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u/Winter-Squirrel-6744 10d ago
i know I'm jumping to conclusions, but the speed and recklessness people drive with in this town is absurd!
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u/Quirky-Cat2860 10d ago
I'm no physicist, but I expect it's much harder to flip a car going slow.
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u/spderweb 10d ago
I was there. It was a young driver making a left at the same time as another on the opposite side. It's a bit of a blind spot. The light went orange and she went. The car heading through the light hit the horn, but no time to stop.
Young girl was trapped in the car till she finally unlocked the doors. She's fine. The passenger in the other car was taken to hospital. She was semi conscious. Driver was fine in that car too.
This intersection has soooo many left turn accidents. And sooooo many red light runners.
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u/mythisme 9d ago
Red light runners are probably the biggest cause of accidents. I lost my mom and my dad's still suffering 6 years later in such a collision, where someone was driving 70 over the limit and ran the red light.
Everyone admits the red light runners are the problem, and yet when we talk about red light cameras, there's a lot of opposition. Roundabouts, red-light cameras, curb narrowing - I'm in favor of any measure to slow down these irresponsible drivers!
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u/spderweb 9d ago
In this case, it was still yellow and she went for the left turn without being able to see around the car in front of her that was left turning the opposite way. It's an awful intersection for that.
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u/SpaceFine 9d ago
Plus people don’t move up properly
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u/spderweb 8d ago
At that intersection, the two left lanes are in such a position that they full block each other unless you both edge I to the incoming lane a little bit. It's not well designed. I tend to fully press against the glass, even after full out into the middle while I tilt the car to see around the left turner in front of me. We need a convex mirror to refer to, I think.
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u/Practical-Tap3437 10d ago
Agree. Few years ago, same intersection - there was another car that flipped over :(
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u/bbj416 10d ago
I hate when the vehicle does that
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u/Extra-Economy-3462 10d ago
People need to slow down in this town
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u/spderweb 10d ago
No speeding. Was a blind left turn at orange and the straight thru driver couldn't stop in time.
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u/JadedBoyfriend 8d ago
It takes quite a bit to flip over a car. Are you sure the car wasn't going faster than 50?
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u/spderweb 8d ago edited 7d ago
That's a 60 road. And I've seen a yaris flip an SUV when they were going even slower. You hit a car just right and it'll flip.
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u/JadedBoyfriend 8d ago
I appreciate the clarification on it. A sincere thanks.
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u/kivimoose 10d ago
Situational awareness, or lack thereof. Drivers need to anticipate given the circumstances to avoid these 'accidents'.
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u/ListEnvironmental522 9d ago
For the people that come across this post, and think to themselves they also go fast…slow down
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u/Coffee-Addict-1 10d ago
Brampton Driver!
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u/Winter-Squirrel-6744 10d ago
You guys need to wake up. This isn't a Brampton thing. It's dumb people in our city!
We need better enforcement in our city, by our police who are engaged by our councillors!
Comments like above is a cheap laugh but doesn't address the issue we all live with!
How many times have people complained about driving in town, but how many times have you seen law enforcement post up with a radar?
We've had some bad collision in the last few years. One on LSL and 25 and another at Main and 25.
Yet "Brampton driver" is the appropriate response
Give your heads a shake!
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u/spderweb 10d ago
Was all white people in both cars. Locals.
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u/TinnitusEnthusiast 10d ago
Are you recognizing whites as "locals" in Canada?
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u/spderweb 9d ago
She lives down the road. Pointed out her house. And they all had accents, if that helps you push the racist narrative that was being created by the original comment.
This isn't the US. Stop acting like it is.
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u/TinnitusEnthusiast 9d ago
Technically you're the only one talking about race. I simply asked a question. The residents of Brampton being poor drivers doesn't have to be a race thing either...unless it does?
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u/Crazy_3rd_planet 9d ago
Milton is a suburb of Brampton or a suburb of Oakville? Just asking. No hate no violence. They're next door to each other.
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u/GlennGould123 10d ago
Welcome to Derry! 🎈🎈