did inciude slowing down and regain-
ing speed due to varying road condi-
tions. Another discovery during these
tests was that the tires with studs had
one hundred per cent greater pulling
power than snow tires under the
same conditions. This indicates that
tires with studs are more likely to al-
low the completion of as trip as op-
posed to high quality snow tires. In
regards to driving dangers, they re-
main the same for both types of tires,
provided that the snow tire vehicles
decrease their speed by ten per cent.
In Norway as in Iceland the high-
ly destructive effect on highway and
street surfaces by studded tires is a
matter of grave concern. As an exam-
ple the Norwegian engineer stated a
truck fitted with studded tires travel-
ling from the South to the North of
Norway would erode sufficient
material from the road surface to be
fully loaded at the end of the journey.
The article goes on to point out that
Norway has not curtailed the use of
tire studs nor restricted their use in
any way. The tests indicate that un-
der reduced speeds the good quality
snow tires have equal performance
as studded tires.
The writer expresses his opinions
on the merits of these tests in regard
to snow conditions in and around
Reykjavik. He feels that winter
weather conditions differ in Norway
and Iceland, in and around Reykja-
vik. He believes that average winter
temperatures in Norway are lower
than in Reykjavik, also that the hu-
International student exchange
Have you ever wanted to spend a
year in Iceland, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden, Finland or West Germany,
France, Spain, Holland, Britain or
Switzerland?
Are you 16 to 18 years old?
Do you maintain a "B" average in
school?
Applications for ASSE Student Ex-
change programs are now being ac-
cepted for the school year 1988-89
and for the 1989 school year in New
Zealand and Australia.
1988 Summer Homestay programs
are also accepted; as well, language
programs are available in France,
Spain and West Germany.
Right now Regina area students are
studying in Sweden, France and Hol-
land, and recent returnees are from
Norway, Sweden and West
Germany.
So you can't go abroad! You can
also host a student for the school year
'88 - '89.
This year 13 students from
Sweden, Norway, Finland and West
Germany are spending a school year
in the Regina area. Now is the time
to become involved and make
lifelong friendships.
For more information on going
abroad or hosting a student contact
Bjorn Tokle, 569-8658, Regina, Sask.
Affiliated with the Swedish and
Finnish Ministries of Education.
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Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA
92651 USA. Telephone: (714)
Working To Keep Our Heritage Alive
CANADA ICELAND
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SECRETARY: 1 - 204 - 772-8989
Mrs. S. Borga Jakobson
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Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 2P3
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A note from
B. Finnson
L. H. dated 30.10.87
informs us we may be able to lay
claim to Reagan, as his real father
was reportedly a man named William
Cody and the mother, Björg
Jónsdóttir.
Let us attempt to trace the geneal-
ogy back another generation.
We are all aware of an older Wil-
liam (Buffalo Bill) Cody, which in
turn poses another question:
Rannsökum nú allar álmur
að uppruna þess mæta manns.
Skyldi Vísunda Vilhjálmur
vera afi forsetans?
New Location for
the Icelandic
National League
The headquarters office has moved
from 525 Kylemore Ave., to
The Scandinavian Centre,
764 Erin St., Wpg., MB. R3G 2W4
Effective Jan. 1, 1988
New telephone 783-0726
Re-direction of mail requested for
four months. Evelyn will be at the
Scandinavian Centre each Thurs-
day — re Icelandic Day.
Installing winter tires in Iceland.
midity is lower with drier air. With
frost at 10 to 15 degrees and the air
dry the snow characteristics are more
abrasive, acting somewhat like sand.
In Reykjavik these conditions are not
known. They have to struggle with
icy conditions in temperatures two to
three degrees below zero. The result-
ing packed snow turns to slippery icy
conditions in Reykjavik.
Lögberg-Heimskringla
has a new home
We have moved from
525 Kylemore Ave., and
the new address is: Room
40-339 Strathmillan Road,
Winnipeg, Man. R3J 2V6.
Phone: 831-8952.
Access is by way of the
front door, or preferrably,
the N.E. entrance.
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BRAZZELL
McCAFFREY
NOTICE
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Meeting
Jan. 18,1988 7 P.M.
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Winnipeg
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