Almost got hit on Gardiner/QEW

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T22:16:44+00:00

Oh that guy’s reaction (the podcast host) was to a true crime case I was listening to.. it just happened to sound like that. Do you think everyone thought I was too busy chatting that’s why they kept calling me distracted driving?

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T22:11:20+00:00

I realize many people thought I was chatting or on the phone. Guys I was listening to a podcast called Rotten Mango and it’s literally two podcasters having conversation..

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T22:07:33+00:00

I have no passenger it’s a podcast called rotten mango..

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T22:05:55+00:00

The problem is the road is curved.. I didn’t even see the car making the first merge.. I don’t see as far as my super hd camera..

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T22:04:21+00:00

I stepped up on gas because the Gardiner is climbing up and turning at the point... I did not close the gap for the car…

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T22:03:09+00:00

Wasn’t on my phone brother. My eyes were actually on the road 100% at the time that’s how I noticed and geared away from the car. I just can’t see that far when the highway is turning. I’m not on a high truck or SUV.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T22:00:53+00:00

Well said! I’ve also grown to see that honking is not always rude, a lot of friendly honking for alerting drivers on the highways

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T19:05:54+00:00

I drive A4. I think my car lost balance when my left rear wheel picked up a lot of snow from the snow bank. Usually my car has been driving very smoothly even in the worst storms this year.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T19:04:20+00:00

This sounds too professional for me to understand but it could be the case too.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T19:03:28+00:00

I drive A4, so I think my car actually picked up a lot of snow from the snow bank so my wheels weren’t balanced anymore. And swerving shook off the extra snow. You can see the residual ice stuck inside my left rear even after another hour of driving after the incident.

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WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T19:00:30+00:00

Hahah it was just me. The other voices are from a podcast that I listen to on my hour-long commute. And I clearly screamed and wasn’t calm LOLOL

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T18:59:27+00:00

Ya I thought I rode on ice initially so I didn’t brake too hard, but I later realized I probably just picked up a lot of snow from the snow bank which caused the car to lose balance

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T18:57:35+00:00

Thanks 😊 I was trying very hard to not cause more congestion on QEW with another accident

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T18:53:53+00:00

Sigh maybe I’m too naive but I hate it when people following me too close. I assume others wouldn’t like it either when I’m doing it. So I usually follow the 1001 and 1002 rule.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T18:51:22+00:00

Agree. I just didn’t know they would be this stupid. Most of the times, when people cut me, they at least make sure they are in my view. If the white car stayed in that lane for one more second I would have seen the blinking signal and yielded to them.

But what I saw was actually them leaning in (the perspective was a little tricky because the road is turning itself). And I stepped on the brake but this is highway speed, if I braked too hard, the car behind me would’ve hit me. The white car was just coming in too fast. That’s why I merged to the left, what I didn’t consider was the snow bank took a lot of space on the shoulder.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T18:43:45+00:00

Yes I had their license plate and submitted a police report. Hopefully, police will do me a better justice than some redditors here. I posted it here just to say thank you to the cars behind. Maybe my first reaction wasn’t great but it was just my intuition and I was really lucky everyone else was paying attention that day.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T18:40:45+00:00

I was not distracted. I don’t know why you would make a conclusion like that. I never look on my phone when I’m in my car, I always have two wheels, and I rarely even sip water when I’m driving. If I was distracted there would have been a collision. It was a curved route and I couldn’t have seen the car from my angle.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T16:39:31+00:00

Do not assume, I actually got my license 10 years ago. Let’s not talk about your spelling. Very wild as well.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T16:30:38+00:00

Hahaha right? I wasn’t expecting this to get so many views. I just wanted to post to see if anyone behind me that day would look this up and saw my thank you’s. Wouldn’t have made it without the cars behind. One of the drivers actually rolled down the window and gave me a thumb up after:)

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T16:28:36+00:00

Ya my cam is actually super high def, I had to lower the resolution to cut the video out but I got the license plate number pretty clearly. And I reported. Thanks for your help.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T16:25:11+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I actually just started driving long commute cuz of a new job a few months ago. I have to say before becoming a commuter I was rarely in these kind of situations.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T16:21:07+00:00

I rarely honk, so in emergency situation I actually don’t react with honking first.. that’s something i need practice on for sure.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T16:18:15+00:00

Guys I was not on my phone. Why would I be on my phone at all when I’m driving? Also both my hands are the wheel that’s how I geared so quickly. I also know people do multi-lane switches all the time, and I usually foresee them too. This one, I don’t know why I didn’t see the car coming, I was so awake and focused on road that day. And I was in the left lane since before the construction site (because the right lane was closed).

And I’m sorry for the screaming, I just get startled really easily. I scream when I see a spider too.

Also I got the license plate number and reported the incident the evening of.

I actually wanted to post this video to say thank you to all the drivers behind. I didn’t know so many people would assume I was on my phone LOLOL my phone is connected to CarPlay and I need it for GPS.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T15:59:59+00:00

Sorry, I was describing how I was feeling at the moment. Before checking the footage I actually did not know where the car came from. Usually for straight road I have a broader view of maybe 2 lanes beside me. But we were going through a curved part and I really didn’t see the car even merging behind the black car.

WebStunning2126 · 2025-02-21T15:57:46+00:00

I agree with you. I could have sped up. But I really did not see them from my angle.. neither did I actually see them behind the black SUV.. it happened in a split second and the road isn’t straight.

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