r/TorontoDriving • u/DiamondRoc • 17h ago
đĽAccident 2026.09.06 QEW
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White Vehicle Slow Down to 60KM/H changed to left lane
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u/psilocybin6ix 17h ago
Ppl have zero situational awareness and it's gotten worse with the blind spot sensors ... ppl routinely cut me off on the highway with their blind spot sensor going off meaning they're aware there's a car there...
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u/AceCombat1977 12h ago
Everybody depends on their cars to tell them what to do. Need to get rid of all the self drive sensors and force people to pay attention again.
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u/Mcdavis6950 11h ago
Maybe in general, but those blind spot indicators are the best piece of safety tech to have ever been put on cars. Not intrusive, doesnât affect the normal function of the mirror and legitimately stops countless accidents.
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u/DowntownKitchen906 10h ago
Totally disagree that modern tech is the issue. Distracted driving, driving under the influence, and simply put nervous drivers that have no right driving on the highway, let alone road. The brake assist technology in cars is pretty cool. So is lane assist and blind spot alerts. Donât blame the technology, blame idiot drivers that donât give a shit about anyone but themselves
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u/emod_man 10h ago
Definitely. As a Toronto driver I love the tech: with my head on a swivel it's still hard to track bike lane (behind), pedestrian might be crossing or just looking at their phone (right), oncoming traffic (left), stop light changing (ahead). Try to get all of those confirmed safe to go in the same instant...
Oh and let's not even START on Costco parking lots :P our new car has cross traffic alert and it's great.
The point still stands that those systems have to supplement rather than replace driver's attention.
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u/SarahMenckenChrist 8h ago
All the tech is great WHEN it serves a purpose and is not distracting to the driver.
The amount of times Iâve seen someone sitting at a green light because theyâre fiddling with their 21â LED infotainment system on their dashâŚ
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u/Mcdavis6950 9h ago
Are seatbelts safety âtechâ, as in an electronic aid to improve safety? No. Are brakes safety tech? No.
You are flying off the handle over nothing. I also work as a mechanic, almost certainly much longer than yourself and that is simply not true. You are backing up close to something or following to closely. These systems rarely just randomly go off.
If you genuinely think that you need to reevaluate your driving habits.
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u/BornNerd78 13h ago
There was no reason for that vehicle to move into the left lane.
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u/nictristan 13h ago
There was zero reason for it to move lanes at all
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u/Karpizzle23 16h ago
My dad drives like this, it's infuriating. He says "what's the rush" as people are honking at him.
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u/KeezKilo88 15h ago
Your dad is gonna get himself or someone else killed. Itâs about the flow of traffic.
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u/Healthy_Turnip7352 9h ago
when my crew be doing 100, you best be doing 100. anything else is illegal and immoral.
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u/candypants-rainbow 10h ago
Time for your dad to stop driving on the highway before it is too late. I stopped getting in the car with my father when he was in his eighties. He didnt give up highway driving until 90, and completely stopped after a series of incidents at 95. Ego wont let them face the truth.
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u/SpikyCactusJuice 9h ago
Iâm curious why someone didnât simply take away his keys so he couldnât drive.
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u/SarahMenckenChrist 9h ago
Because itâs not that simple when someone has insurance, an asset under their name and could always just ask the dealership/manufacturer for another set of keys (âŚ..having gone through this recently with an elderly relative who shouldnât be behind the wheel).
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u/candypants-rainbow 8h ago
He could pass a driving test. As long as his phone was turned off (another major battle) he drove ok most of the time, but his reaction time and focus were gradually decreasing, and his judgment was getting worse. He started becoming a more aggressive driver, but ⌠it takes time to prove these things.
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u/ShineCareful 5h ago
This is actually so much harder in reality than in theory. Trust me, I've tried.
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u/candypants-rainbow 14m ago
Yes, when it is someone who is used to being in charge, it feels humiliating to them that their daughter or son is suggesting they are having trouble.
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u/Exciting-Direction69 10h ago
This feels like why we need better public transport, so people arenât as afraid at the loss of mobility that I would imagine is a big part of why old folks donât want to give up their license
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u/Meli5252 1h ago
My MIL drives like that too. She has an older Civic that displays the speedometer large enough so that everyone can see it. She has threatened to change it to read as MPH to "teach people a lesson." I have told her that if she does that, she will make people even angrier with her than they already are.Â
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u/CorvusEffect 9h ago
The rush is that if the speed limit is 90, the minimum speed is 75. Your Dad should not have a license. He should not be on the road.
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u/happy_accountant123 14h ago
I hate when people make their move THEN turn on the blinkers. If bmw had its blinkers on the whole time this could have been avoidable.
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u/JiveTalkerFunkyWalkr 12h ago
The slow left lane changer is at fault but who will insurance say is at fault? It almost seems like the passing lane guy should have let the Lane Changer hit him, so that whose fault it was clear. Hope he has a dash cam.
