gsp@mhb5b.UUCP (06/29/83)
DRIVE CAREFULLY IN TORONTO For those who will be driving in Toronto this summer, for USENIX or the American Statistical Association meets: Toronto the Good is known to be a law abiding city, safe and clean. Still, its inhabitants live in constant fear and regularly discuss: !! SPEED TRAPS !! Yes, Torontonians know too well that just a few kilometers per hour will buy them a hefty traffic fine, and possibly worse stuff. Watch for speed traps, especially out of downtown where they are common. Be especially careful going up and down hills. And don't forget that the speed limits are posted in metric terms. To translate, multiply by nine, divide by five, and add 32. INSURANCE CARDS NEEDED If you are driving and are stopped, you should have an insurance card verifying that you indeed have insurance. You can get these from your agent in a couple of minutes. Tell them you are driving in Canada, and tell them the period you will be there. Canadian police are not impressed by local U.S. forms. SEAT-BELTS REQUIRED In Ontario (and Quebec), wearing seatbelts is required by law. It's a good law, and they do enforce it. Probably as foreigners you will only get a warning, unless you don't have your proof of insurance, in which case you may be in trouble. CALIFORNIA CROSS-WALKS In Toronto, like in California, pedestrians have the right of way. If you go through a cross-walk while someone is crossing, a polite Toronto officer will award you a citation. BONUS SUGGESTION If you are bringing kids to Toronto, or if you are still one (I hope), you should go to the Ontario Science Museum. Lots of see and do stuff. Gary Perlman BTL MH 5D-105 (201) 582-3624 ulysses!gsp
ml@houxd.UUCP (06/29/83)
Let's see: 90 km/hr = 90*9/5 + 32 = 194 mi/hr ??????? This formula will only succeed in converting your degree of embarrasment from Celsius to Fahrenheit !!! Why not try: 1 mi = 1.609 km or approx. 8/5 km 1 km = 5/8 mi or 90 km/hr = 5/8 (90) = 56.25 mi/hr !!! M. Lampell houxd!ml * DRIVE SAFELY *
berry@fortune.UUCP (06/29/83)
#R:mhb5b:-47000:fortune:12000001:000:295 fortune!berry Jun 29 11:21:00 1983 Re: Speed limits in Canada Multiplying by 9, dividing by 5, and adding 32 is fine if they post the speeds in degrees celsius and your speedometer reads degrees fahrenheit. Otherwise I would suggest you multiply by 5 and divide by 8(actually .621 for those of you that use a calculator.....)
mason@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Mason) (06/30/83)
I presume it was humour, but the correct conversion of kilometers to miles
is to multiply kilos by .6 to give miles.. or multiply by 5 & divide by 8.
As an example: Kilometers Miles
50 30
70 ~45
90 55
100 60
I understand that Ontario police only give 5 Kilos of leaway in speed limits.
That is ~3 miles per hour..so be careful.
-- Gandalf's flunky Hobbit -- Dave Mason, U. Toronto, CSRG
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