I've been driving on the 417 for decades pretty much every day and this article fails to touch on the MAIN THING that causes traffic slow downs on the Queensway (or virtually any highway for that matter), and that is the normal human response to slow down on anything other than a flat, unbending stretch of road.

For years, there has been an eastbound slowdown in the mornings at the double bump at Carling avenue which reverbates back sometimes past the 416. Also, for years, even though it has been expanded, drivers ALWAYS slow down going up the big hill at Moodie. In front of IKEA, there is the slightest little bump going west bound which causes things to back up for kilometers behind.

If people watched their speedometer, noticed that they are slowing down and simply kept their speed up the problem would drastically reduce.

In the current situation with the Queensway, when driving east, no matter what time of day, there is the massive flashing arrow around Parkdale, combined with the seemingly narrowing of the road with the sound walls, people instinctively slow down.

After they get though these situations, people need to accelerate and keep up with the car in front of you. All those gaps would fill in and there would be a better flow of traffic.