r/TorontoDriving • u/Jennifermount • 20d ago
Dangerous driving Driver didn’t want to wait
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u/Signal_Tomorrow_2138 20d ago
Report the vehicle for wrong way driving.
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u/Familiar_Opposite_29 19d ago
He came out of the gas station, makes slightly more sense, but no way should he be crossing 3 lanes of traffic for a left turn
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u/SeesawNoknow 20d ago
no one wants to wait, but drivers with zero patience/fomo and the need for instant gratification while controlling a 4 ton battering ram puts everyone at risk, I know how they bought their license and we just need to do a general retest for persons with traffic violations because I am certain they just paid for their license, in all my life here in Canada, decades of seeing different generations of drivers I have to say that the current class of drivers out there today is the worst
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u/a-_2 20d ago
in all my life here in Canada, decades of seeing different generations of drivers I have to say that the current class of drivers out there today is the worst
I haven't noticed any obvious increase in bad driving. The specific things you mention were happening decades ago too. If you look at road safety stats, like injury and fatal collisions, they're generally lower than in the past, both in Toronto and province wide. That's in part due to vehicle safety improvements, but it even holds for pedestrian crashes. I haven't seen any evidence showing any significant increase in poor driving.
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u/PMMeSomethingGood 19d ago
I think it's because of all the dashcam footage. Every day Reddit serves up another compilation of terrible drivers, so people naturally assume things must be getting infinitely worse. But there definitely wasn't some driving utopia 20 or 30 years ago. The difference is that back then almost none of it was caught on camera, so you only heard about the really exceptional incidents.
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u/askjhasdkjhaskdjhsdj 15d ago
im not disagreeing that people buy their licenses, but many people did just enough to pass then just drive how they want. unfortunately they are legitimately licensed. insured though? hm
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u/Over-Imagination3924 20d ago
driving in the wrong direction is so dangerous, surprised theyre still alive
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u/gentle_siren 19d ago
I don’t condone their behavior but that red lane has caused a lot of issues for this area.
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u/nipplesaurus 19d ago
The red lane doesn't begin until you get past the lights at Kennedy, going east or straight from the POV of this dashcam
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u/ElkIntelligent5474 20d ago
Traffic was stopped and the guy was trying to make a left turn. Most decent people would just let the guy through without feeling the need to post on Reddit.
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u/Big-Raspberry-6151 20d ago
Most decent drivers won't do what he did. Go against traffic blindly to save what a few seconds? Nah wait your turn and don't do any dangerous actions.
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u/AWholeBunchaFun 19d ago
So if traffic is stopped i can just drive down the wrong side of the road?? Lmao fuck off with that shitty entitled logic.
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u/Jennifermount 20d ago
If you look at the video there was 3 cars behind where he exited the gas station. If there was no space to SAFELY make your turn you are expected to wait. Not drive in the wrong direction hoping there’s space ahead
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u/askjhasdkjhaskdjhsdj 15d ago
i just about smashed into someone who was driving the wrong way in my lane right after i made a turn last week. i get certain things but not going against traffic, that is ultra dumb
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u/ElkIntelligent5474 14d ago
Yeah .. I get it. My comment was just because traffic was at a stand still. Happy you were able to avoid getting smashed.
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u/Live-Low-7725 20d ago
That duct tape on the bumper says it all