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Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:09 am
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Originally Posted by Niobii
Only if you passed I assume!
Yes I passed and are you still considering renting a vehicle?
I hope you are landing in Toronto and driving on the 401
 
Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:16 am
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Biggest issue in BC is thye amount of people that run through red lights... strangely 4 way stops seem to work but lights are ignored!
 
Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:26 am
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Originally Posted by BuddyLouise
Biggest issue in BC is thye amount of people that run through red lights... strangely 4 way stops seem to work but lights are ignored!
When stoned it can take a while to notice if things change, hence confusion on the slowly but forever changing pretty lights above the road.
The stop sign, no change...
 
Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:31 am
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Just reiterate that of i2c and her special mate, drinking and driving and hitting pedestrians is common. This is a crossing I make often when popping down to GI and I have seen many people simply run through the red light. This is not an isolated case.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/dea...133/story.html


And I agree with Alan2005, driving anywhere in Canada is a soulless, grey and dispiriting experience.
 
Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
Yes I passed and are you still considering renting a vehicle?
I hope you are landing in Toronto and driving on the 401
Yes....Halifax.....and I have no idea but I get your sarcasm non the less! Cheers!
 
Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:41 am
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Originally Posted by Niobii
Yes....Halifax.....and I have no idea but I get your sarcasm non the less! Cheers!
Halifax is a doddle. Only becomes an issue when following tourists on their way to Peggys Cove. Try driving over the 2 bridges into Halifax but have change handy.
 
Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:42 am
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Originally Posted by Oink
And I agree with Alan2005, driving anywhere in Canada is a soulless, grey and dispiriting experience.
When you are the only car on a twisty back country lane, surely its entirely up to the driver how soulless, grey and dispiriting the experience is
 
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
Halifax is a doddle. Try driving over the 2 bridges into Halifax but have change handy.
Just like the Mersey tunnels....joy of joys! Hopefully the NS bridges will be much prettier, not smell as bad or full of scousers!
 
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Kids are allowed to drive way too young here. Sitting at the traffic lights and seeing 14 year old CHILD in the driver's seat of his big Dad's truck always scares me....bloody crazy
 
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Originally Posted by iaink
When you are the only car on a twisty back country lane, surely its entirely up to the driver how soulless, grey and dispiriting the experience is
Really they have twisty back lanes here?
 
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Originally Posted by Niobii
Just like the Mersey tunnels....joy of joys! Hopefully the NS bridges will be much prettier, not smell as bad or full of scousers!
They are bridges not tunnels These go over the water not under them.
 
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
They are bridges not tunnels These go over the water not under them.
Ha ha, I meant having to pay to use them!
 
Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:50 am
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Originally Posted by Oink
Really they have twisty back lanes here?
I take the kids down one at break neck speed to school nearly every day...
 
Old Jan 6th 2012 | 7:51 am
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Originally Posted by Niobii
Just like the Mersey tunnels....joy of joys! Hopefully the NS bridges will be much prettier, not smell as bad or full of scousers!
Besides, Cant be FULL of scousers, half are woolybacks going the other way
 
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Originally Posted by iaink
I take the kids down one at break neck speed to school nearly every day...
Chavving it up in the scooby?
 


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