Highways in Canada

[Airboy]

The Interchange is in Edmonton. The Anthony Henday and Yellowhead trail on the west side of Edmonton.

As for the Parkway, still my favorite drive. I've done it in all seasons and it is always thrilling. Ran that section during the old Jasper-Banff relay. Also have done Big Bend on my bike. about 90kph before I decided that was to fast.

Best to be able to do it in both directions and at a time when there is little tourist traffic.

[libtard]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Sonysnob has posted some pictures of the highway 69 twinning south of Sudbury. This will eventually allow for the 400 to run all the way up to Sudbury.





http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=489565&page=141

If this were in BC they would have built 1 overpass with 4 lanes undivided instead of 2 separate overpasses. Pretty sad

[rousseau]

Itinerary: Stratford to Yonge and the 401
Distance: 144 km
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes (3:30 to 6 pm)
Average speed: 57 km/h

The rural part of the trip was a fairly consistent 120 km/h, but all bets are off once you get near Mavis Road. It was mostly stop and go from there to Yonge. There isn't really much of a rush hour per se in Toronto anymore. The only time you can really count on lighter traffic is after 9 pm.

I kept myself amused by counting American cars, and it got me to wondering: what are the American car ratios in different cities across Canada?

You'd barely know that Toronto was the capital city of a jurisdiction that is (or was?) the highest volume car producer in North America. From what I saw on Toronto's highways and roads I estimate the American car ratio at about 1 in 30, approximately 3%. That's not including transport trucks, but is including pickups and mini-vans.

Then again, there are two Toyota plants just down the 401 in Cambridge and Woodstock, so the line between domestic and foreign is fuzzy.

But the difference between here and the Detroit area is stark. American cars dominate in Detroit, and Fords in particular dominate overall. It seemed like about half of the cars on the highways around Detroit were Fords. GM and Chrysler each had about a 22% share, and the remainder were foreign. That was my impression, anyway.

What is the American car ratio on your roads?

[Innsertnamehere]

I find traffic regularly backs up to Trafalgar.

I've sort of learned to know where traffic ends on most of the roads. At rush hour, the 404 has traffic to Stouffville road, 400 to King Road, 401 to Trafalgar, Etc.

[eemy]

I find 401 traffic in the west is the worst from where the collectors start/end to just past Milton.

[Chadillaccc]

Crowchild Trail at Stoney Trail, with Tuscany Station under construction in the foreground.



http://www.stockaerialphotos.com/-/galleries/transportation/roads

[middeljohn]

Calgary still uses cloverleafs?

[milomilo]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

Calgary still uses cloverleafs?

There is at least one full one still (Barlow/16th), but the one pictured isn't one if you look carefully. It's a strange design which I've wondered why they used it - probably just how it developed over time I guess.

The one on Barlow is due to be reconfigured in the coming years, thankfully. Cloverleafs are awful.

[libtard]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Crowchild Trail at Stoney Trail, with Tuscany Station under construction in the foreground.



http://www.stockaerialphotos.com/-/galleries/transportation/roads

Calgary creating a true transportation corridor. Very cool

[sa230e]

It's an interesting design. The "detached" loops entirely eliminate weaving on one freeway but not the other. Pretty clever way to mitigate the biggest drawback over the cloverleaf design.

[The Chemist]

Originally Posted by sa230e

It's an interesting design. The "detached" loops entirely eliminate weaving on one freeway but not the other. Pretty clever way to mitigate the biggest drawback over the cloverleaf design.

Not surprisingly the weaving was eliminated on Stoney Trail (running left-right), given that it has a higher speed limit than Crowchild Trail (running top-bottom).

[MolsonExport]

What is the American car ratio on your roads?

London, Ontario:

Surprisingly, mostly American. Perhaps because half the people drive pickup trucks....although they NEVER seem to be hauling anything (aside from their fatasses [and their goatees: is this some kind of law or something?], sometimes their porky wives [with bad tattoos, tramp stamps]). Ford, Dodge, GMC...big-assed trucks, ugly as sin. I am laughing a bit now with the high fuel prices.

