Driving rules of the road in Canada vs. US

wrote on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:19:36 -0700
(PDT):

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......

My own method for the temperature conversion is to know it in units of
ten and fill in between using 2 instead of the correct 1.8. For example,
50F is 10C, 68F is 20C, 86F is 30C., so 14C would be about 58F (a small
error but who cares.)

An accurate and easy to remember rule is add on 40, multiply by the
factor, subtract 40.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Jun 16, 10:02*am, sechumlib wrote:
On 2008-06-16 06:05:34 -0400, said:

You DO NOT need a passport if crossing the US-Canada border by car or
ferry. Only needed if flying.

But starting next year, you'll need it to get back. US rules, not CA.

Yes, and that is exactly what the article says that I posted....It was
a link to the US State Dept. not Canada.

My own method for the temperature conversion is to know it in units of
ten and fill in between using 2 instead of the correct 1.8. For example,
50F is 10C, 68F is 20C, 86F is 30C., so 14C would be about 58F (a small
error but who cares.)

An accurate and easy to remember rule is add on 40, multiply by the
factor, subtract 40.

"EASY to remember" , you're joking, right ????

oC to oF: Try double it, add 30

Rudy wrote on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:55:46 GMT:

My own method for the temperature conversion is to know it
in units of ten and fill in between using 2 instead of the
correct 1.8. For example, 50F is 10C, 68F is 20C, 86F is
30C., so 14C would be about 58F (a small error but who
cares.)

An accurate and easy to remember rule is add on 40, multiply by the
factor, subtract 40.

"EASY to remember" , you're joking, right ????

It's a damn siight easier than "Do I add on or subtract 32 and at what
point?" especially since it works for conversions in both directions!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On 6/16/08 3:05 AM, in article
,
" wrote:

.................................................. ........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.

You are quite right, but US officials can be very nasty if you just produce
your driver's license with a birth certificate. That is why I originally got
my current passport because I got sick of the hassle at Blaine every
Saturday morning. Someone I know came into Canada last Saturday and Canadian
Border Service gave her a bit of a hard time because the officer had to make
sure she would be readmitted to the States. Much simpler to carry a
passport. Makes Uncle Sam much happier.

--
Martha Canada

On 6/16/08 5:59 AM, in article ,
"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?

Nope. Only partially works with temperature. Celsius to Fahrenheit. Someone
posted the the main ones for speed limit. You'll be collecting lots of
tickets and points if you try the above for speed. E.g. 30mph---Above
method. 30 x 2 = 60 +32 = 92. 30mph = 50kmh in reality.

--
Martha Canada

On Jun 16, 6:09*pm, MI wrote:
On 6/16/08 5:59 AM, in article ,

"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?

Nope. Only partially works with temperature. Celsius to Fahrenheit. Someone
posted the the main ones for speed limit. You'll be collecting lots of
tickets and points if you try the above for speed. E.g. 30mph---Above
method. 30 x 2 = 60 +32 = 92. 30mph = 50kmh in reality.

--
Martha Canada

lol...the important part of my post was cut....It is a joke, bob and
doug mckenzie, discussing metric beers...

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:11:22 -0500, (Mark Brader) 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.

That's out of date. It's now "Yes, except in Montreal."

Yes, it's been legal in Quebec to turn right on a red light since
April 2003. The only exception is the island of Montreal and where
signs prohibit it.

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.

In message (Mark
Brader) 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.

That's out of date. It's now "Yes, except in Montreal."

Just my luck... I double checked with a friend who lives "out there",
turns out he's in Montreal (and/or just doesn't keep up)

In message sechumlib
wrote:

On 2008-06-16 06:05:34 -0400, said:

You DO NOT need a passport if crossing the US-Canada border by car or
ferry. Only needed if flying.

But starting next year, you'll need it to get back. US rules, not CA.

Although do expect Canada to refuse entry unless the border guard is
reasonably certain the US will take you back or that you're permitted to
stay in Canada indefinitely.