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Back in
the Travel
Saddle
I want to thank AMA for
your recent help. I’ve been
a member since 1969, but
AMA really became
like family this past
year.
After my wife
passed away, I
that my wife and
went to the Calgary
I had planned to
Shawnessy centre to
Erika Norberg,
travel once we’d both
change the registra-
AMA Travel
retired. Travel was
tion on our vehicles,
Shawnessy
fairly new to me
and an AMA team
(a previous trip had been a
member explained other
disaster) so I had concerns.
documents needed to be
Erika helped me make
cancelled and changed after
a bucket list—and a plan to
a death. She showed great
follow it. My first trip was a
patience explaining things.
river cruise in Europe. With-
I also spoke to an AMA
out Erika’s encouragement
Travel counsellor named
and help I probably would’ve
Erika Norberg. I explained
Safety
Savvy
backed out, but I went and
had the greatest time, even
though I was travelling on
my own. I met great people
and became more focused on
travelling in the future. Since
then I’ve been to Ottawa and
Phoenix, and did a battle-
field tour that included Vimy
Ridge. I’ve also made plans
through AMA to go on a
number of other trips.
W. M.
Check out these retro
CAA School Safety
Patroller’s parade
uniforms from the
1980s. Were you a
patroller in the ’80s?
By the Numbers
in alberta, you must slow down when you’re in the lane immediately
adjacent to an emergency vehicle or tow truck at the roadside.
but 62% of ama members surveyed want a stricter rule: Vehicles
in all lanes should slow to 60 (or lower) when passing roadside
responders. here’s how alberta currently measures up:
Slow to
70
or 40 km/h
if posted
80
limit is below
in adjacent
lane only
in all lanes
60
Slow to
or less if
posted limit is lower
b.c.
alberta
o
Slow t
in all
lanes
60
Slow to
60
or 40 km
/h
if posted
limit is b
elow 80
in all lanes
Manitoba
ama’s school safety
Patrol is celebrating
80 years of helping
alberta children
stay safe on their
way to class. re-
cently, you shared
your safety Patrol
memories with us
on Facebook.
Eleanor C: i was a
patroller in the early
’50s. We had a heavy
white cloth sash
about four inches
wide, then went to
a narrow white
webbed sash.
Kim M: in 1988 we
were transitioning
between sash and
vest by wearing both
together!
Ruth W: i was a
patroller in the ’50s.
AMA InsIder
Fall 2017
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