In a sudden moment of stupidity...

[nando]

It's because most of our speed limits are stupidly low and most of our roads (at least in and around Vancouver) are really well maintained. At least, compared to the I5 and other roads I've been on down south.

The I5 is just scary to speed on, all the joints in the road :S

On another note, I've never driven in Toronto, but I have been driven around there, and I would be scared to have to drive on those roads. 140km/h in bumper to bumper rush hour traffic is just silly.

On yet another note, we're metric, and yet all house/property measurements are still done in feet/inches.

I would have to agree with you on the limits being too low. 40km/h on a road that would be 50mph here? yeah right..

the joints don't really bother me though.. I guess you get used to it? plus it's much nicer since they ground off the top 2" or so to expose fresh, smooth pavement. it really only gets bad when you get south of Mt Vernon.

[Mike325]

Look at the big brains on Breeeeeet!! hahaa



Mariano

You're a smart mutha fucka, that's right.

[Mystikal]

Im SO using that term from now on. Anything I order thats euro and I put on my car, Im saying "Yeah I got the Canadian spec bumper trim." And Im listing it as a mod. pwn3d


Mariano

You don't even know. This forum has been riding my nuts for years based on the Euro cluster, M-Tech II wheel, and ///M shift knob. Canada is the new Germany.

-Jay

[Mystikal]

On another note, I've never driven in Toronto, but I have been driven around there, and I would be scared to have to drive on those roads. 140km/h in bumper to bumper rush hour traffic is just silly.

Well, the main freeway (401) is the busiest road in North America (the title passes back and forth with that LA joint), but come night it's a free for all. 8 lanes of single-direction traffic, serious lack of bends, and a surplus of modified cars wanting to race.

-Jay

[CleanAzzE30z]

They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?

No, man, they got the metric system, they don't know what the fuck a Quarter Pounder is.

What do they call it?

They call it a Royal with Cheese.

Look at the big brains on Breeeeeet!! hahaa

Im SO using that term from now on. Anything I order thats euro and I put on my car, Im saying "Yeah I got the Canadian spec bumper trim." And Im listing it as a mod. pwn3d


Mariano

[Lobstrosity]

I meant more along the lines that nobody follows the speed limits. 20-30 over is not uncommon. I just go with the flow of traffic so they aren't annoyed by the "stupid american." :p

It's because most of our speed limits are stupidly low and most of our roads (at least in and around Vancouver) are really well maintained. At least, compared to the I5 and other roads I've been on down south.

The I5 is just scary to speed on, all the joints in the road :S

On another note, I've never driven in Toronto, but I have been driven around there, and I would be scared to have to drive on those roads. 140km/h in bumper to bumper rush hour traffic is just silly.

On yet another note, we're metric, and yet all house/property measurements are still done in feet/inches.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

Speeding while on the phone. You already know this, but you're lucky you are not in jail.

Dude, I just want to say, thank you soo much for using the proper form of "you're".

[Fidhle007]

I spent some time in Toronto last winter while recording at The Pocket Studios. I was stuck in the tour bus though and didn't get to do any driving...

[Mystikal]

Yeah, we drive fast. Likely related, in the entire City of Toronto (5mil pop) there is virtually no freeway patrolling, due to the police being terrified to stand on the side of the highway while they issue tickets. Of course once you move outside the borders of the urban area it's well patrolled.

Oh, and I'm not even starting on the real topic of this thread.

-Jay

[Fidhle007]

I meant more along the lines that nobody follows the speed limits. 20-30 over is not uncommon. I just go with the flow of traffic so they aren't annoyed by the "stupid american." :p

Yeah, it's the same in Ontario.

[Fidhle007]

As far as I know the speed limits are in kmh all the way across Canada. I know they are in Quebec and Ontario and most of the Maritimes. I used to play in a band that was based out of Cornwall Ontario and to get to rehearsals I'd usually drive through Montreal, to this day I still only know enough french to read road signs.

[nando]

What do they call a Big Mac?

A Big Mac's a Big Mac, except they call it Le Big Mac.

I've seen km/h speed limits in Quebec. I think the speed limits are in km/h in the maritimes as well...

I meant more along the lines that nobody follows the speed limits. 20-30 over is not uncommon. I just go with the flow of traffic so they aren't annoyed by the "stupid american." :p

[FredK]

What do they call a Big Mac?

A Big Mac's a Big Mac, except they call it Le Big Mac.

I've seen km/h speed limits in Quebec. I think the speed limits are in km/h in the maritimes as well...

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?

No, man, they got the metric system, they don't know what the fuck a Quarter Pounder is.

What do they call it?

They call it a Royal with Cheese.

:up:

[nando]

Of course. But the weirdest part of it all is that McDonalds in Canada still has a Quarter Pounder with cheese, but the speed limits are in kmh. :p

I don't think they know what KMH is either - at least not from my experience driving up there. WOW. lol.