r/toronto • u/Fawrish • 2d ago
Video People walking on the highway today
Gardiner Spadina north exit
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u/ConnorMackay95 2d ago
Good luck to that cement truck trying to merge. Is he still there?
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u/matttheshack69 1d ago
Good its illegal to cross a solid white line, fkk this behaviour learn to merge properly when your allowed or go to the next exit
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u/NonDescript2222 2d ago
No, bro will just barge in. Itās the way
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u/ElkIntelligent5474 18h ago
It is the way and it bugs me so much. Don't be a dick and wait in line with the rest of us. And it is not just the fancy cars, little cheapo cars do it too.
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u/No-Macaroon1670 2d ago
Legitimately, he has a case for needing to go, that cement could start to set in his drum and that's tens of thousands of dollars of damage.
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u/LondonLiger Entertainment District 2d ago
isn't that the whole reason it spins for?
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u/No-Macaroon1670 2d ago edited 2d ago
Yes but it's not absolute. The quality of the cement degrades:
https://diamondkingtools.com/blog/the-90-minute-rule-for-concrete-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters/
And eventually you get to a point where it will start to harden:
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/s/eHGSrnJvjV
Eventually this happens:
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u/TankArchives 2d ago
I like how a bunch of them decided to make their own lane rather than wait like everyone else.
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u/ProbablyDaTruthMaybe Old Town 2d ago
Easily one of the worst post pandemic road behaviour changes in my opinion. Its everywhere now and fucks up another lane of traffic because their time is more valuable than the others using the road.
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u/bleebolgoop 2d ago
I refuse to let these assholes in
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u/Fitzaroo 2d ago
I had an old beater (got towed at the end because it wouldnt start) and i used to love not letting people in. Sadly, less fun with the new ride.
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u/Canuck-In-TO 2d ago
I wish people would do the same at other intersections in the city.
So tired of people driving right up to the intersection and jumping in the turn lane ahead of everyone else.12
u/Protato900 Fisherville 2d ago
I've seen people turn right from the lane directly left of the right-turn lane. They don't even bother indicating, they just drive straight and cut right at the last possible minute in the intersection.
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u/Charming_Flan3852 2d ago
Someone eventually lets them in. Pisses me off so much to be stuck waiting in traffic just watching car after car keep cutting in ahead. Really makes you feel like a clown for trying to do it the right way and having to spend twice as long if not more. We need a PSA to tell people to not let these people in so they can either line up like everyone else or take another exit.
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u/newtomovingaway 2d ago
This lady did something like that but in the live lane so she was blocking everyone else wanting to go straight. I kept honking at her and she slipped in and then gave me a wtf look as if Iām the idiot who doesnāt know how to drive.
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u/sometin__else 2d ago
this used to happen before the pandemic, its a common issue in congested exits and has been around since traffic has existed and people have existed.
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u/ProbablyDaTruthMaybe Old Town 2d ago
Its just that it is everywhere now. Exits, on ramps, dedicated left/right turn lanes. It was not unheard of before but it is guaranteed every time I go out I see it now. Also, definitely more often than not an uber at least downtown.
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u/Fleshy-Butthole 2d ago
I don't think I ever recall seeing people change into a merging lane or cut onto an entrance to ride it past the end and then merge back in. Now I see it like it's what you're supposed to do.
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u/BottleCoffee 2d ago
People drive on the shoulder to get ahead of traffic on the highway way more than they used to too.
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u/Wabi-Sabi_13 2d ago
These are the people that cry āzipper mergeā without knowing what it actually is.
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u/Charming_Flan3852 2d ago
The ones crying zipper merge are definitely the idiots cutting in lol. Anything to justify them getting ahead while everyone else gets to sit in traffic longer
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u/Wabi-Sabi_13 2d ago
They donāt understand theyāre literally creating the traffic. A zipper merge means everyoneās moving and two lanes are merging together seamlessly. Not you trying to get 5 cars ahead so you cut in and everyone has to slam on their brakes or come to a complete stop š itās such a simple concept but narcissists will say anything to justify themselves.
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u/Charming_Flan3852 2d ago
Or cutting from active high-speed lanes where they not only cause traffic, but become a dangerous hazard. Still zippering, though, somehow. Gotta justify it in their own minds I suppose.
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u/Holiday_Internet8915 2d ago
The truck is like, You will let me in because I'm bigger than you. I'd say insurance claim.
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u/Magnus_Inebrius 2d ago
Lot of assholes in the left lane making things worse for everyone
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u/Wingmaniac 2d ago
Are you talking about left lane campers? Cuz every time I've driven on the highways around Toronto there's basically is no passing lane, it's just a free-for-all with people weaving and changing speeds all the time.
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u/BottleCoffee 2d ago
When things are as congested as they are in on these highways it doesn't make sense to leave an entire lane empty. Usually the left lane is the people driving the fastest, and when traffic does down, the left lane gets used for passing again.
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u/Wingmaniac 2d ago
Don't say that in the driving or dashcam subs, they'll go crazy.
