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I see similarities between Montreal and Vancouver. Many here don't even own cars any more, but bike, take transit or use a car sharing service. Car sharing is huge here.
In the centre of the city, most people own small or smallish cars. The further out you go, they get bigger. If you see a pick-up driving down a downtown street, you know they are from the burbs.
Having lived in both cities, I would tend to agree. I wouldn't be surprised, however, to learn that Quebec as a whole averaged slightly smaller cars than BC as whole given how wild the country is outside of the big cities in BC, and how big alot of the vehicles in the interior and up Island are on average compared to in the small towns around the St. Lawrence valley where huge trucks are a bit less of a necessity.
Having lived in both cities, I would tend to agree. I wouldn't be surprised, however, to learn that Quebec as a whole averaged slightly smaller cars than BC as whole given how wild the country is outside of the big cities in BC, and how big alot of the vehicles in the interior and up Island are on average compared to in the small towns around the St. Lawrence valley where huge trucks are a bit less of a necessity.
I think you probably nailed it with that observation. The towns in the wild territories of BC demands bigger, tougher, more utilitarian vehicles for those populations, and I'm guessing the conditions of the roads in BC are different too (likely rougher?) from those in Quebec.
I think you probably nailed it with that observation. The towns in the wild territories of BC demands bigger, tougher, more utilitarian vehicles for those populations, and I'm guessing the conditions of the roads in BC are different too (likely rougher?) from those in Quebec.
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Hard to imagine that... LOL
I'll add that navigating big trucks in Montreal would be pretty challenging, as there are numerous areas of ground level changes, coupled with narrow streets and congestion/parallel parking. Just seems very inconvenient.
I'll add that navigating big trucks in Montreal would be pretty challenging, as there are numerous areas of ground level changes, coupled with narrow streets and congestion/parallel parking. Just seems very inconvenient.
The roads aren't rougher in rural BC per se, but they are more mountainous, and steeper. The horsepower and clearance of a lifted pickup truck makes sense, I've gone up the Coquihalla in little sedans and the engine struggled with those climbs.
I have a smallish SUV now, but used to have a bigger one, and it was a bit of a pain in some of the narrow streets in Montreal (especially those with on-street parking) and even a lot of the parking garages downtown were really tight as well.
I've had the same experience in some parts of Quebec City also.
So a big vehicle isn't really something I'd want if I lived in the inner city. Too much of a hassle.
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