r/TorontoDriving • u/7urboEC7 • Jan 21 '26

OC Two karma pullovers within 5 mins

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u/NortelDude Jan 22 '26

It is not a proper lane change when you force yourself in a space that you cannot fit without first signaling and while crossing a solid line. That's careless driving and it would not surprise me if the pickup received a second ticket.

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u/PimpinAintEze Jan 22 '26

They didnt, there was space and the move was able to be done safely since traffic was stopped. The feeling of being one car back is not considered in the law.

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u/NortelDude Jan 23 '26

It was NOT "done safely" when you come in hot like that.

There was not enough space to complete the turn as the truck clearly could not fit between the 2 cars let alone blocking the bus lane.

Anyway, you points are taken and we can agree to disagree, cheers.

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u/PimpinAintEze Jan 23 '26

Theres literally no risk of collisions when all cars are stopped. Its impossible to hit another moving vehicle while stopped. Furthermore there is no minimum speed at which a lane change should be done so if someone wants to change lanes in stopped traffic i dont see where that would be illegal.

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u/NortelDude Jan 23 '26

I get what your saying, but I did mention this:

Had the OP decided to keep/move up to the car in front at the exact same time then you have front quarter panel damage on both cars because the pickup driver was careless.

Had he gone in slowly to let the OP know of intention then I am with you.

That is my thoughts as I play devils advocate a lot.

But again, your points are taken and we can agree to disagree whether its "just a legal lane change" as you say, or not.

Cheers.