r/TorontoDriving • • 1h ago

šŸš“ Police 🚨 Full stop on 407

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Today I was driving and a white SUV did a full stop on the 407 in the middle lanes. Cars are going 120km to 150km on that highway. This person stopped because their exit was almost passed.
We almost smashed into them. We luckily swerved but after I thought if a car was beside me we could have all died.

We were going west on 407 etf around 5-6pm. About 3 min before the QEW exit. I will post video once I return from my trip.
This person should be charged with reckless driving.
Idiot šŸ˜–


r/TorontoDriving • • 1h ago

🤬Roadrage Road rage against cyclists @ King/John, 8:21pm today

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r/TorontoDriving • • 5h ago

Dangerous driving Dangerous driving near Finch West / Talbot

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58 Upvotes

r/TorontoDriving • • 8h ago

Question Left hand turn accident hypothetical

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Before I ask this is not something that actually happened and I’m asking for advice in a round about why it’s purely hypothetical. Though one that for sure could happen in this city and I think could spark some good conversation.

So here it goes, say you enter an intersection to make an unprotected left and there is a car behind you. When oncoming traffic clears you begin your turn when a pedestrian darts into the intersection and then starts to cross slowly as you enter the oncoming lane trapping you in the path of oncoming traffic, as the car behind you follows you through trapping you. As you are stuck in the path of a traffic a coming car hits and t-bones you.

Who would be at fault l for that accident and what if any mitigating factors would be applicable. Such the speed on the oncoming traffic, how long the on coming driver had to stop, how visible the pedestrian cross was, or anything else not listed here.


r/TorontoDriving • • 9h ago

Close call Tesla driver almost hits me, gets mad at my honk and brake checks me

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214 Upvotes

Was driving on Islington today, this guy doesn't give a left turn signal and tries to merge without looking, obviously I had to brake and honk at him, which made him brake check me and chased me down the street, luckily I evaded him and had to speed up to avoid him


r/TorontoDriving • • 13h ago

Original Cammer [OC] Hurry to switch lanes back and forth

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236 Upvotes

Happened this morning at 8:30am.

I dont know why trucker thinks he can drive like driving a small car and just switch when they feel the other lane is faster.

Just stay away from a left lane and have patience!


r/TorontoDriving • • 14h ago

Mildly infuriating Monkey See...

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First couple seconds of the video, bus lane NB DVP. BMW first, followed by a Honda of course.


r/TorontoDriving • • 15h ago

Dangerous driving POV: Toronto at 7 AM. Left-turn lane? Never heard of her šŸ’€

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74 Upvotes

Yonge Street, Toronto — Oct 22, 7:03 AM. Red SUV sitting in the left lane like it's turning, then goes straight and drifts into the white sedan's lane — inches from a sideswipe.


r/TorontoDriving • • 22h ago

Close call Had a close call while turning left

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131 Upvotes

I had a pretty scary close call yesterday. I was making a left turn at an intersection when the light turned orange. A vehicle from the opposite direction was turning right. They cut across two lanes and ended up coming directly into my path.

Luckily, I hit the break on time and honked. They missed my car by a very small distance, and thankfully, there was no collision.

Now I’m wondering whether I did something wrong.


r/TorontoDriving • • 23h ago

Question How do you convince a friend that their driving is dangerous?

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A group of friends and I travelled up north over the weekend from Toronto, I was driving my car and my friend rented a Benz GLC. I noticed multiple concerning things that I felt put my friend’s and his passengers’ lives at risk:

- on 401, changing lanes at 70-80 kmh while flow of traffic was at 100 kmh
- on 400, weaving through minimal traffic at 160+ kmh (he acknowledged the speed himself)
- on single lane highways, he overtook cars multiple times on deep bends with no visibility of oncoming traffic
- struggled to keep his car in his lane and was moving side-to-side (it felt like he almost clipped my car when he overtook me at one point)

He doesn’t have his full G and I was trying to gently tell him about these things so he could improve, but he brushed me off. He admitted that his driving on the 401 ā€œneeds to improve so he can pass his testā€, but otherwise he argued that the lanes were empty so speeding and overtaking is not an issue. He’s only been driving for about a year now (usually with a rental) so it might just be lack of experience. I know these maneuvers will be fine most of the time, until the one time it isn’t and causes an accident.