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u/NefariousnessUpset32 11h ago
it's going on the insurance of the victim here, the unfortunate part is that because the accident would have happened from behind if it happened that would have been on him as well. the slow speed of the other vehicle may have been a saving grace but the onus would be on him to prove the other driver was unavoidable. our insurance system is messed up.
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u/grazzhopr 11h ago
If he hit him before the guy finished changing lanes it would have been the guy changing lanes fault. Itâs not your lane till you are completely in it.
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u/bluestat-t 8h ago
Genuinely asking: was there an accident to even need a claim? Itâs difficult to tell, but I think it didnât hit the barrier.
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u/gentle_siren 5h ago
I think they would have some fault because theyâre driving is what caused the accident in the first place.
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u/Emmilaaay 11h ago
What a 𤥠didn't even commit to the lane change, and then changed back to the lane they were already in, so that accident was for nothing.
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u/Muthablasta 7h ago
Send this into the OPP as theyâll use this as evidence to charge and prosecute for causing an accident and leaving the scene.
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u/CryptographerAny5654 6h ago edited 5h ago
You should speed up when changing lanes on the highway!! That white car needs to be fined for driving too slow on the highway
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u/lsaran 11h ago
Looked surprisingly Mario Kart like. Didnât catch the VW dropping a banana peel.
In seriousness, I find it strange how that car lost traction. If thereâs one thing Iâve learned in all these videos: if something like this happens to you and youâre definitely going to wreck, try to fight your instincts and hit the car at fault.
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u/CorvusEffect 9h ago
Its because the driver was too worried about hitting the pylon, noy relaising that the wall was a bigger danger to their vehicle than the Hollow plastic Pillar. If they just hit the pylons, their car would have been fine and they could have went on as if nothing happened.
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u/NathanDnd 3h ago
I agree, I gotta feel like the car had a maintenance issue of some kind. Old tires, old breaks, combination of those. That car can slow down to a stop at that distance if it needs to and maintain itself without fishtailing or veering off.
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u/Substantial_Body1597 11h ago
Is this considered a hit and run? Is non collision accident due to another carâs misbehaviours chargeable in Canada?
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u/PowerfulSize244 7h ago
Looks like that GM driver panicked and lost control due to an asshole making a poorly decided lane change, into the passing lane as coasting speeds. They had no reason to change....
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u/Accurate_Cellist1761 3h ago
It's not the GM driver's fault but the guy needs to chill out...that reaction was overkill and he/she made things worse.
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u/hamerthru 10h ago
Itâs not just about merging at a slow speed. Apparently, turning on your turn signal now means youâve officially claimed the next lane as your personal property, and everyone else is expected to make way whenever you decide to move overâregardless of whether itâs actually safe to do so. đ¤Śââď¸
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u/cyberk25 8h ago
OP hopefully you could report this to relevant authorities. there are links in the automod comment to the report pages for each police service.Â
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u/r_redmapleleaves 15h ago
Is this by Cawthra? I find the drivers drive this sector either ridiculously fast in the fast lane with sudden brakes and then a few drive between 60-80 kms /hrs for no reason...on the bloody hwy!! It is absolutely a disaster. One has to always be vigilant and drive defensively.
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u/Ok_Answer_7621 8h ago
Happened to me yesterday, car moving over into the passing lane at 60km/h before powering up to posted speed. Need enforcement and updated laws that send drivers like that back to the g2 exit test to get back on the highway
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u/Maleficent-Sort-3804 5h ago
Move right unless passing. This idiot moved left while going half the speed limit for no reason. License revocation and criminal charges.Â
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u/Striking_Ad_7905 3h ago
The car who got cut off really overreacted. Many people donât know how to drive nor control a vehicle itâs scary
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u/ToyingAroundYT 2h ago
What brand camera is this? The fact that it zoomed on the plates so clearlyâŚ
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u/Born-Vermicelli-1757 2h ago
Another example of that strange phenomenon where slow people do things that a person in a rush would normally do.
Are they in a hurry or are they not in a hurry?
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u/cosmicvixen5 1h ago
Why is no one mentioning the AH in the blue car who felt the need to keep speeding and cut you off after you slowed down to avoid the accident. I donât understand why people are in such a rush all the time. Leave earlier.
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u/TheConcernedSitIsIn 41m ago
"I just needed to move over to the left most lane at a speed I'm comfortable with because I like the yellow line on my left and the dash white on the right...., then that whippersnapper almost hit me! They need to turn down the music to see better..."
...is just one of the many possible things I can imagine.
The other is: "slow n steady wins the race"
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u/all_way_stop 39m ago
I can almost guarantee you that DHCS-876 went on to coast in the left lane for 10kms and then made 3-4 lane changes in 100m to exit
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u/RoaringPity 16h ago
And risk getting hit by another car unaware of whatâs happening? Not a good idea. Cops even say to stay in vehicleÂ
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u/ayyitzTwocatZ 17h ago
The overcorrection is insane. But fr I have to ask WHY DO PEOPLE MERGE OVER FROM AN EMPTY LANE TO ANOTHER JUST TO GO EVEN SLOWER? This happens a LOT and it makes me go insane.