Driving in Canada
Dec 4th 2012 | 6:44 am
#16
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Re: Driving in Canada
Take the bus or a taxi that way you can have a few pints on the way home from work and not worry about crashing.
Dec 4th 2012 | 6:50 am
#17
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Re: Driving in Canada
Nobody actual drives in Canada - we all have sled dogs.
Apparently dogs come in white, biege, brown, silver (old dogs) but not in blue (maybe frozen) nor red (probably dead).
Apparently dogs come in white, biege, brown, silver (old dogs) but not in blue (maybe frozen) nor red (probably dead).
Dec 4th 2012 | 6:52 am
#18
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Re: Driving in Canada
This is because canadians are very environmentally concious*, and realise that braking and then accelerating back to cruising speed uses more gas and creates more emissions.
By pulling over to the left for a "country left turn", or when passing you on the left as you turn right it means fewer people have to turn their cruise control off
Likewise cutting corners allows drivers to maintain more of their original speed by hitting the apex of the corner, thereby needing to use less gas to get back up to cruising speed.
Now you know
*This is not necessarily true, but the logic is flawless.
By pulling over to the left for a "country left turn", or when passing you on the left as you turn right it means fewer people have to turn their cruise control off
Likewise cutting corners allows drivers to maintain more of their original speed by hitting the apex of the corner, thereby needing to use less gas to get back up to cruising speed.
Now you know
*This is not necessarily true, but the logic is flawless.
Canadian driving is not about reading the road and reacting ahead of time, it's all about "me" in "my" vehicle and sod the rest of you.
Dec 4th 2012 | 7:13 am
#19
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Re: Driving in Canada
...in Ireland at least, all BMW drivers insist on driving with their fog lights on at all times except from when it is actually foggy! ...
Last edited by Gazman; Dec 4th 2012 at 7:15 am.
Dec 4th 2012 | 9:14 am
#21
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Re: Driving in Canada
Not many cars with fog lights here, Ontario, unless you buy a Mini or Saab, then they are fused into the on position, it seems.
It is also mandatory to not indicate for any of your turns, and it appears most drivers are short sighted, or drunk, they therefore travel 2" from the rear of the car ahead so as not to swerve off the road. Already.
Asian driving is a stand out Extreme sport that other commuters have to join into, like it or not.
Other than the above, and what the previous posts said, all is good.
It is also mandatory to not indicate for any of your turns, and it appears most drivers are short sighted, or drunk, they therefore travel 2" from the rear of the car ahead so as not to swerve off the road. Already.
Asian driving is a stand out Extreme sport that other commuters have to join into, like it or not.
Other than the above, and what the previous posts said, all is good.
Dec 4th 2012 | 9:35 am
#22
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Dec 4th 2012 | 9:39 am
#23
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Dec 4th 2012 | 9:40 am
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Re: Driving in Canada
In BC at a 4-way intersection it is mandatory for all drivers approaching the intersection to give way to other drivers at or approaching the intersection. It is recommended that this state of indecision should last at least two minutes until all vehicles are ready to proceed in unison. Under no circumstances should any vehicle be deemed to have priority.
Dec 4th 2012 | 9:44 am
#25
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Re: Driving in Canada
In BC at a 4-way intersection it is mandatory for all drivers approaching the intersection to give way to other drivers at or approaching the intersection. It is recommended that this state of indecision should last at least two minutes until all vehicles are ready to proceed in unison. Under no circumstances should any vehicle be deemed to have priority.
Dec 4th 2012 | 9:44 am
#26
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Re: Driving in Canada
In BC at a 4-way intersection it is mandatory for all drivers approaching the intersection to give way to other drivers at or approaching the intersection. It is recommended that this state of indecision should last at least two minutes until all vehicles are ready to proceed in unison. Under no circumstances should any vehicle be deemed to have priority.
Dec 4th 2012 | 11:17 am
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Re: Driving in Canada
There was survey on this last year:
Silver/grey 22.3%
Black 14.1%
Blue 13.6%
Red 11.6%
White 6.9%
Green: 6%
Gold: 3.8%
Orange: 0.4%
Other: 11%
http://www.ctvnews.ca/silver-grey-mo...study-1.688805
Silver/grey 22.3%
Black 14.1%
Blue 13.6%
Red 11.6%
White 6.9%
Green: 6%
Gold: 3.8%
Orange: 0.4%
Other: 11%
http://www.ctvnews.ca/silver-grey-mo...study-1.688805
Dec 4th 2012 | 11:20 am
#29
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Re: Driving in Canada
The posters on this thread just provide evidence as to why liquor/beer distribution is Government controlled in most of this country. God only knows what rubbish they would write if it was not.
Dec 4th 2012 | 2:09 pm
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Re: Driving in Canada
