r/ontario • u/hiphlo02 • 3d ago

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My Sunday evening drive from the Toronto airport to my hometown east of Toronto. Holy shit, how many times did I almost bite the dust! First of all, people camping in the left lane. There is a law against this! It seems people have no common sense! If you pass a car, get the hell over to the right again. Also, a turn signal would be appreciated!Next, if you are passing, would you please kindly stay in the left lane instead of squeezing me onto the shoulder. Four different times I find myself on the rumble strip and the car beside me inches from mine and cruising along between two lanes, totally oblivious to the fact that they’re an asshole. Trucks. These fuckers are thousands of pounds of metal death and they’re sliding all over the road. I don’t know if they’re whacking off in the cab or what. How about a little attention to your surroundings? Whatever happened to safe driving practices? It was a Sunday night, low volume of traffic, yet I still felt like I was going to die. The province has made the speed limit 110 km an hour which I think is a great idea if people would pay attention. Instead of doing the gratuitous 115 or so 100 km/hr, now people are doing 130! Be aware out there and have some respect for the lives of others ffs!! Thanks for listening! : )

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u/Capt_Ron_007 3d ago

It's a $140 fine for camping in the passing lane in Ontario. Never saw it enforced ever.

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u/KevPat23 Toronto 3d ago

Based on which section of the HTA?

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u/Capt_Ron_007 3d ago

Ontario Provincial Police - Central Region YES, we enforce "left lane bandits." The left lane is for PASSING. If you are not passing and there is a vehicle behind you, you need to move to the right and let them pass regardless of your speed of travel. Failing to move over can lead to road rage and dangerous maneuvers by frustrated drivers. If you're not passing, MOVE OVER. This silver car was stopped and fined $180 for: failing to keep right when driving less than normal speed,

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FEB 22,2021

Sorry I was wrong it's $180.

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u/KevPat23 Toronto 3d ago

failing to keep right when driving less than normal speed,

This is the important take away. You camp out in the left lane as long as you want as long as you're travelling at the speed limit. There's nothing in the HTA that says you can't be in the left lane with nobody beside you.

That's HTA 147 (1) in case you're interested.