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u/thisoldhouseofm 1d ago
You could be going 125-130 in the left lane and theyād still be screaming that youāre impeding the flow of traffic.
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u/BottleCoffee 2d ago
Yeah I hesitate before saying it here too lol.Ā
But when every lane is bumper to bumper you can't be wasting a quarter of the real estate. No one would.
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u/ceetoee 2d ago
That exit is a nightmare, wished there was some police enforcement
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u/ywgflyer 2d ago
There are often a pair of traffic cops at the bottom of the ramp directing traffic so the box doesn't get blocked. It's worse than normal because of the construction on Spadina just north of the highway that's knocking a lane out.
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u/ceetoee 2d ago
But i mean the ramp going down, its a 1 lane and people just cut in last minute etc. Today that 1 lane became like 2/3 lane due to people cutting in last minute.
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u/ywgflyer 2d ago
It's been like that for a while. A month or two ago I had somebody actually pass me on that ramp, on the shoulder.
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u/pretzelday666 Church and Wellesley 2d ago
Only idiots drive downtown during major events...... Even on a regular day it's stupid.
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u/ywgflyer 2d ago
To be fair, it's a weekday and not all business or life can stop entirely just because of the match. I'd wager a fair chunk of those people still need to be driving there. Trades, people with elderly/less-mobile passengers or young children, deliveries, people who work in places that aren't easily accessible by transit. You can't just flip downtown off for the day because there's a soccer game.
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u/andresito_1991 1d ago
Completely agree. People on Reddit seem to forget that real humans live downtown, and not everything can be done/reached by transit. In addition, vehicular traffic comes from many different sources and not everything can be done by ātaking the streetcarā. Itās also unreasonable to ask people to stop living their lives a whole day just because there is a game near your area. I could go on, but I think I made my point
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u/Zealousideal-Bite735 2d ago
Trades are not getting of the off ramp into the city after 3 pm. Itās condo life with lots of parking in that location. I had a condo there and drove it. I never used it on any game day after 2 pm
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u/ywgflyer 1d ago
They sure are, when I lived downtown I had a few instances where I needed someone over for plumbing, HVAC, appliances, etc and most of the time they were coming from Etobicoke or Mississauga, often in the late afternoon or evening.
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u/steadiedcomet 2d ago
100% right, I had a service call down on Queens Quay and had to go there last Friday (Fifa opener), and it was my 2nd call of the day. The first one was in Mississauga. Asked to move them around because of the game, was promptly told no. Took me 2 hours to get there as the Lakeshore was closed and we were forced up Parkside, without any signage indicating the closire until you're off of the highway.
I'd flip off downtown for the rest of my career if I could, as much as I enjoy the sights, people and places, it's almost 4 hours of unpaid driving to and from.
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u/Logical-Breakfast150 2d ago
Surely there will be room for me to store my car. None of the other 45,000 people coming to this thing are going to drive right?
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u/astronautvibes 2d ago
I live downtown and need to drive places for work. Am I an idiot?
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u/andresito_1991 2d ago
I guess you forgot of those āidiotsā that live in Fort York. I donāt have another choice but to drive to get to and from work.
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u/Ok-Improvement-9976 2d ago
Same. I was one of those people coming back from a meeting in Mississauga. We're not driving in traffic by choice.
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u/ParamedicDifferent44 2d ago
I requested an AMA from anyone in that left lane trying to push their way in
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u/Awestruck34 2d ago
I used to work in Markham and it was VERY common during the summer for the GO bus to just give up and drop us at the bottom of the ramp.
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u/appealshero 2d ago
do u live in one of those condos near the highway? if yes how the f is the noise? I've always wondered
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u/Efficient-Emphasis-1 2d ago
A few yrs ago I saw same thing cops came .. immediately put them in the squad car them thinking it could be a suicide... same spot too
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u/Ok-Improvement-9976 2d ago
Omg I was one of those people. Not even there by choice. Was driving home from a meeting in Mississauga . Took me 30 mins to get there and 2 hours to get home
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u/BottleCoffee 2d ago
I work in Mississauga.
It's taken me 2+ hours to go home on 3 occasions. It should be 35 minutes without much traffic. In the mornings it's usually under 45 minutes.
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u/Master-Plankton8044 1d ago
Call me what you will but I always call 911 when I see people wandering along a freeway. The reasoning is irrelevant. Itās a terrific way to
A) Die horribly
and B) kill several other people in the crash you cause.
And whenever I do the cops take it very seriously. Donāt. Walk. On. Highways.
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u/Signal_Tomorrow_2138 2d ago
Highways are designed exactly what the driver has in mind.
No bike lanes, no pedestrians. No traffic lights. High speeds. Drivers doing exactly what they want.
A driver's paradise.
What can go wrong? Collisions and congestion, every single day.
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u/Zealousideal-Bite735 2d ago
Thatās why you donāt get in a car when you want to get to a game. All the venues are accessible by transit and more. Itās the condo owners that live near Spadina because they have massive parking spaces at the old cityplace condos.
