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Driving rules of the road in Canada vs. US
a good rule with the metric system is to double it, and add 32....
so If you usually drink 6 beers in the states, you double it and add the 32, meaning you drink 44 METRIC beers.... take off eh, gotta love those mckenzie brothetrs.... |
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Driving rules of the road in Canada vs. US
On 6/15/2008 5:24 PM The Grand Poobah plucked Senior Frog's Magic
Twanger and said: Well, allegedly, in article , Mark Brader wrote: I am a US citizen driving to vancouver. Are there any differences in the driving rules-of-the-road in Canada vs. the U.S? I want to avoid any unexpected citations. - If you see a flashing green light for your left-turning lane, that's equivalent to a protected green arrow -- go ahead and make the left turn. Dangerously wrong advice! Ah! I see. Thanks for the correction (and clarification). I find that I'm still learning about Canada with every visit, apparently. :-) If you see a flashing blue light, it means you're in a K-mart and something is on sale by the light. Run don't walk to get the best items! ;-) -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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Well, allegedly, in article , Brian K wrote:
I find that I'm still learning about Canada with every visit, apparently. :-) If you see a flashing blue light, it means you're in a K-mart and something is on sale by the light. Run don't walk to get the best items! ;-) HAHAHAHAHA -- ok, good tip, duly noted! |
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wrote in message ... I am a US citizen driving to vancouver. Are there any differences in the driving rules-of-the-road in Canada vs. the U.S? I want to avoid any unexpected citations. Thanks Except for speed in Kilometers per hour is almost the same. Take your passport, do not take guns, ammunition or drugs or more than a liter of booze. Take money as gas is even more expensive there. Figure 3.7 liters per gallon. ATM cards do not work at the grocery store as they use a pin and chip card. Works in the bank ATM's. Inform your credit card and debit card companies that you are leaving the country. |
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On Jun 15, 1:42 pm, wrote:
I am a US citizen driving to vancouver. Are there any differences in the driving rules-of-the-road in Canada vs. the U.S? I want to avoid any unexpected citations. Thanks The state of Vermont provide a nifty page of links to that Canadian vehicle authorities: "http://www.aot.state.vt.us/DMv/HOME/Links/ DMVCanada.htm". Of course, nothing beats personal experience. The material provided by the sites might cover additional information not referred to in this newsgroup. -d |
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Driving rules of the road in Canada vs. US
In message GSe5k.21615$TL6.1747@trnddc01 "James Silverton"
wrote: I haven't checked lately but do Canadians have "Right Turn on Red"? I've had to remind myself quite a bit when driving in Europe where it is not customary. Yes, except in Quebec. In Alberta, we also have left turn on red, assuming you're going from a one-way to a one-way, or there are no cops around. |
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In message "CalifBill"
wrote: ATM cards do not work at the grocery store as they use a pin and chip card. I doubt you'll find anywhere without a magnetic strip reader, chip readers are just being phased in. FWIW, US bank cards will work if they have a Visa logo on 'em, just say "credit" rather then "debit" if asked, and expect to sign rather then use a pin. However, ATM cards without a Visa logo are not always cross-boarder compatible at point-of-sale machines. Works in the bank ATM's. Find a real bank though, the ATM in a convenience store doesn't count. |
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Driving rules of the road in Canada vs. US
I haven't checked lately but do Canadians have "Right Turn on Red"? I've
had to remind myself quite a bit when driving in Europe where it is not customary. Yes, except in Quebec. That's out of date. It's now "Yes, except in Montreal." It brings to mind another difference from US driving: signs in Canada are more likely to be graphical. We don't go as far in that direction as they do in Europe, but our one-way-street signs are an arrow with no words (resembling one of the two US styles), and if a specific intersection is posted "no right turn on red", it may well be done by using a "no right turn" icon beside a picture of a red traffic light. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "VAX 3 in 1 carpet care -- now 129.95 pounds" |
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................................................. .........Don't forget your passport
to be able get back to the States. -- Martha Canada You DO NOT need a passport if crossing the US-Canada border by car or ferry. Only needed if flying. A birth certificate and photo ID (drivers license) work just fine. See: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/c...bpmc_2223.html You MAY require a passport beginning in June 2009. But that date keeps changing. |
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On Jun 16, 8:59*am, sechumlib wrote:
On 2008-06-15 19:54:39 -0400, " said: a good rule with the metric system is to double it, and add 32.... Oh, right. And that works with feet, pounds, gallons, degrees...the whole schmear? Eh? I don't know.....you would have to ask the guys in the great white north....it's their joke...... but obviously not..... |
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