I have nothing against people that drive p/u trucks because they actually use them as trucks. Most do not. I tend to dislike those that drive them only to express their masculinity (they may sport Truck Nutz/Trucksticles), or worse, to compensate for a insecurity about their sexuality; rather than for hauling shit around. Especially when these fuckers overtake you when you are biking. They always rush past, pedal to the metal, blowing exhaust and playing "New Country".

Foreign-brand trucks are about as rare as honest statements by Rob/Doug Ford.

London Welcomes You:

[1overcosc]

I don't pay much attention to cars, but I think Ottawa is mostly Asian makes. You lots of Hondas, Mazdas, and Toyotas.

In the part of Ottawa where I'm from specifically, it's ruled by Honda Civics and Mazda 3s. My dad has a black Mazda 3, and when he goes to the local grocery store it's almost impossible to figure out which car is his.

[isotack]

Alliston Ontario- Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Acura ZDX
Cambrige Ontario - Toyota Corolla, Matrix, Lexus RX350, 450
Woodstock Ontario - Toyota Rav 4
Windsor (Chrysler assembly) Volkswagen Routan

All made in Canada!

[TMA-1]

The sunny-break in the top left is illuminating what looks like bleacher seats. I guess it's actually a replacement bridge. I drive this section of road every time I go to the airport to get on the aerial photography aeroplane...and the white pedestrian bridge was a surprise to me as I only heard about it that morning. I *do* avoid news. The piece of bridge in the centre was gone a few hours after I shot this and the nice curved replacement will be ready soon. This bit of construction has given Ottawa one of its rare genuine reasons to complain about traffic and I'm glad I walk to work.




ottawa 417 8057483 (2) by southfacing, on Flickr

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by 1overcosc

I don't pay much attention to cars, but I think Ottawa is mostly Asian makes. You lots of Hondas, Mazdas, and Toyotas.

In the part of Ottawa where I'm from specifically, it's ruled by Honda Civics and Mazda 3s. My dad has a black Mazda 3, and when he goes to the local grocery store it's almost impossible to figure out which car is his.

In Gatineau the most common type of vehicle seems to be the Hyundai Santa Fe.

[SignalHillHiker]

I took A LOT of pictures and video along the Trans Canada and several provincial routes today. Narrowing it down to one 3-4 minute vid and say five pics.

But here's a little taste. The Trans Canada near Clarenville, NL:



The Trans Canada is only twinned and divided around St. John's, Corner Brook, and at select, high traffic locations across the island (Come by Chance, etc.). For most of its width, it's a three-lane highway. Whichever direction is heading uphill has the second lane for passing, so cars can get around transport trucks, which average 25 km/hr to 80 km/hr on the steep inclines. Through Terra Nova National Park, the Trans Canada is only a single lane in each direction. I was stuck behind a truck (with probably 100 other cars) doing 15 km/hr for about 45 minutes today.

And, a horrible picture... but the fog I fled St. John's to get away from this morning was still there waiting for me upon my return.

[jmt18325]

Originally Posted by libtard

If this were in BC they would have built 1 overpass with 4 lanes undivided instead of 2 separate overpasses. Pretty sad

The new developments all have a median between, even if they only use one bridge.

[libtard]

Originally Posted by jmt18325

The new developments all have a median between, even if they only use one bridge.

No, just no



source flickr/ transBC

[Innsertnamehere]

At least there is space for one if they want to add one eventually..

Ontario has plenty of substandard highways as well, no worries. Lots of smaller highways that are going over capacity for only 2 lanes are being widened to 4 lanes without any improvements. If you are lucky you get a small grass median, which isn't enough to stop cars anyway. Highway 3 in Essex and 40 in sarnia has the small median, highway 10, 6, 89, and 7 are just 4 lane roads. 12, 8 and 26 have plans to be widened to 4 undivided lanes soon as well. (8 will have a small dual carriageway section)