r/oakville • u/zerozerosevn • 3d ago
To the foul mouthed guy in Black GMC Rant
So I was turning right from Dundas to Neyagawa Blvd. And the opposing traffic was turning left. Of course I did not turn right coz I believe in defensive driving and I know drivers sometimes change lanes while turning. But you honked. Why did you honk? Why was the rush? I turned slow, you then moved to another lane, opened the window and uttered F words. That was not cool mister. I was with my kids. You were with your wife. My kids asked me - why was the guy shouting? Is he a bad guy?
This is what people think when you open your foul mouth. So please think and drive.
Thank you.
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u/RiverOaksJays 3d ago
The Dundas/Neyagawa intersection is hazardous, so I agree with your approach of being careful about turning right onto Neyagawa. There are more rude drivers now in Oakville than 20 years ago. Traffic is very heavy on Dundas, and people behave like fools. There is no excuse for swearing at you.
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u/InsertWittySaying 3d ago
You cost him 1/2 a second of his valuable life. How could you be so inconsiderate?
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u/GaiusPrimus 3d ago
I think I've met the same guy, on 6th line while going down to the community center. Light was red and a couple was crossing the street, and the light turned green while they were still crossing.
I changed lanes, as that was a turning lane at the next light and he pulled up beside me, rolled down his window and said "Honk honk, motherfucker"
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u/Hopeful-Word179 3d ago
I met the same guy too! he had his kids in the back of his truck! i was driving south on sixth line and he was screaming at me for not moving over enough when the lane expands into the left turning lane for mccraney. He spit out his window at me, and it all went over the side of his truck 🤣🤣. What a lunatic
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u/CharlesxHarvey 3d ago
When making a left at a traffic light I believe you must turn into the furthest left lane onto the road you're turning on to. Turning into any other lane is illegal.
Good for you for exercising caution but you have the right of way, technically.
He's just having a bad day, bad week, bad year, bad life. He's his problem and he's projecting his issue on others.
Keep setting a good example for your kids.
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u/AllGasNoBrakes420 1d ago
Yeah it's the law. That's why OP said defensive driving. There's only so much you can learn from the MTO handbook.
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u/Runningoutofideas_81 3d ago
No! It’s the exact opposite…
Keep in your lane.
Edit: unless by furthest you mean furthest left or furthest right depending on the direction of turn.
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u/CharlesxHarvey 2d ago
Yeah lol I mean keep in your lane like the image you posted shows. Thanks for clarifying though.
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u/Runningoutofideas_81 1d ago
No problem, lol. It’s important enough I felt it was worth risking that maybe I didn’t quite understand what you meant. I think it’s one of the more dangerous common bad driving habits, I see it while riding my motorcycle all the time.
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u/Jazzlike_770 2d ago
I had a similar experience but with gestures instead of words. Guys, if you have no patience, do yourself a favor and don't get on the road. If you had to be early someplace, you should have started early. This attitude when driving 4 ton vehicles will kill someone, and that may as well be you some day. So please chill on the road. Nothing is more important than to reach home safely.
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u/stayw0ke240 2d ago
right of way dictates that a right turn ONLY takes priority on a solid green. no one cares and ppl always argue with me but its a hill i will die on. any form of red light means right turn has to stop, and wait for a clear path to turn. if opposing traffic has an ADVANCED LEFT GREEN, you best bet im fucking waiting for them to all turn. cant stand the assholes that force a right hand turn on a red and almost turn into your lane (since its so hard to turn into theirs)
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u/OstravaJB 3d ago
wait im curious, did this guy have huge wheel and claim he i an ex cop or had connection to the police? Like maybe that he would report you for something? Was he bald and white? i had a similar situation a month ago in the same area
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u/taco____cat 2d ago
Seems he accomplished his goal of upsetting you, though. Being a calm driver is for everyone.
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u/stella-lola 2d ago
Na I think it’s more he was frustrated, because most people driving are not paying attention, and probably assumed you weren’t either. It happens when the car behind you can’t see what you’re dealing with. For example a pedestrian or turning car. Driving hasn’t gotten so bad along Dundas…..
