Driver, put your hands on the wheel
01-12-2005, 09:15 PM
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Well, we all drive, and we all got a ride of some sort, and we all know how to drive.., right?
So what type of drivers are you meeting up with on the road, and what type driver are you? Defensive, aggressive, passive..etc.
I've driven in many cities around the world, and I find that in retrospect every city seems to have a "general" type of driving ettiquete/habit.
For example, many people think that Montreal drivers are "crazy drivers", Torontonians "ignorant drivers", Vancouverites "snobby drivers".
What's your take?
How many times have you driven past a scene of an accident across the freeway, and had your traffic going in opposite direction, slow down to a crawl, because someone wanted to take a better look at someone else's misfortune?
How about "cellular status" ? and the proverbial "keeper of the speed limit" (not the police), in the left lane?
How well do you remember your driver's handbook?
Test;
At an intersection with 4 way stop signs, 4 emergency government vehicles arrive at precisly the same time, all 4 different vehicles belong to 4 different branches of government, being Police Fire Ambulance and Post office, have their emergency beacons on. Which vehicle has the right of way ? Why?(bonus)
So what type of drivers are you meeting up with on the road, and what type driver are you? Defensive, aggressive, passive..etc.
I've driven in many cities around the world, and I find that in retrospect every city seems to have a "general" type of driving ettiquete/habit.
For example, many people think that Montreal drivers are "crazy drivers", Torontonians "ignorant drivers", Vancouverites "snobby drivers".
What's your take?
How many times have you driven past a scene of an accident across the freeway, and had your traffic going in opposite direction, slow down to a crawl, because someone wanted to take a better look at someone else's misfortune?
How about "cellular status" ? and the proverbial "keeper of the speed limit" (not the police), in the left lane?
How well do you remember your driver's handbook?
Test;
At an intersection with 4 way stop signs, 4 emergency government vehicles arrive at precisly the same time, all 4 different vehicles belong to 4 different branches of government, being Police Fire Ambulance and Post office, have their emergency beacons on. Which vehicle has the right of way ? Why?(bonus)
01-12-2005, 09:32 PM
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Ambulance [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
Because they are going to save a life, while the police are just trying to get to Tim's.
On second thought it's probably the post office because they are federal, and while the other vehicles are probably doing more important stuff, that never stops any federal department from asserting their authority.
Because they are going to save a life, while the police are just trying to get to Tim's.
On second thought it's probably the post office because they are federal, and while the other vehicles are probably doing more important stuff, that never stops any federal department from asserting their authority.
01-12-2005, 09:48 PM
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For example, many people think that Montreal drivers are "crazy drivers", Torontonians "ignorant drivers", Vancouverites "snobby drivers".
in my town and surrounding area (it is quite small with only about 20000 people) if your walking across the road, cars will slow down. in TO i find a lot of people dont, you pretty much half to run so your not killed. also, if you let someone out of a plaza or what not onto the road in front of you, hardly anyone in TO gives you a friendly wave to say thanks. and another thing i find is they dont seem to care about yellow lights. an awful lot of people there like to run red lights in TO and it can be quite dangerous if your not careful.
im not saying they're all like that, so dont come crashin down on me TO folks
01-12-2005, 10:07 PM
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Originally posted by Blind:
Dude postal trucks dont have emergency flashers lol if any at least not like emergency vehicles not to mention a postal truck isn't an emergency vehicle lol.
I say Ambulance.
Dude postal trucks dont have emergency flashers lol if any at least not like emergency vehicles not to mention a postal truck isn't an emergency vehicle lol.
I say Ambulance.
Originally posted by Eli47:
Umm, Dude, Postal trucks do have trucks with blue flashers.
Umm, Dude, Postal trucks do have trucks with blue flashers.
Originally posted by Blind: "if any at least not like emergency vehicles not to mention a postal truck isn't an emergency vehicle"
01-12-2005, 10:26 PM
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Originally posted by Eli47:
All of them are Federal.
All of them are Federal.
If it's for the sake of the story, I would go with ambulance again.
