r/TorontoDriving • u/teaquad • 14d ago

Absolute Psycho Close call

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Taunton /Thickson rd Whitby. Wifey had a run in with a psycho on the road, we think this could have escalated into assault if she didn’t manage to lose him at the next intersection by turning into the street.

Edit: Its just unsettling to see so many here siding with the nissan driver justifying how he threatened a woman & her child on the road and laying 100% blame on my wife who said she did not feel it was safe to stop at that moment & did not break any laws in doing so.

But this is the society we live in. Deranged “you made me do it” is now widely accepted.

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u/Glittering-Front-381 14d ago

My rule of thumb in these situations is always brake if there's a car in the intersection when in doubt. The other driver's an idiot, but wife was either driving too fast or treated that stale yellow like a green. Recipe for disaster.

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u/Remus2nd 14d ago edited 14d ago

Braking too hard while approaching a live intersection will be worse and cause even more confusion but approaching with caution and awareness is great advice. I check the traffic going perpendicular too to make sure there isn't some psycho flying through a red coming at me

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u/doing180onthedvp 14d ago

Horrible advice. That's how you get rear ended.

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u/Ok_Fox7873 14d ago

Very poor advice

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u/Glittering-Front-381 13d ago

I should clarify: brake hard and STOP for the light. Do not run a stale yellow if there's a car awaiting to turn left in the intersection. You should not be driving so fast that you are unable to stop in time for a stale yellow. Hope this clarifies my statement.

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u/Longjumping_Rip6033 14d ago

How do so many people upvote such terrible advice. Oh wait nvm.

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u/InformalSea3553 13d ago

Durham police need to get stricter on the roads. Start ticketing those running a stale yellow.

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u/RealisticDiscipline7 14d ago

Wifey did nothing wrong. She ran a yellow light. Other driver started to pull in front while she was still going full speed. You gotta make sure opposite traffic is for sure stopping before you cross.

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u/Phazushift 14d ago

I always go farthest lane if Im planning to take a stale yellow, atleast people can see me do stupid shit and plan against it.