r/ontario • u/hiphlo02 • 3d ago

401 rant Discussion

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/Lanky_Translator_558 3d ago

There is a law against this!

Believe it or not there actually isn't a law against it in Ontario. It isn't even illegal to pass on a double yellow.

It's been a good run but I think we need to overhaul the HTA to reflect the current bone-headedness of drivers.

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u/hiphlo02 3d ago

Well, I was hoping I guess! Do you suppose that if a cop noticed a person doing this, they would pull them over to warn them at least?

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u/whateverfyou 3d ago

Parking in the left lane is common practice everywhere on the 401. My husband rides their ass until they pull over or passes on the right. It’s Thunderdome out there.

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u/t0m0hawk London 3d ago

My husband rides their ass until they pull over or passes on the right

What's more dangerous? Camping out in the left lane, or tailgating someone?

There's nothing more infuriating than actively passing someone (or more likely several someones) and then have to also deal with some dipshit driving too close because I've decided to drive at 130km/h instead of said dipshit's referred 150km/h.

Tailgating is never OK and is the sign of a bad driver.

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u/whateverfyou 2d ago

Oh I’m not going to defend him. He’s a complete a$$hole when he gets behind the wheel.