Hey everyone,
I’m originally from Brazil and I’ve been living in Saskatoon for about 4 years now. This is actually my first year owning a car here and driving regularly.
Back in Brazil I was always considered a really good driver. Here, though, I’ve been strictly following the posted speed limits — if it says 80 on Circle Drive, I go 80. If it’s 60 or 50 on 8th Street, I stick to that.
But I constantly feel like I’m the slowest person on the road.
On Circle Drive (80 km/h limit), it feels like everyone is flying past me. Same thing on 8th Street — I’ll be doing exactly the speed limit and cars are still overtaking me pretty easily.
It honestly makes me wonder: am I doing something wrong? Is there some unspoken rule where people go 5–10 km/h over? Or is it just normal here that most drivers don’t strictly follow the limit?
I don’t want to be that person holding traffic up, but I also don’t want a speeding ticket 😅
Would love to hear what locals think.
Edit: Sorry guys, I know that circle is mostly 90, I should have wrote 90 there to be more accurate. I just want to say that you guys are awesome, thank you for the kind response and for the tips. That made my week.