To the guy on the grey BMW adventure bike doing 110kph and blocking the fast lane of the 401 (west end) last night: did you not see the angry drivers within inches of you? You're going to get smoked pulling that stunt.
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kiwi
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Ah, the motorcycle equivalent of a hummer...
I could swear I saw a Kawasaki cruiser (with a rider wearing a green Kawi jersey) with a blue plate today. This was on Steeles, potential Kahuna service shenanigans?
Weds eve on Greenlane heading East from Yonge St there was a CUV with a "Watch for Motorcycles" sticker on the bottom rear bumper. The car drove from Yonge to Woodbine in the left lane (it is two lanes each way speed limit 80kph.) They travelling at about 70 to 75 kph. Ttypically his was around 8:30 at night and traffic runs from 90 to 100 kph.
I was behind them and figured they would move over but they seemed to be pacing the car in the right lane. Sometimes they sped up a bit so that there almost was enough room to squeeze by and sometimes they slowed down so that the cars in the right could almost squeeze by. About 15 or 20 cars were held up by this idiot (nothing wrong with driving at a lower speed but have the decency to stay right and let other vehicles pass. The car to my right was getting real frustrated trying to bget by and cars behind us were starting to bunch up and drive too close. When I finally got past them on the right lane they pulled up at the light at Woodbine and started giving me hell saying that they ride and that they were going to call the cops. I blew up at them and next thing you know the idots tried folowing me down some back roads.
I wonder if there bike was the Grey BMW?
..Tom
kiwi
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I bet they probably ride a cruiser... and used to riding side by side in formation.. ;-) All joking aside, its amazing these people dont have a clue on whats going on around them. I know in Australia and in NZ the keep right except to pass is enforced (well down there its keep left) and the police WILL ticket you if you block traffic.
The problem is that it isn't enforced here, at all. At 6:00 morning I'm generally doing 100-110 Kmh in the right-most lane, on the 401 past the airport, passing all vehicles to my left that are doing 80-90 Kmh.
Face
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Harley with a stretched front & a pirate on board, on Clonmore at about 6:50 yesterday evening. Pulled a U-turn right in front of me, proceeded up the bike line passed the line of cars, then switched over to lane split between the left turn & straight lane to get to the front of the intersection at Warden. When the light turned green, he decided to create his own double left to head north on Warden
Somehow I doubt that he's on the forum.
Somehow I doubt that he's on the forum.
PLau
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When I went to Vancouver for a few weeks, it didn't even seem like it needed to be enforced as everyone moved to the right. (Was probably heavily enforced and everyone knew it and moved to the right)
The right lane seems to be the fastest lane 50% of the time... This seems to be the issue around the GTA, when you head up North, everybody moves to the right. Come to think of it, when you pass Major Mac going on the 400 and 404, people seem to get that.
People get on the highway, pull all the way over to the left, then pull out their cell phones. In the left lane they don't have to think or pay attention; just keep going straight.
I haven't seen that one. I'll have to take a look when I'm heading over to Security.
Militarii
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They aren't there all the time mostly during fall/winter semester. Hit and miss during summer. But nevertheless, great license plate.
kiwi
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igormon
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Anyone ever get towed for parking under that archway?
Doesn't seem like a legal place to do it but I seem to see bikes there every so often...
It's not legal but I don't know that anyone has received a ticket, since Security didn't renew their ability to issue city tickets. I know that they do call the bylaw officers or police for improperly parked cars, though, and it's possible that the current blitz will result in them being tagged.
markopas
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**** like that irks the **** out of me, when they are doing the speed limit in the passing lane with no one in front of them. I know it's not good to tailgate someone but it works 90% of the time the other 10% gets me to pass the on the right which if caught is cause for getting a ticket and find completely asstastic.
PLau
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I know it's not good to tailgate someone but it works 90% of the time the other 10% gets me to pass the on the right which if caught is cause for getting a ticket and find completely asstastic.
I'm pretty sure the chances of you getting a ticket for "Passing on the right" is a lot less than a speeding ticket to begin with. The only issue with passing on the right is if the person crusing on the left lane decides to move over at the same time as when you pass.
There is no law in Ontario that prohibits passing on the right when there are two or more lanes heading in the same direction. There is a law that saw after passing you have to turn out immediately to the right, but that isn't taken to mean to move right after passing someone on a road with two or more lanes going in the same direction.
..Tom
Face
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Bandana, vest & beanie helmet. Really workin the look!
markopas
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Female rider heading getting off the GE and heading north on Yonge on a 125/250 White Kawasaki and an Ogio bag. Looks like the construction worker working on the L-Tower on The Esplanade was hitting you up with a few questions?
I was behind in my cage.
I was behind in my cage.
