Observations of a Canadian in America

Ok, so I figured I’d rattle the chain a little just to see if I can stir up some more readers. After driving for two days on US highways, here are some observations I’ve made.

1. No one on the eastern seaboard has cruise control, nor knows what keeping a consistent speed is.
2. Quebec is the 51st state.
3. Turn signals are an option on most vehicles sold in the eastern United States.
4. When the speed limit sign says, say, 65mph, the actual speed limit is 52mph in the right lane and 78mph in the left lane… and if there’s a middle lane, the limit is 59mph.
5. Traffic is a phenomena that people have not really experienced to it’s fullest… drive into Toronto on any given day at 9am. Taken into consideration the size of the cities that I’ve been in traffic in (Toronto, Calgary and Chicago) and the time taken to get through said traffic, Toronto still seems to be the worst I’ve experienced. (I realize that Los Angeles and New York City are probably worse.)

That’s all for now. I will probably think of some more in the next few days.