Wednesday, August 25, 2010

19:10 - 1998 Honda Civic is now going south on Bathurst Street in Vaughan, and pulls into left-turn lane, waiting to turn left onto Carrville Road (16th Avenue). What's this? A 2010 Silver Acura MD-X is in the left-turn lane, with only one car in front of it, but when the lights turned amber, did not take the chance to go. That's okay, 98HC is in no rush. Waiting, waiting... the lights turn green for Bathurst now, but the Silvacura is not moving... it is waiting behind the white lines... not pulling out a little... and not signalling! That's okay, 98HC is in no rush. Light now turns amber... and Silvacura is not going! But, the left-turn signal is now flashing. BEEEEEEEEEP goes the horn of 98HC. Slowly goes Silvacura... wait, it is braking. Why?! The light is amber and we are both in the intersection... why brake? Soon, both cars are on Carrville Road going east, and 98HC notices that the brains if Silvacura are a 20-something Middle-Eastern lady with oversized plastic sunglasses on (it was cloudy and raining today).

19:40 - After picking up some yogurt at Price Chopper on Yonge/Cummer... 98HC turns left from Cummer onto Yonge Street south... but what's this? A 2001 Purplish Honda Accord is coming out of a plaza on the west side of Yonge Street and seems to be choosing the far-left lane to go into, rather than the far-right lane as it is supposed to. There are three lanes on this portion of Yonge... but Purpccord is not signalling and choosing the lane farthest from point of entry! The sense of 98HC is that collision is imminent without action... so... BEEEEEEEEEEEEP... all-of-a-sudden a Middle-Eastern kid pops up from the back seats to see what is going on. Apparently, the beeping awoke him from his unseatbelted nap. And still, Purpccord does not know what is going on and continues trajectory towards far-left lane. 98HC notices that the brains of Purpccord are also a Middle-Eastern lady of maybe late 40's age.

98HC forgives them both, however, for it may be hard to make the switch from piloting Camel to piloting Autocarriage.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Today was a crappy day on the roads for Crappy Toronto Drivers.

20:31 - 1998 Honda Civic was driving at 110 km/h, southbound on Hwy 404 in the driving lane, when a burgundy Mazda6 with a Budget Rent-a-Car sticker merges into 98HC's lane. 98HC is now driving behind Budget6, but is forced to let off the gas pedal, because Budget6 is driving at maybe 90 km/h. Also, Budget6's lights are not on, whereas all other cars in Toronto have their lights on. 98HC changes to the centre lane after a few minutes of driving under the speed limit and notices that the brains of Budget6 are a middle-aged Indian man.

98HC forgives Budget6, however, because driving in India is very different from driving in Canada.

20:43 - 1998 Honda Civic is now heading westbound on Hwy 401 collector, in the driving lane again. This time, near Leslie onramp, Lexus ES series blocks 98HC's way, because Lexus is crawling along at 80 km/h. 98HC passes it and notices that the brains of Lexus are a middle-aged Korean woman with done-up hair and makeup.

98HC forgives Lexus, because probably this cougar has not found a young boy to drive her around yet.

20:45 - 1998 Honda Civic now heads south on Yonge, in the left lane of the 401 underpass (where cars can either get onto 401 eastbound, or can get to Lord Seaton Road). White Cadillac SUV in front of 98HC turns left onto the onramp, because their lane has the green arrow. Traffic going northbound at that same intersection have the red light, and also have a "no right turn on red light" sign. But, as Cadillac is making a left turn onto the single-lane onramp, a northbound Black Civic Hatch turns right and almost crashes into Cadillac, but hits the brakes at the last moment. 98HC did not see the brains of BlackHatch.

98HC cannot forgive BlackHatch.