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Article #457: Driving Tips for Canada

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Canada is an immense country that discounts
occupies the upper portion of North The Trans-Canada Highway is probably the
America. The diverse scenery that can be most well-known route and at a distance
found here - from the Rocky Mountains to of 5,000 miles, it's the longest highway
the prairies to the fishing villages of in the world. Travelling this expanse is
the Maritime provinces - is spread across a journey in itself. The second massive
the second-largest country in the world. highway here is the Yellowhead Highway,
A very clean and tidy road system means which is almost as long and extends to
there are no worries about too many the Pacific coast in British Columbia.
potholes or blind corners. All the When choosing a vehicle, it's best to
crossings have signposts and the highway rent at least a mid-size car. You will be
markers are usually quite clear. in that car for a good portion of your
Europeans will probably find driving in day while on the road, so you'd better be
Canada much less stressful than back comfortable. Another consideration for
home, with much larger and wider new the long journeys is fuel economy, and
world roadways. online holiday rental although fuel prices here are lower than
If you need to stop for fuel, there is in Europe, they are still high compared
certainly no shortage of service stations to what they were here a few years ago.
either. Many of them are open 24 hours To rent the car, you'll need only your
and aside from petrol, they have a licence from home. Canada does not
maintenance department and restaurants to requirean international driver's licence;
refuel the corporeal engine as well. On it recognises individual permits from all
the main highways, there are usually countries. Inside the car, all
signs indicating how many miles passengers must by law be wearing
kilometres it will be before the next seatbelts while driving and all children
service station so that can take the must be in a safety seat.
guess work out of your rest stops. The Canadian police are very serious
Even on secondary highways, there about driving under the influence and the
shouldn't be any problems finding local penalties are not worth getting caught
service stations, shops or restaurants. for. The legal alcohol limit is 0.8mg/ml
The only concern here is that they are and they do conduct programmes where they
most likely not 24 hours, so make sure will choose a place on the highway and
you don't get caught in 'the boonies' too stop all passing cars for breathalyzer
long after dark. tests.
It's recommended that due to the The speed limits on Canadian roads and
considerable lengths of Canadian roads motorways are usually clearly marked on
that you stop every few hours and limit the side of the road. If you can't find a
your driving to no more than 350 miles sign, there are usually three divisions
(600kms) a day. If you're going to be of: populated areas, secondary highways
doing a serious trip, it's always best to and motorways. The speed limits are
have a few drivers as it can be very 50kmph (30mph), 80kmph (55mph) and
tiring and accidents can occur easily 100kmph (68mph) respectively.
when you're not fully alert. rental car






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