Originally Posted by Jenbel
Off to BC for a two week holiday at the weekend (
) and just thought I'd check a couple of driving rules..
3) What are the rules for giving way to pedestrians? I seem to remember, as a pedestrian in Edmonton, multi-lane highways screeching to a halt if I so much as looked at the road... which was a bit embarrassing, but don't recall noticing it so badly elsewhere. Edmonton peculiarity, or something I as a driver should be prepared to do?
Thanks
I haven't been to Edmonton yet, but in Vancouver it's the same. Just looking at the road the wrong way can make people stop. It drove me crazy as a driver and pedestrian, and I never got used to it even after 5 years. It might be an East-West divide. In Toronto (where I grew up), they wouldn't stop for you. You could walk to the middle of a 6 lane road with traffic going 80kph on either side of you and wait for a gap. Very efficient when you get used to it. In Montreal, on the other hand, I'm convinced that drivers actually aim for you if you walk into the road!!
Have a good trip,
Dr. PITUK