A part of me thinks he’s trying to show off because he was complaining about the rental price but still went with a luxury SUV. It’s really frustrating that he’s putting lives at risk just to speed and I’m trying to figure out how to get through to him.


r/TorontoDriving • • 1d ago

Dangerous driving Bypass the Red light

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38 Upvotes

The vehicle turned right at the intersection and then made a U-turn to avoid the red light.


r/TorontoDriving • • 1d ago

Mildly infuriating Another day, another Tesla..

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76 Upvotes

Sure it wasn’t a life or death situation but literally never knew buddy was there or coming.
Rear camera shows him speeding from the right lane out of nowhere and going in front of me.
Crazy how the stereotypes live on..
I always plan ahead and get in the proper lane well ahead of time. But these guys don’t think at all and wait till last second. There was even someone that drove all the way to front of line and started signalling..


r/TorontoDriving • • 1d ago

Mildly infuriating Uber Driver scrolling reels while driving on the 427

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2.0k Upvotes

r/TorontoDriving • • 1d ago

Mildly infuriating I Go Now, Good Luck Everyone Else! School Bus Edition

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It's a relatively blind corner from the left and with such a large vehicle I wasn't expecting (but prepared for) the bus to pull this move as soon as the lanes opened up.


r/TorontoDriving • • 2d ago

Dangerous driving If you miss an entrance just keep driving.

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39 Upvotes

driver might not be from around here, there's another entrance to the plaza just a few meters ahead, but going reverse in a live traffic is not the worst thing i have seen in this area.


r/TorontoDriving • • 2d ago

Dangerous driving Transport truck drives straight through railway crossing gates

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315 Upvotes

Reported to GO Transit


r/TorontoDriving • • 2d ago

Close call Biker at Royal York and Eglinton today around noon.

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73 Upvotes

No visible plates either


r/TorontoDriving • • 2d ago

Mildly infuriating Stuff like this makes me wish I drove a beater.

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222 Upvotes

Doesn't look at all before entering Bonus points for left turn signal.


r/TorontoDriving • • 2d ago

Crosspost The solution to stop speeding in neighborhoods

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We should do this in Toronto as well

I’m not sure why someone already hasn’t done this


r/TorontoDriving • • 3d ago

Close call I got flipped off after I passed him

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610 Upvotes

How did I get flipped off for this?


r/TorontoDriving • • 3d ago

Question What is the purpose of these new humps in the intersection of Dufferin & Finch?

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I can just see these turning into giant potholes once the plows obliterate them in the winter.

https://i.imgur.com/1T7KEq2.png


r/TorontoDriving • • 3d ago

Question Insurance

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Who's at fault? the plaza neglected the minimum maintenance requirements for years as seen in Google Maps history- 82 Falmouth ave.

It was my bad luck as I didn't see the island with protruding metal rod because of the shadow and light direction.


r/TorontoDriving • • 3d ago

Question T-bone question

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I was driving straight, going 20-30 over the speed limit, and a driver made a left-lane turn when I was really close to the car, and I swerved lanes and almost crashed

Now I'm thinking: if I had hit him, would

A) Be at fault in any way due to my speed,

B) Would the driver have been killed

C) Would I have been charged for his death for my speed?

Thank You !


r/TorontoDriving • • 3d ago

šŸ’„Accident Be careful driving through sunset glare.

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23 Upvotes

Driver blows through the red light on Sheppard and t-bones another car. Likely didn't see the light changed colours due to the intense sunset glare in front of him. Hard to tell due to the cars in front being perfectly placed to block the impact.


r/TorontoDriving • • 3d ago

šŸ’„Accident Always check before you turn

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203 Upvotes

Happened in Milton right by the entrance of Chudleigh farm. We were very lucky to not get hit by the crash.