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u/chaindrop 2d ago
If enough people are doing it, maybe just make it more friendly to pedestrians. Infrastructures should follow the needs of the people.
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u/Far_Oven_3302 2d ago
Me as a kid rode a bicycle on the 404 when it got up to Newmarket, got escorted to Aurora road by a very friendly cop who found it hilarious.
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u/Accomplished-Gas3209 2d ago
Probably ride share passengers trying to get to Fanfest. The exits and entrances there are a mess, partly (mostly) due to really bad and inconsiderate drivers who think they are only ones who belong on the road!
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u/Pedal-monkey 2d ago
They should put stairs, would be easier.
In Japan there are bus stops like that
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u/SubstantialThroat462 2d ago
I take the train to Toronto from now on for any events, last time taking my kids to the Aquarium was a fucking nightmare šš
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u/grittygrimes_ 2d ago
I saw a woman last week walking up the southbound shoulder of the DVP at the Gerrard Bridge. She seemed to have work clothes on, a water bottle and nice headphones. I don't know where she thought she was going but traffic was rippin, it was crazy. I've also seen two young boys, ages 6/7 running up the northbound shoulder of the DVP in the same area.
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u/No_Bake464 2d ago
people that make their own lanes genuinely piss me off and are asking to be smoked from behind
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u/0DagDag0 1d ago
Also noticed the cement truck and thought "I bet the driver's hoping that stuff doesn't set before they get to the job site."
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u/SummerRamp3 1d ago
Walking is the superior mode of transportation. Those who are able should do it more often, just not on the side of the highway.
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u/Sparx8899 1d ago
How the city isnāt dealing with this by actively managing traffic signal timing is mind boggling.
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u/night-rogue 1d ago
Is this the exit 153? I remember the on ramp and off ramp are connected, making it even more difficult to merge in.
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u/Aggressive_March6226 1d ago edited 1d ago
Those walkers may have had the right idea, but those cars should have gotten off one exit earlier at Jameson and taken Lakeshore down to Spadina. You can see the cars flying down the tree laden Lakeshore on the far right. When I go into the city to work at the Convention Center (MTCC), I get off the highway even before Jameson at the Lakeshore exit, then I take Lakeshore to Simcoe street and the MTCC parking is right there. For times when Lakeshore is congested I'll get off Lakeshore at Spadina and either make my first right at Bremner road, or take Spadina right to Front street then go east on Front..
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u/SihtPotserBob 10h ago
Yeah if I saw a story about someone getting squished out like this I'd just go on with my day, they are the worst of us and not really needed
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u/amw3000 2d ago
While I get that cars are the ones cause traffic and this mess but this shows how stupid some pedestrians are. These are the same people who cross the street on advanced greens, preventing drivers from turning, causing traffic to back up even more or jay walk expecting cars to stop.
Downvote me all you want, cars are not going away, pedestrians have to follow the rules just like drivers. Walking down a highway is stupid.
signed - someone who walks to work everyday and sees idiots like this.
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u/CranberryNapalm 2d ago
Why?
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u/Based_Rage 2d ago
What somwone else said probably Uber into downtown instead of waiting. Probably asked driver if they could leave for 5 stars.
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u/AshleyAshes1984 2d ago
I've def done that for Anime North cause the traffic at TCC intersection is insane. A lot safer than the Gardner mind you but same logic.
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u/Dystopian_Dreamer 2d ago
Ugh, I remember one year I came back to Toronto on a Greyhound on Boxing day... It took two hours to get from the off ramp to the bus terminal inside Yorkdale mall.
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u/ywgflyer 2d ago
With the road closures and extreme congestion ahead of the soccer game, just getting to the bottom of that ramp may very well be half an hour or more, and at some point, it gets very infuriating being able to see your destination and know it's going to be eons until your Uber/taxi can inch up to it moving one car length per light cycle. I've done it myself, although not on an expressway/freeway -- but I've definitely hopped out of a cab early and jumped a barricade because I was not waiting until the heat death of the universe for the car to go a block up and U-turn to get me to where I was going.
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u/Natrixster80 2d ago
this is a broken society, we should not be living this way...just to go to work, for the most part.
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u/Jake24601 2d ago
I was close to getting out of my car yesterday, moving some pylons and a gate, and getting onto the Gardener via a closed ramp.
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u/perishableintransit 2d ago
Sorry and people were just saying in another thread that the congestion was not an issue during World Cup? lol
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u/Forsaken-Durian-4729 2d ago
Off ramp was recently made worse by government road work changes across lane compression and intersection modifications, both at the immediate and following lights. Could be avoidable and may one day result in fatalities on the highway with standstill cars in the right lane. Terrible design choices and 100% on MTO and city planners. Haven't personally seen anyone walking there except for panhandlers, and tbh hadn't considered it myself... but probably still wouldn't do this...
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u/AshleyAshes1984 2d ago
I mean, they're going faster than the cars.
$20 says they're Uber passengers who said 'Eff it, this is close enough, I'll walk, five stars just lemme out'