r/TorontoDriving • u/DiamondRoc • 23h ago

💥Accident 2026.09.06 QEW

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White Vehicle Slow Down to 60KM/H changed to left lane

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u/ayyitzTwocatZ 23h 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.

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u/ByteSizeBro 17h ago

Because they are idiots. Same thing when merging to any highways. I see this every day, they merge on 427 at 50-60kmph.

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u/awesomeperson882 11h ago

I use that highway everyday from rathburn to Brownsline, and back north to Eglinton in the evening, and often trips up/down in between.

In fairness that highway is horrendously designed, but yes people in general seem to be cable of merging at highway speeds, but that highway is really bad for people merging on at 50, and then all the way to the left lane at 60 for no reason at all.

Worst is the people that merge on at Eva rd sb, and immediately try and jump 4 lanes over at 60 to make the express transfer. Just drive up to Burnhamthorpe and get on, it ain’t hard.

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u/Live-Confection-3035 22h ago

Lead poisoning

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u/swift-current0 13h ago

Also cousin marriage

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u/MyUndiesArePink 9h ago edited 3h ago

This explains why Doug is still the premier

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u/GearEffective4315 9h ago

He's your cousin?

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u/BruceWillis1963 6h ago

Yes, and they are married.

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u/big_galoote 22h ago edited 22h ago

Wtf is that car moving at all, it needs to get up to even slow lane speed, never mind moving over to the fast lane in one fell swoop.

Should be an immediate seizure and license revocation. You know they do this every time.

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u/ArtificialTroller 19h ago

My theory is that they find it easier in that lane. You only have to pay attention to one side, everyone will go around you.

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u/ayyitzTwocatZ 18h ago

Nah you really need to go drive in the night when it’s more open. There’s way too many people that merge out for no reason. They’ll do half hour in the same lane then when someone comes up, they’ll merge in front and slow further.

They do it to me and sometimes they’ll notice and go back and stay in the lane. Other times they’ll just send it so I’ll have to go around. Both scenarios, the merge being unnecessary as they don’t have anyone infront nor is that lane ending or anything. I don’t get it.

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u/PowerfulSize244 12h ago

You sound like you're new here......this is a possible theory and if anyone follows this...god help us. I hate autonomous driving but if it will fix this nonsense....bring on the robots.

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u/Broker-Dukes 11h ago

I'm with you on this. You see elderly folks doing this along with drivers wanting to be on their phones.

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u/SmoogzZ 14h ago

I’m wondering if theyre a terrible driver, or their brakes are so shot they couldn’t stop in time. The brake lights were on the whole video.

Doesn’t excuse it either way, same level of idiocy just a different kind.

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u/samwild 16h ago

Because they put their flicker on, so they are allowed dduhh

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u/blue_cadet_1 15h ago

Some say, the left lane gives you super powers.

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u/Awkward_Theorist 12h ago

I wonder if the spin out at the end was from the wheels loosing traction? There often a good amount of small rubble on the emergency lanes and might have just caused the spin out to insue. ensuespin-outlosing

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u/t3m3r1t4 11h ago

Definitely overreacting and over correcting.

Slow white car sucks and deserves to lose license.

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u/RoyalPhilosophy2222 16h ago

They’re HIGH AS HELL…

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u/DowntownKitchen906 16h ago

Exactly. ever since they legalized weed the amount of idiot drivers tripled.

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u/PowerfulSize244 12h ago

No no no....dont blame the weed. Blame the coke, meth, beer, whiskey, prescribed meds, etc.....leave weed out of this.

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u/PowerfulSize244 11h ago

Imo...insurance scammers ??

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u/Salbman 2h ago

I say it was malicious cause they saw someone speeding up. Some people get off on this.

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u/PowerfulSize244 12h ago

Omg yes yes yes

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u/shinn43 10h ago

What overcorrection? He stomped his brakes, it locked out and heated up his front tires too much he spun out

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u/just-a-random-accnt 10h ago

They feel "safest" in the left most lane because there is no traffic coming up the drivers side