Re: Can you imagine anyone doing this in Canada?
 

I only know Toronto and thereabouts, within this area there are groups within the society that have no respect for the rule of law, yes, the Crips, Bloods and Hell's Angels for a start.

There are rather more that have no respect for the police, myself included.

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How can you respect a force that when your car gets broken into doesnt even come out to investigate unless over $10k Stolen (York Regional) but then the second you do 128 on the 400 you get pulled over and slapped with a fine (OPP)! All they are good for is traffic cops especially the OPP!!

Not that I blame them as their hands are tied by the dumb ass politicians like Miller who gives them quotas to fill and earn for the city/province! Traffic division cops are an exception to this rule of course as they are analy rententive and actaully enjoy this!

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Maybe because bad drivers kill people, but theft isn't generally life threatening (assuming you didn't leave your dialysis machine in the trunk).

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Yes, there's that but I was thinking more of the racism, wife beating, drug taking, homophobia and casual violence one associates with the Toronto police. I was well amused at the mock surprise of the police spokesman when the cops with the grow op got busted recently.

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The very second you hit 128, and every time too I'm sure:rolleyes:

So does no one get tickets for doing 90mph on the motorway in the UK? That's also 28% over the posted limit. On my last visit I tripped a camera doing 34mph, entering a 30 zone (13% over)


Anyway, I digress. NO, I cant imagine that happening in Canada, but then I couldn't really imagine it happening in the UK either, so "never say never".

My advice for people living in the UK is simply to ignore the media, they are a miserable bunch, I cant really see what is to be gained from indulging them.

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you said it perfectly bad drivers kill people not speed! So made my point for me!

I had just left a stash of 100's and coke on the front seat but nothing out the ordinary!

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One thing that is nice about Canada is the culture of flashing headlight warnings. I was going along at about 90mph last night and, but for a kind motorist coming the other way, would have got a ticket over the "50k over" tantrum threshold.

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That courtesy used to happen all the time in the UK too. That is, until there were speed cameras every 50 yards.

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Yes. All those intrusive cameras put me off living in the UK more than the Mail's perception of the crime rate.

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The existence of Daily Mail readers puts me off more than either of those things. They're a lot more prevalent than guardianistas, y'know.

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Speed is easy to measure. Speed can be a factor in an accident. An accident can be a factor in a death.

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I know. I have relatives. Curiously, despite being jailbirds, banged up teens, dole scum and the mentally ill, they read the Mail.

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The only reason there are so many accidents in Canada is because the standard of driving is so crap, they dont properly test immigrants from well know 3rd world or crap driving countries such as asia, italy, eastern europe, latin america and hence most of these people on the road dont know to drive properly as I experienced for 7 hours driving around TO yesterday on all mannor of highways seeing numerous crashes, further crashed clearly caused by drivers not being able to drive by that accident without being nosey and then getting in one themselves.

Then my favourite - what driver knows how to use a lane properly - not many people in Canada thats for sure they all just tootle along in the fast lane and if you want to get anywhere above 80kmh especially on the 401 then you have to treat driving like gran turismo on the PS2. I was always taught outer lanes are for overtaking not just getting into the second you get on the highway when all inner lanes are empty!!

Ive driven at high speeds and been driven at high speeds and have never felt as safe as weaving in and out of traffic in a police cruiser at 240kmh on the 401 - its the muppet drivers that are the problem not speed!

Cars are as one woman used to say 'a potential deathtrap' (think scottish accent forget her name) and many people should not be allowed one just like they would not be allowed a gun.

P.S Im looking forward to the drive home today! Whose up for some dual live action gran turismo across the 407/400? ;)

Re: Can you imagine anyone doing this in Canada?
 

I learned to drive in Canada and was also taught the the outside lanes were for passing.

However I was stunned to hear a Calgary police sergeant on the radio one day, state that there is no such thing as a fast lane and anyone driving in the left hand lanes doing the speed limit is doing absolutely nothing wrong.

It left me wondering what the point is of all the signs along the highways in Alberta saying "slower traffic keep right".

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That would be Lynn Faulds Wood.

Guns, give me a break ...you think they do a good job preventing people getting guns who shouldn't have them?

240 on the 401? There must be an implausible story there....

Its not worth getting stressed over the driving mate, you will have a stoke at this rate. Chill, you will just have to get there when you get there. Its stil got nothing on the M25.