A little information would go a long way! A little information would go a long way! October 12, 2012 By Andrea Heath Well, I finally found something that Weyburn has in common with Halifax, Nova Scotia (besides my son, Nathaniel) and that is the wonderfully painted lines on our roads. In a recent visit out east, in a rented car, driving in rain/fog, I had nothing but time to observe these lines on my daily commute to pick up my son. The big difference is that Halifax has these 'safety' arrows on one- way streets, not at four-way stops. What a brilliant idea. Not only that, they are actually in a STRAIGHT line. I know, what a crazy concept! Now, this is not my first visit to Halifax, yet this is my first time to actually take note of these white arrows. I have never had trouble manoeuvring from the airport to downtown Halifax (which is about a half hour), then to Bedford (another 20 minutes on the other side of Halifax) to pick up Nathaniel and then to the crazy shopping zones. Yes, me, a complete stranger to this area feeling comfortable driving from highway to downtown to the mall and all over. How ridiculous that someone who has been driving (let's just say a number of years) feels safer driving in a rental vehicle, thousands of miles away from home, than I do in my own city. We have been told to 'be patient' and 'give it a