[MAlby7]

I've been in Europe for the last 3 weeks. Well actually I'm still in Rome. They have more poorly structured roads than us in Canada, more people in a smaller area and I've only seen 2 accidents. But not even serious accidents just fender benders. Why you ask?

Because it's illegal to talk on a cell phone and drive here. Also because the majority of the cars here are of a manual transmission which causes the drivers to pay that much more attention to what their doing. In Toronto you can eat, talk, drink, and smoke while you're driving a car and nothing will ever happen to you. It's bulls***.

The roundabouts here are great. They relieve traffic so much better than an intersection because all the cars are constantly moving with the occasional yield. There is also no road rage here. Yesterday I saw a guy in a scooter go through a red light and almost hit a BMW. He managed to come to a screeching halt and when they both stopped and looked at eachother the guy on the scooter simply said "sorry, it was my fault". Then they both continued on their way. In Toronto they would have started screeming at eachother, getting out of their cars, then traffic would have been backed up for miles because of people slowing down to stare at what's happening.

I'm done ranting but I truly believe that it's way to easy for people to get their license in Canada. Sure you take driving school on a deserted road so you don't have to deal with traffic. Then your driving test consists of a couple turns and one parking manouver. What kinda s*** is that. The testing should become more strict. I can guarantee you that when I arrive back home monday night I will see more serious accidents driving from the airport to Woodbridge, than I have seen here in the last 3 weeks.