BurlOak
Senior Member
Disproving the myth that people will 20 over the limit regardless of what it is
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Roads: Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Highway 410 (MTO, U/C, Planned)
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drum118
Superstar
Drivers who have lead foot will drive 10+ over the limit, regardless the speed limit is set at. Some have radar detectors.
Even going through construction zone where speed was set to 45/55 mph, got pass by drivers who never slow down in the first place. They were still doing the + over the 65/70 mph set speed before the construction zone.
The highest I every drove at on my trip was 120 km in both country and was pass more than enough times.
In my travel, I only saw 2 state police sitting on the road and no OPP at all.
wopchop
Building Toronto
Drivers in Canada are only going 20km/h over the limit because the OPP does not patrol as heavily as the State Highway Patrols do down south.
People feel like they can get away with it, so they do it.
The heavy OPP presence on the highways during Pan-Am Games is reminding me a lot of how the highway patrols operate in the USA.
People feel like they can get away with it, so they do it.
The heavy OPP presence on the highways during Pan-Am Games is reminding me a lot of how the highway patrols operate in the USA.
nfitz
Superstar
In the US, I find that speed varies not only by state, but by where you are in the state.
I just pick a speed where some people are going past me, but not most people. Never got a ticket. Sometimes it's 5 mph over, sometimes it's 10 mph over.
I just pick a speed where some people are going past me, but not most people. Never got a ticket. Sometimes it's 5 mph over, sometimes it's 10 mph over.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Canada is very laissez faire about enforcement in general - we have rules for everything but at the same time there is a pervasive expectation of self-enforcement in all but the most significant health/public safety matters.
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ninetykman
New Member
Any updates on the expansion ? This project is moving at a snails pace 
Tuscani01
Senior Member
Any updates on the expansion ? This project is moving at a snails pace
Huh? It's been done for a while now.
drum118
Superstar
He might be talking about the other 2 projects in the area.
410 is waiting for spring to finish it off and as well the new 401/403 interchange. Same can be said about Mavis Rd.
On another note, More Highway 401 widening approved in Cambridge between Hespeler Road and Townline Road.
nfitz
Superstar
I assume he's referring to the next phase - the Mavis reconstruction, etc., which has also been discussed in this thread, not having it's own (nor should it really, as it's all phases).
ninetykman
New Member
What are you talking about ? Isn't this thread about 401 expansion from 6 lanes to 12 lanes from HO to Mavis...Now do you see 12 lanes because I must be blind, since I drive daily from Erin Mills to downtown daily. My comment was about the pace of this project.
nfitz
Superstar
The thread was initially about the completed widening from 403/410 to just past Hurontario. But it's been used for other phases as they have started.
drum118
Superstar
The expansion to the west up to Port Credit River starts in April and is to be completed in 2019
Love the Billion Dollar Bridge going west from Mavis Rd and no money for it.
Construction set to begin on Highway 401 widening
Love the Billion Dollar Bridge going west from Mavis Rd and no money for it.
Construction set to begin on Highway 401 widening
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Duck
Guest
I would not say this is universally true. I have driven in about 2/3 of the US and speed limits on interstates vary from 55 mph to 75 mph, depending on where you are.
Whenever I drive in to Toronto I wonder about all the temporary "jersey barriers" that are set up in the Mississauga area. Is that what this thread is about? That whole construction area has looked stagnant for a couple of years. I keep wondering "what are they doing" and "why is there no work being done here?" It looks like they just all picked up and left.
Markster
Senior Member
The barriers are hiding the future HOV lanes.
They're currently too short to be of any real impact, so they've chosen to keep them blocked off, and have the highway taper. They'll open them up once this next phase is complete, I imagine.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Yup they are going to open in 2019 once the phase that is just starting now finishes.
It's the same thing on the 400 at King Road. They rebuilt the interchange a few years ago and widened the highway for HOVs, but as they only widened around 1km of it around the interchange, they just have temporary jersey barriers up.
It's the same thing on the 400 at King Road. They rebuilt the interchange a few years ago and widened the highway for HOVs, but as they only widened around 1km of it around the interchange, they just have temporary jersey barriers up.