> > > BASIC RULES FOR DRIVING IN TORONTO <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Toronto driver <br />> > > never uses them. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 2. Under no circumstance should you leave a safe distance between you <br />>and <br />> > > the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody <br />>else, <br />> > > putting you in an even more dangerous situation. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 3. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you <br />> > > have of getting hit. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 4. Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects <br />>it <br />> > > and it will result in you being rear-ended. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork. <br />> > > Ontario is a no-fault insurance province and the other guy doesn't have <br />> > > anything to lose. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that <br />>your <br />> > > ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal <br />> > > pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your <br />> > > legs. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 7. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good <br />>way <br />> > > to scare people entering the highway. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion and <br />>are <br />> > > apparently not enforceable in Toronto during rush hour. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 9. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or <br />> > > move over doesn't mean that a Toronto driver flashing his high beams <br />> > > behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 10. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even <br />> > > someone changing a tire. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 11. Learn to swerve abruptly. Toronto is the home of the high-speed <br />> > > slalom driving thanks to the Provincial Highway Department, which puts <br />> > > pot-holes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on <br />> > > their toes. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 12. It is traditional in Toronto to honk your horn at cars that don't <br />> > > move <br />> > > the instant the light turns green. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 13. Remember that the goal of every Toronto driver is to get there <br />>first <br />> > > by whatever means necessary. <br />> > > <br />> > > <br />> > > 14. In the Toronto area, 'flipping someone the bird' is considered a <br />> > > polite Toronto salute. This gesture should always be returned.
