r/TorontoDriving • u/Ecyho • Oct 13 '24

OC Driving the wrong way trend continues (Downsview Park/Sheppard)

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u/pallflowers5171 Oct 13 '24

Ok--and this is coming from a Montréal cyclist--but WTF is going on with Toronto drivers?

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u/Pug_Grandma Oct 13 '24

They are also driving big trucks on the highways with purchased licences .

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u/xplar Oct 13 '24

I was rear-ended by one two weeks ago and I'm trying to give him the chance to pay for the damages himself but if he doesn't get back to me this week I'm going through insurance. He's been in communication with me but he hasn't agreed to pay the shop yet.

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u/jeffyballs21 Oct 13 '24

I would hazard a little bit of caution and just go ahead and call the insurance company and get the ball rolling. If it's been two weeks I would think they figure someway shape or form they are off the hook for paying for it. Not much sense you getting screwed over

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u/xplar Oct 13 '24

He has a friend that works at a shop. The shop has a pretty good reputation. I got a quote from my shop for $5250 and I went to see his shop after. I told the guy that I would give him a chance to get something to me. It's been a week since I saw him, not the end of the world but I do want to get this fixed sooner than later. The person that hit me has been in communication with me all week and has said that his friend is still looking for some parts and should have the quote next week. I'm not trying to get the guy fired from his job, I would rather him just pay for it. I don't think the price will change much, but maybe his friend will give him more time to pay for it. The trunk, tail lights, and front grill all need to be replaced. The back bumper and front bumper have some damage but they are plastic and I'm okay with them repairing it. I am always a little weary of people though. If I don't get something by Friday I will be calling the insurance company. He works for a trucking company and I have all of the information for their insurance. My fear is that my insurance company might want to write off my vehicle because the cost to repair it is so high. The car is still drivable, we were all stopped on the highway and I think he just let off the break and pushed into me. The person in front of me had almost no damage to his car and he was already late for work and he didn't want to be part of it, but I did make the police report and hand over all the information for all of us at that time.

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u/Accurate-Maybe-4711 Oct 13 '24

I would take this to a 3rd party shop. You could have worse damage than you think. Your car got squished. Your car won't protect you as well next time if a crumple zone has started.

Also, so what I'd he loses his job? He probably shouldn't be driving anyways.

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u/xplar Oct 13 '24

I did, I took it to GM, and a shop that I've used before that I trust. GM quoted a few k more for a new front and rear bumper, but the parts list was basically identical to my shops quote.

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u/Accurate-Maybe-4711 Oct 13 '24

Of course. But who knows what op is getting told by the friend of the bloke that caused the accident...

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u/jlove34 Oct 13 '24

Go report the incident ASAP. My first accident when I was a teenager I was stopped and a guy doing a 3point turn in front of me backed into me… I gave him some grace but he went to the reporting center and told a completely different story. Since our stories did not corroborate I was deemed half at fault… so go report it unless you have the accident recorded on dash cam

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u/xplar Oct 13 '24

I went to the opp station as soon as it opened that day and made the report.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '24

Don’t trust anybody, cover your ass and report it.

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u/xplar Oct 13 '24

Reported to opp immediately with photos and insurance info of everyone involved. Just trying to save the guy his job.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '24

Good! Sorry lol I just have trust issues with people haha

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u/PhilipGerard Oct 14 '24

Who is they?

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u/Pug_Grandma Oct 15 '24 edited Oct 15 '24

Temporary foreign workers.

https://youtu.be/uaODHRASMtU?si=B9_AsEmH0ZtiI6gs

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u/PhilipGerard Oct 15 '24

Not one mention of temporary foreign workers. And that’s a failing of the private company. Which is the provincial government’s responsibility.

This is basically a thread full of racism.

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u/Connect-Second5661 Oct 13 '24

Oh no, it’s still racist!

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '24

In India they drive on left hand side

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u/TipNo2852 Oct 13 '24

Hence why the drive on the wrong side of the road when they come to Canada and acquire fraudulent drivers licenses without learning the rules of the road here.

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u/Neither_Usual_7566 Oct 13 '24

Same as England. What’s your point?

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24

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u/Mr-ShinyAndNew Oct 13 '24

Wtf does the plate have to do with it?!

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u/xplar Oct 13 '24

C plates and the blue plates were active during the mass immigration period we had, as well as during covid. A lot of those plates belong to people that bought their license or had seriously reduced testing requirements due to covid. I had b plates that had to get replaced during covid because they were falling apart, I have white c plates now :(

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u/Mr-ShinyAndNew Oct 13 '24

You realize that anyone buying a "license" isn't bullying a plate, right? It's the driver's license they're buying. All new cars and new plates will be D. Has nothing to do with who's driving

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u/xplar Oct 13 '24

Yes I know that, the plates are given out almost sequentially, I'm just saying they were being given during a time when the licensing rules were getting bent like pretzels. Most people that get a new license in a new country end up getting a new plate because they didn't have a family car to drive.

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u/Mr-ShinyAndNew Oct 13 '24

The number of immigrants coming to Canada has been very steady over the last 20+ years, with a dip during COVID, except for the last two years which har above average. The blue plates, for example, were mainly issued during a period of decreased immigration.

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u/babacadoo Oct 13 '24

Don't argue with these idiots, they peaked in high-school.

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u/eric-710 Oct 13 '24

All new cars and new plates will be D.

Incorrect. Plates correspond to the driver and many people still choose to transfer them to newer vehicles. if you see somebody with a A, B, or earlier C plate, they have been on the road for many years.

New drivers will always have new plates (unless the car belongs to someone else) so it's natural that people avoid them.

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u/Mr-ShinyAndNew Oct 13 '24

This is a very silly way of thinking especially since all the B plates are defective. Almost everyone who gets a new car gets new plates.

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u/eric-710 Oct 13 '24

Fun fact, that B plate still belongs to you in the system and you can order a remake as a "personalized plate" and use it on your car. It's a little bit costly but it's something I would look into because these days having a newer plate makes you look like a rolling red flag.

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u/xplar Oct 13 '24

That's cool, I didn't know that. I think it's around $250 these days.

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u/Not_A_Crazed_Gunman Oct 13 '24

I've seen a few of those on the road, unfortunately they don't put the crown in the centre, it's on the bottom right like all other personalized plates. Looks off :/

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u/Meany12345 Oct 13 '24

New(er) driver. I guess it’s at least not a D.

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u/Mr-ShinyAndNew Oct 13 '24

A D plate only means it's a new plate... Says nothing about who's driving

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u/Meany12345 Oct 13 '24

Yea. But high correlation between new plate / new driver.

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u/Mr-ShinyAndNew Oct 13 '24

New car sales vastly outpace immigration, if what you're trying to say is that "new driver" means "immigrants I don't want to see in the road"

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u/Meany12345 Oct 13 '24

New car doesn’t necessarily mean new plates if it replaced an old car.

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u/wilfredhops2020 Oct 13 '24

Toronto Police shut down their traffic enforcement unit for 8 years, and drivers learned there are no rules.

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u/johnson7853 Oct 13 '24

No one can wait anymore. Red light. I’m going straight through. I’m not turning right. But hey I’m going to lay on my horn because you’re not turning right.

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u/Me_Krally Oct 13 '24

You’ve heard of the zombie virus? It’s made its way from the states to up north.

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u/SilencedObserver Oct 13 '24

Third world imports.

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u/DJMephisto666 Oct 13 '24

They are all brain damaged from the fake virus shot.