The difference between Canadian an US Drivers In The Snow

Here in Arkansas they close the schools even if snow is just in the forecast. We have people that don't come to work if they predict snow to start at noon. Even rain will cause stop and go traffic on the interstate.

While us Canuks are supposed to more adept at driving in winter conditions, it takes a few snowfalls/ice storms to get up the "re-learning" curve, anyone driving in Toronto during the first storms of the season wouldn't notice a great reduction in the number of vehicles in the ditch compared to those in Texas!

John&Joey wrote:
Two feet, is that all you got:R. If you want real snow leave that banana belt city of London, Ont and head up north to Houghton, Michigan where the real lumber jacks live.

I was there during the record of355 inches It started snowing and didn't stop for over 30 days. Never did spill a drop of beer either.

Ahhh... Brings back memories. My freshman year at Tech was '64-'65 when we got 268". I got a job clearing hockey coach John MacInnes' driveway every morning. Every morning!

Many years later we had an ice storm in Houston, TX. I was carpooling with a guy from PEI, Canada. We looked at the roads and decided to stay home and let the Texans fill the ditches with their cars, which they did. The next day at work people asked why, being from the north, we didn't come in. We said because we knew better.
They thought there was some trick to driving on glare ice. The only trick is, "Don't".

The only real difference between Canadian and US drivers is the fact that the speeds limits are lower in Canada and the gas prices are higher. :(

So the average Canadian driver is most likely driving slower on any given road. That means they may be having fewer accidents and less damage. :B

LMAO
When we get 2 inches the whole city of 2+ million shuts down, schools are closed, emergency management is activated, people are either freaking out or are in ah with amazement.

What a different world we live in!

Big sigh!!....we Vancouver Islanders just smile at the wonders of "Canada" in the winter....snow? arctic fronts? freezing temps?....now what the heck is that all about!....guess we aren't very Canadian, eh?

Francesca

You believe those weather forecasts????? They are lucky if they can get it right 3 days out. We already have a foot of the white ****:B

Down here in Florida the temperatures have already plunged into the 70's so we are all in panic mode. I've already dug out my winter T-shirts.

Tim

According to Official North American Weather Maps, there's no weather worth talkin' about in Canada:



;)

An American would not ask someone to hold his beer. All he would say is "watch this."