{"id":265,"date":"2007-01-10T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2007-01-10T05:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valianthosting.ca\/clients\/daemon\/?p=265"},"modified":"2007-01-10T00:01:14","modified_gmt":"2007-01-10T05:01:14","slug":"manitoba-drivers-handbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screamingpages.net\/?p=265","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba Driver’s Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

I learned to drive in Winnipeg and both my husband and I often maintain that some of the countries worst drivers frequent the roads there. My best friend Gin sent the following in the mail recently and I just had to repost it here.<\/p>\n

*Manitoba Driver’s New 2007 Handbook*<\/strong>
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  1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A confident Manitoba driver avoids using them.<\/li>\n
  2. Under no circumstance should you maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, because the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.<\/li>\n
  3. The faster you drive through a red light, the less of a chance you have of getting hit.<\/li>\n
  4. Warning! Never come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will result in your being rear-ended.<\/li>\n
  5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork, especially with B.C. or Sask, plates. With no fault insurance, the other operator has nothing to lose.<\/li>\n
  6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a vigorous, foot massage as the brake pedal violently pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it’s a chance to strengthen your leg muscles.<\/li>\n
  7. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It’s a good way to prepare other drivers entering the highway.<\/li>\n
  8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures; given only as a suggestion and are not enforceable in Manitoba during rush hour, especially in Winnipeg.<\/li>\n
  9. Just because you’re in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn’t mean that a Manitoban driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn’t think he can go faster in your spot.<\/li>\n
  10. Always brake and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire. This is seen as a sign of respect for the victim.<\/li>\n
  11. Learn to swerve abruptly without signalling. Manitoba is the home of high-speed slalom-driving; thanks to the Department of Public Works, which puts pot-holes in key locations to test drivers’ reflexes and keep them alert.<\/li>\n
  12. It is tradition in Manitoba to honk your horn at cars in front of you that do not move three milliseconds after the light turns green.<\/li>\n
  13. To avoid injury in the event of a collision or rollover, it is important to exit your vehicle thru the windshield right away. Wearing your seatbelt will only impede your hi-velocity escape from danger.<\/li>\n
  14. Remember that the goal of every Manitoban driver is to get ahead of the pack by whatever means necessary.<\/li>\n
  15. In Manitoba, ‘flipping the bird’ is considered a polite salute. This gesture should always be returned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Happy driving!<\/p>\n

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