Speed Limits in Canada

[Grey_Mountain]

One of the really great things about visiting Vancouver Island is the speed limits. On the Island Highway between Campbell River and Nanaimo, posted speed limit is 120. Wow! Max speed limit in the states is 75mph, sometimes 80.

GM

[garyhaupt]

DirtyOil wrote:

Grey Mountain wrote:
I spent most of my adult life in Europe where the metric system was the norm. I have no problem making the conversion. Back when I was a beer drinker, even hoisted a liter or two of good German brew.
I took the coast road up from Parksville to Salmon Point this time - nice, slow drive. I usually maintain a constant 62-65mpg both here and in the states. That is a comfortable speed when traveling down the road with 40,000lbs/18,181.81818181kgs strapped to my back.
Oh, really like that gas at 1.269 per gallon...

GM

Come to my land (beyond the great Mountains... from where the great ball of fire rises) set up Tee Pee and we can raid the local Flyin J for 0.979 per gallon... :W

Yeah..but it`s still Alberta.


Gary haupt

[VE3ESN]

paulj wrote:
I thought Canadians measured fuel usage in l/km? Don't they also measure speed in hr/km?

Our fuel usage is measured in liters per 100 km. (l/100 km).
Our speed is measured in kilometers per hour, (km/h)

BTW, even though the US had a revolution to get rid of British control, they are one of the only countries in the world still using the British system of measurement (albeit a modified version called "US Customary")

Virtually the rest of the world uses Metric!

[dannydimitt]

sue.t wrote:

Paoli wrote:
Try to stick to 110 km on highways.
Going slower is going to irritate other drivers and causes people to take chances passing you.

If you try 110 km/h on the Alaska Highway, you likely won't have an RV worth keeping after your trip. I don't mind passing RVs going 50-70 km/h, although last week the fellow who swerved into the middle of the highway to avoid a frost heave in his lane just about knocked my Honda Fit into the ditch as I was passing him. :E

I recall the speed limit on the Alaska Highway was 50 miles an hour through British Columbia and the Yukon back in 1970. the one time we actually got up to 50 miles an hour , we thought we would surly perish ! L O L :B

[vic46]

GM:

Did you check out the murals in Chemanis? And, the totems in Duncan?

Worth the stop I believe.

Cheers;

Vic

[sue_t]

Paoli wrote:
Try to stick to 110 km on highways.
Going slower is going to irritate other drivers and causes people to take chances passing you.

If you try 110 km/h on the Alaska Highway, you likely won't have an RV worth keeping after your trip. I don't mind passing RVs going 50-70 km/h, although last week the fellow who swerved into the middle of the highway to avoid a frost heave in his lane just about knocked my Honda Fit into the ditch as I was passing him. :E

[sue_t]

Grey Mountain wrote:
Oh, really like that gas at 1.269 per gallon...

GM

Maybe you need to come North of 60. Only $1.199 per litre here

[paulj]

I thought Canadians measured fuel usage in l/km? Don't they also measure speed in hr/km?

When I first visited Vancouver Island, the only road was the coast one, which was slow through the resort towns north of Parksville. I recall one slow drive into Campbell River when they were repaving the highway. That inland highway makes a big difference, especially if headed beyond Campbell River. Now Duke Pt to Campbell River barely registers in the overall travel time.

[Paoli]

Try to stick to 110 km on highways.
Going slower is going to irritate other drivers and causes people to take chances passing you.
Slower drivers are the dangerous ones causing accidents, even though they themselves think they are the safest ones on the road.
We got stuck behind a motorhome doing 85km on the road between the Yellow Head Highway and Kamloops along the Thompson River. The guy would not even pull over at a rest stop tot let 50+ irritated drivers pass him. Ridiculous…….

[VE3ESN]

I usually maintain a constant 62-65mpg both here and in the states.
GM

Wow is all I can say! Your fuel consumption of 62-65 mpg is most impressive, be it in US Customary units, Imperial, or Metric.;) What kind of additive do you put in your tank?

(Of course I realize you meant mph; just having some more fun.)

[DirtyOil]

Grey Mountain wrote:
I spent most of my adult life in Europe where the metric system was the norm. I have no problem making the conversion. Back when I was a beer drinker, even hoisted a liter or two of good German brew.
I took the coast road up from Parksville to Salmon Point this time - nice, slow drive. I usually maintain a constant 62-65mpg both here and in the states. That is a comfortable speed when traveling down the road with 40,000lbs/18,181.81818181kgs strapped to my back.
Oh, really like that gas at 1.269 per gallon...

GM

Come to my land (beyond the great Mountains... from where the great ball of fire rises) set up Tee Pee and we can raid the local Flyin J for 0.979 per gallon... :W

[Grey_Mountain]

I spent most of my adult life in Europe where the metric system was the norm. I have no problem making the conversion. Back when I was a beer drinker, even hoisted a liter or two of good German brew.
I took the coast road up from Parksville to Salmon Point this time - nice, slow drive. I usually maintain a constant 62-65mpg both here and in the states. That is a comfortable speed when traveling down the road with 40,000lbs/18,181.81818181kgs strapped to my back.
Oh, really like that gas at 1.269 per gallon...

GM

[Grey_Mountain]

At those speeds, I make sure I have metric air in my tires.

GM

[sue_t]

Grey Mountain visits Canada every year, most often on Vancouver Island. He knows we live metric.

He got you guys good. :B

[robatthelake]

You also do realize that Trucks and Motorhomes are expected to drive a wee bit slower than those four wheelers! Stick to 90 ~100 Kmph ,just to be safe!

That's a pretty boring Highway so stay awake and go even slower when it rains!

[bguy]

The Rockies should fix him. BTW, what RPM were you turning?