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Driving into a brick wall

When I was learning to drive, I went to the government office in my home town a few months before my 16th birthday and picked up a copy of the rules of the road. When I moved to Québec, some years later, I was already a well established driver, had a good idea of the rules of the road, and didn’t need to re-learn the rules in Québec. Which was fine because there didn’t appear to be any anyway. Getting my license exchanged required an appointment (for what exactly, I’ve never been sure), but aside from producing immigration papers from my fifth cousin on my mother’s side to prove my identity, I didn’t have to do anything.

However, I’m now teaching a friend how to drive. I though it might be a good idea for me to have a copy of the guide, so that I could give her correct information and be reminded myself of exactly how this stuff worked (at least on paper). So my first instinct was to head on down to my local website, and download a PDF copy of the guide. It must exist, right?

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