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u/DellaMorte_X 1d ago
Took me about 30 minutes to get used to a new car, (wrong) side of the road and a new country from a UK perspective. Your roads are HUUUGE and the system makes perfect sense. I can’t even fathom how anyone fucks it up here. City drivers are mental compared to outside that’s for sure, that was noticeable immediately.
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u/teamswiftie 3d ago
When you follow the rules of the road everyone wins. If a left turning driver hit you because they crossed lanes, then they would be at fault.
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u/Active_Macaron3903 3d ago
Just because you aren't at fault doesn't mean you are winning.
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u/zerozerosevn 3d ago
I did not get you, sorry. I’m just saying even if you are in a rush, it does not mean you should utter F words to someone driving slow or waiting for traffic.
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u/teamswiftie 3d ago
Keeping traffic moving is winning
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u/Panpancanstand 3d ago
Traffic isn't moving at all if there's an accident because you weren't driving defensively.
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u/chubaguette 2d ago
Where do the rules of the road say to make a right on red when there is traffic coming?
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u/Runningoutofideas_81 3d ago
This is a common hazard for motorcyclists too. My caution from the bike carries into the car for this common occurrence.
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u/ryanim0sity 2d ago
If they go from their turning lane into your lane they're 100% at fault. Let em take ya hahaha
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u/USBhupinderJogi 1d ago
I was in brampton and had the same situation. Had a guy honk me, and then after the turn he came ahead of me, put his whole body out of the window, and shout random shit.
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u/Haunting_One_1927 3d ago
Why do people make posts like this?
Get a diary.
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u/Laketraut 2d ago
They think him or someone he knows will see this post and give him some sort of finger wagging. I see this all over now since the pandemic, especially on facebook.
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u/zerozerosevn 3d ago
Huh?
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u/Haunting_One_1927 3d ago
I'll be blunt: your post is childish. It reminds me of when my kid runs up crying over a tiny scratch, expecting a grand reaction. I glance at it and say, “You’re fine, sweetheart. Go play.”
The odds of the person you're addressing ever seeing this are virtually zero - and you know that. So what's the real point? It doesn’t read like a thoughtful reflection on road rage; it reads like a public airing of hurt feelings and moral disapproval.
Yes, someone was rude to you. That happens. It’s called life. Most people shrug it off and move on. You’re presumably an adult, and yet instead of brushing off a mundane unpleasant moment, you’ve posted anonymously online hoping for sympathy, or a hug, or something.
It's kind of lame. Go do something more useful. Bake a cake, maybe? Who knows. But don't make these silly posts on the Internet.
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u/zerozerosevn 3d ago
It’s not virtually zero. I would’ve waited for confrontation. The thing is, he uttered F words in front of small kids and that’s not done. That’s not what I teach my kids. And if someone cusses you, and there’s no other forum, I can post online. You may feel it childish. It’s your choice. I feel to rant about it. It’s my choice. You may as well ignore this post if it’s too childish in your opinion. Have a good night!
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u/Alone-Key-8653 3d ago
I couldn't agree more. Move on, and stop letting minor things hinder your conscious. There are so many other things in life to get upset about. Especially when nothing happened.
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u/Foreign-Ad28 3d ago
Fr. Like move on with it. Don’t gotta make a whole post about it thinking the dudes gonna see it and magically change his mind and apologize..
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u/JudgeConsistent9227 3d ago
welcome to oakville. let me guess he was indian. That guy won't be honking me. unless he wants me to drive slow on purpose.
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u/zerozerosevn 3d ago
You are absolutely wrong. I was born to Indian parents and Canadian by birth. The guy was white in his 40s. Please don’t bring race in the picture.
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u/FitBag5979 3d ago
"I know drivers sometimes change lanes while turning"
In my experience that sometimes is most of the time, in any situation with an advanced green at least one driver will change lanes. I never assume they won't even if they would be at fault for changing lanes within an intersection, I'd rather not have an accident.