Driving rules of the road in Canada vs. US

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

<techman41973@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>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

No different. Watch your speed & basic traffic rules, and you'll be fine.

"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton@verizon.not> wrote in message
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> Jim wrote on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:32:59 -0500:
>
>
>> <techman41973@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:d7a24569-72cb-408b-a79a-1593d89d8d4d@x1g2000prh.************.com...
>>> 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
>
>> No different. Watch your speed & basic traffic rules, and
>> you'll be fine.
>
> 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, they do, and if I remember correctly, Canada started the Right on Red.
Before I was aware of it, I would just watch the other drivers.

Well, allegedly, in article <XaqdnQthCKBnGcjVnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d@vex.net>, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> 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. :-)

On Jun 15, 10:42 am, techman41...@yahoo.com 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

Metric system.

When speed limit says 100 it's not 100 mph.

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....

On Jun 16, 8:59 am, sechumlib <sechum...@liberal.net> wrote:
> On 2008-06-15 19:54:39 -0400, "garciyala...@************"
> <garciyala...@************> 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.....

On Jun 16, 10:02 am, sechumlib <sechum...@liberal.net> wrote:
> On 2008-06-16 06:05:34 -0400, nbVIA...@************ 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.

On Jun 16, 6:09 pm, MI <quilchenap...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> On 6/16/08 5:59 AM, in article 485663a2$0$5144$4c368...@roadrunner.com,
>
> "sechumlib" <sechum...@liberal.net> wrote:
> > On 2008-06-15 19:54:39 -0400, "garciyala...@************"
> > <garciyala...@************> 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, msb@vex.net (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.