Montreal snow removal - tow truck warning siren

I just moved to the city, and when I first heard this at 8AM I thought my neighbor was ignoring their alarm clock. But apparently it is the warning siren telling people to move their cars for snow removal or else they will get towed.

[@rachelzk]

I half-expected people to start running out of their houses in their pajamas.

[@MsMarinaTan]

sounds like my pokemon gonna faint from getting hurt by poison

[@michaelahnotlob-iksrepok6572]

Moved to Montreal recently, heard this for the first time when it woke me up at 7am and had no idea what was going on 😅 it went down our street 3 times

[@sandrockification]

Every fucking morning!

[@boymachine9000]

setting this as my alarm...

[@42dieppe]

Welcome to Montréal!

[@MineMiguel40]

This thing used to scare the crap out of me as a child for some reason lol

[@lateve6243]

Let me sing you the song of my people ... PWWAAAAAAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPWAPAAPWAAAAAAA !!!!

[@coreysteele09]

This horn shit makes me want to jump off the roof!!! What an annoying freaking noise. Too bad if people don't move their cars...I parked mine on Sherbrooke and saw the temporary No Parking signs that said no parking from 1900 to 700. I went out at 6:30 and moved my car to a spot where I could park. If no one else does that...then to damned bad. Why should the whole neighborhood suffer?? The first time they did this was like 3am to 5am was awake for the whole night!!!!!! FML!!!!

[@shzzztodanizz]

@Farricelli they will drive around as a warning an hour or so before, but as the plow gets closer to your street they will do one or two final passes where the truck stops at your car and turns on the siren. At that point you have about 15 minutes before you get towed.

[@BumberenzoManilupinoCity]

Sounds like a German siren. But super duper fast

[@MrRacoon222]

If you're sitting inside your car we can't tow you,however we can give you a 52$ ticket relative to the parking infraction.65$ more if we tow.If you smartass drive away before I'm done I'll mail the ticket.

[@piersremus]

ok so I dont know much of whats going on over there....but been reading some comments and they talk of that this siren is a warning and so on. If I where the state city or wherever this is practised I would say just go out anybody not complying to rules town them away and then bill them. faster ,easier ,dead silent and job is done!

[@raakone]

@Coolsim450 I wonder, was there more compliance back when they had the special no-parking lights. The problem is, the city got a raw deal for powering them from HQ, so they replaced them with those clip on signs....that lots of people seem to treat as some kind of decoration. Meaning others get that alarm clock they don't want!

[@PwcrLinux]

Sound like old siren on Minneapolis Police's older car with 2 red rotating lights and amber light in the middle. 2 bullhorn speakers on the bar near the rotating lights.

[@dnzgarage]

Ahhh the memories of growing up in Montréal Nord... this shit meant get out your house and move your fucking car quick! 😂

[@MrRacoon222]

Montreal towing officer here.My job is to sit my lazy ass up to 24 hours in a tow truck and do the paperwork such as the ticket ( 117$ right now ) and the vehicle deplacement papers.We do give warning most of the time but when the machinery is behind our asses we don't.Tow truck driver don't get a penny more or less if they tow 1 car or 20,same thing for me.We can put the siren until 11pm.Even if you do show up before you car get towed you still can get a ticket if you have a shitty attitude.

[@burgerking3170]

life in quebec XD

[@NicoBabico]

I hope the driver is allowed to wear ear plugs otherwise he will certainly go deaf.

[@farvennugen]

actually, you technically get a warning before then... since they put up the temporary "no parking between 17:00 to 7:00" signs (or 7 to 17:00) about 12 hours before said times...

[@42dieppe]

When you hear that noise, you better put your coat and boots on and get your car out of there...hehe

[@sandrockification]

said nobody, ever. How the hell are we even supposed to know wtf the sirens mean? I had no idea. One of those fucking things just drove by as I wrote this.

[@johnbravo2301]

I wonder if the truck driver now has a neurosis ,,,workmans comp...just listening to it here made me anxious .

[@benfrank9638]

In our country of USA we don't get warned like this they just tow it if its parked by the sign when their hours is up I think depending on where your at.

[@Trackpad_User]

Like someone else said, for snow removal the tow truck guys are paid by the hour, so if they can get half the owners of the illegally parked cars to move them somewhere they are allowed to park it makes their jobs easier.

[@seawind0721]

I hate that noise, and I don't even live there!

[@pigidly]

@gottaloveicarly1 well... you know that this siren means get your car out the street or its ticket time and towing! its 92$ ticket and it suck ass... you dont mistake this with a ambulance...

[@Coolsim450]

I waoke to this sound at 7:30 this morning. I hate it but I mostly hate the people who let their car in the street knowing the usual time for snow removal. I have to pay the price for those fucking jerks when I don't even own a car. Sigh.

[@WaxYourButt]

I was always wondering what that sound was when I was a kid!!

[@nic287]

ahhhh le quebec.... osti

[@nick06111226]

not an ideal alarm clock

[@vinG91]

I fucking hate this car. If I had a rock, I would throw it at them

[@DieVanity]

I miss this.. *sigh*

[@bobhope626]

Same

[@TheUban123]

hahahahaha........

[@Stratzyy7]

@Farricelli Sometimes they don't even blow the horns at all. Really irritates the hell out of me when they don't...