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Posted by Stéphanie on Feb-07-2003 04:41:

Dumb laws in Québec...

We all know there are some dumb laws out there...
This site is full of them, it's hilarious! lol

Here are a couple of exemple from Québec:

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It is considered an offense to have more than two colors of paint on your house. (Beaconsfield )

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Margarine producers can't make their margarine yellow

Click here

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The Queen Elizabeth Hotel must feed your horse freely when you rent a room.

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You may not park a car in such a way that it is blocking your own driveway

*so block your neibourgs!

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The Queen Elizabeth Hotel must feed your horse freely when you rent a room.

*Oviously from 1950, but still...

And finally a law that definitly makes canadian travelers mad :

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It is illegal to turn right on a red light at any time.

Posted by Psy-Trancer on Feb-12-2003 02:09:

LOL...the best thing in quebec..The Drinking Age In Quebec is just a suggestion..lol

Posted by SiM PeµRf on Feb-12-2003 17:43:

turning right on red lights would be crazy here....i personaly think that Montreal drivers drive fu***** bad!! (besides me)

no seriously it would be great...

Posted by malek on Feb-12-2003 19:16:

right turn on red IS dumb... i hope they don't put that law forward.

Posted by Czaoth on Feb-12-2003 19:29:

lol Ahlamalek, not turning right on a red light is my pet-peave when i go to Quebec. Why do you think that it would be a bad idea to be able to do so?

Posted by malek on Feb-12-2003 20:01:

well... Montreal is a city where's lots of people who walks in the streets and at all hours of the day. Jaywalkers, cyclists and pedestrians (because of narrow old streets) are what makes downtown montreal different from downtown toronto. Turning on red is hazardeous for them. Also, on long term, (i know it sounds stupid) people would get affraid of walking on those same streets because drivers turning on reds, transforming slowly this city like other bland cities like Toronto.

Resume: Red light, stop, take a breathe, watch the scenery and beautiful women

Posted by fastmp3 on Feb-12-2003 22:38:

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Originally posted by ahlamalek
well... Montreal is a city where's lots of people who walks in the streets and at all hours of the day. Jaywalkers, cyclists and pedestrians (because of narrow old streets) are what makes downtown montreal different from downtown toronto. Turning on red is hazardeous for them. Also, on long term, (i know it sounds stupid) people would get affraid of walking on those same streets because drivers turning on reds, transforming slowly this city like other bland cities like Toronto.

Resume: Red light, stop, take a breathe, watch the scenery and beautiful women

i agree with you on this malek , i wouldn't like some mofo to hit me with his car cuz he was turning on red

Posted by alec on Feb-12-2003 23:11:

Well u guys obviously don't drive cars. First of all it really sucks waiting at a light when you should be able to go. And b) why the fug are all you montrealers j - walking yet not watching (ie if you're afraid of getting hit by cars), I mean I j-walk all the time, I just give right of way to large pieces of metal when they are in the right

Posted by fastmp3 on Feb-12-2003 23:25:

no i think the pedestrians should have more rights than metal stuff

Posted by alec on Feb-12-2003 23:27:

Try telling that to the car. It won't always stop for u, and trust me unless you're a moose its gonna hurt.

Posted by fastmp3 on Feb-12-2003 23:28:

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Originally posted by alec
Try telling that to the car. It won't always stop for u, and trust me unless you're a moose its gonna hurt.

the cars

i'm jealous cuz i don't have a car

Posted by malek on Feb-12-2003 23:47:

jaywalking in montreal is a way of life in here whats cooler than crossing a jammed st-catherine street in those summer nights!

Posted by fastmp3 on Feb-13-2003 00:08:

and i thought we only jaywalk in morocco

Posted by Mike_B on Feb-13-2003 18:04:

In ottawa we can turn right on the red like the rest of the world and i've never had problems walking across a street. Its really not that hard. you pass when your supposed to and the cars always stop for you, you have the right of way, but he doesn't have to wait for the light to turn green ffs, that's just stupid. Its like mergin on to the highway, no different.

Posted by Stéphanie on Feb-14-2003 14:14:

I remember when i used to work in Montréal...the first time i tried to cross a street, i thought i was gonna die!!
Also in Montréal ppl cross the streets whenever and however they want...ppl dont think of others...
Now i've been traumatised and i'm afraid to cross streets

Posted by bilange on Feb-15-2003 01:02:

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Originally posted by Mike_B
In ottawa we can turn right on the red like the rest of the world and i've never had problems walking across a street. Its really not that hard.

Small detail - drivers here in Quebec dont know how the f**k they're supposed to drive.