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Show 8VVV The Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday, F thruary 5, 15.16 By Sgt. Gary Whitney Utah Highway Patrol We don't usually talk to other drivers as we cruise down the highway, but we do indeed communicate with them. Whether it " bean expression of outrage with an n obscene gesture or fxV fl a flash of the eyes . into the rear-vieH mirror to show our H we displeasure, are actively telling someone something communication is the way we "talk" to other drivers from inside our cars while out on the roadway. We're all very good at it, and in fact, use it as a part of almost every conversation we have. Your boss j V cnj IssSU? Non-verb- They played this game a couple more times and then X startedes-turing- . And that's when it happened. Mr. Y blew his stack and forced Mr X right off the road. He said he didnt stop to see if anyone was hurl because if he had, and Mr. X hadn't been hurt, then he would have had to hurt him anyway. This is your more agcomgressive variety of munication. The story is not at all unusual. Drivers constantly use messages to harass one another and to endanger one another. Sometimes it only spoils their days, other times it spoils their paint jobs and once in a while it spoils their lives Though seldom seen while driving such as other messages a wave of the hand and a smile just as effectively in communicating safety, consideration and courtesy to our fellow drivers. non-verb- Messages Unsafe on Highways Non-Verb- al: With a rear-viemirror full of message bumper, the first was not wasted on Mr. X, who answered by glaring back into the rearview mirror. He also rapped on the brake pedal for Mr. Y's edification, with the hope of scaring Mr. Y in the process. Mr. Y got the message all right, but it was not the one Mr. X was sending. He jammed the old Chevy into passing gear, sailed around Mr. X and then cut him off with a sudden jerk back into the left lane. Just like the angry boss mentioned above, Mr. Y had moved into what Mr. X considered his space and in so doing, signaled dominance. At this point Mr. X forgot all about break-ithe new-ca- r period, called on the big horses under the Oldsmo-bile'- s hood and did the same thing to Mr. Y. Only when he got in front he slowed down again. Just to "show em." might march into your office; move uncomfortably close and stand over you, then speak loudly through pursed lips about what she perceives as a problem with your having been late to work every day that week. If you didnt understand a word she. said, there would be little doubt about the message. She didn't knock before coming into your office, as you are expected to do before entering hers. She marched right in and invaded your space The volume and tone of her voice said plenty without the words, and her facial expressions were worth a million words. You got her message all right. And you will get the message just as effec tively with the same communication methods out on the highway. We need to be more aware of the messages we are sending from the protection of our automobiles. Most of them are, unfortunately, negative or derogatory in meaning but can be employed positively as well. Consider, for example, an accident I investigated where a brand new Oldsmobile was lying on its side in between opposthe dirt divider-striing travel lanes of the freeway. As I pulled up, the owner came running up to my car shouting expletives about this guy in a beat up old Chevy who had run him off the road and then just drove off. The guy was calling for the p death penalty against this driver. A witness to the accident got the license plate number of the missing car. I found the driver at his home later that evening and an interesting story unfolded. The scenario began with the Olds driver, whom we will call Mr. X (for expletive), moving down the fast lane of the freeway at about 50 mph. He was driving slowly to break in his new car, and said he "just likes to travel in the left lane. Mr. Y (for why me?) was in a hurry and scooted up on X's bumper to "sort of move him along a little bit. Our first non-verb- message. non-verb- non-verb- n non-verb- Cancer Program The Salt Lake YWCA is sponsoring a weekly program for women who surhave undergone breast-cance- r gery and a free noon lecture on breast-cance- r screening. The "Encore program was created in 1972 by Helen Glines Kohut, R.N., a ballet and swimming instructor who had undergone a mastectomy. Encore became a YWCA program in 1977, and since then 224 organizations have sent staff members to special training sessions. Program sessions are held on Mondays from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m. and instructed by Barbara Isom, YWCA health promotion director and a qualified Encore specialist. It is divided into three sections: floor exercise, swimming exercise and group discus- sion. Floor and pool exercise sessions are individualized and designed to en- hance the strength, flexibility and mobility of the shoulder, chest and arm areas. The water exercises represent effective ways to strengthen muscles and enhance flexibility. Group discussions are devoted to identifying and sharing common concerns about breast cancer, mastectomy and other forms of breast-cance- r surgery. Periodically, a doctor or qualified technician will speak with the group to answer and share medical knowledge. Linda Ruiz, public director of YWCA, feels there is still a need for the Encore program in the Salt Lake area. The enrollment has dropped considerably and we feel the main reason for the decline is the lack of information to the public about the program's availability and content, said Ms. Ruiz. "We feel the Encore program is a community service and with publicity we would see an immediate increase in class enrollment. We hope to stimulate public interest as well as educate women of the importance of preventive health care. YWCA's Feb. 13 "Noontime Network speaker will be Dr. Irene from LDS Hospital's Radiology Department. Dr. Tocino will present an update on mammograms, a video presentation on breast and discuss risk factors based on personal history. 77 Sc& To-cin- Writers Will Meet Kolette Montague will speak on writing for children at the next meeting of the South Jordan Chapter of the League of Utah Writers. The meeting, which is open to the public, will bp Feb. 10 at 6.45 p.m. at 10353 S. 1300 We guarantee Food 4 Less is the lowest price food in Utah. If you can find a lower food total 20 or more items in an order of $50.00 or more, well pay you 5 times the difference in cash. (Receipt required) store West. For further information phone President Dorothy Farnell. 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