A Canadian may have invented the car (really!), but Canada can’t be blamed for the trouble that it causes!
CHAIN REACTION
In the spirit of the holiday season, in 2012 one drive-through customer at a Winnipeg Tim Hortons paid for the customer behind him. When the next customer pulled up, he appreciated the gesture and paid for the customer behind him. The effect repeated itself until 228 generous folks had bought a coffee for the person behind them. The goodwill was infectious, and the paying-it-forward lasted about three hours. (One Grinch ended it all when he refused to pay for the customer behind him, although his coffee had already been paid for.)
THIS CAR MAY RAISE A FEW EYEBROWS
LaCrosse sounds like a harmless enough name. In fact, it’s supposed to have a certain air of class about it, and that’s why Buick chose it for its 2003 sedan. Buick also said that the name is inspired by the sport lacrosse, giving it a hint of youthfulness and action.
When Buick was about to launch the LaCrosse in Canada in 2005, the company learned that la crosse means “self-love” or masturbation in Quebecois slang. So General Motors renamed the car “Allure” ... in Canada only.
DO NOT HIRE THIS PERSON TO VALET
When Tripta Kaushal pulled into a parking lot (car park) at a gym in 2009, it should have been a very simple job. The spaces were big. She pulled straight in. She was driving slowly. And then as she approached a raised divider between parking spaces, she seemed to hit the gas, jump the low barrier, and send the front of her BMW X5 driving over two cars parked in front of her.
Instead of getting help or leaving a note, Kaushal drove off. What she didn’t know is that closed circuit cameras caught her in the act. Police easily identified her and her car from the surveillance footage. An Ontario court judge fined her $500 and put her on six months of probation.
The narrowest street in Canada is Fan Tan Alley in Victoria It’s just .9 meters or about 4 feet wide at the narrowest point.