Anyone else find that the "Toronto rush" makes it impossible to actually coordinate timing? I feel like I’m constantly racing against traffic just to stay on schedule
Anyone else struggling with GTA commute times lately?
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This city is a nightmare to get around in. At one time you could get into the core, from the east, in under an hour. 45 minutes was a normal drive.
I tend to always tack on an extra 20-30 minutes whenever I'm going somewhere.
Between the bad drivers and the horrible traffic the estimated time of arrival is always useless because you end up late no matter what
Between the bad drivers and the horrible traffic the estimated time of arrival is always useless because you end up late no matter what
Is it even worth it to have a car if public transit (which also sucks) takes almost the same amount of time sometimes? With these gas prices?
Thats true! The screaming crazies make it worth paying for gas and car insurance. Even if the commute is roughly the same.
Yeah exactly lol. There's always that one person that makes everyone worse off on a bus
And the worst thing is, you will get arrested for self defense. Not the crackhead perpetrator.
Before COVID I didn't own a car for decades.
I live in the city, on the subway line. If I'm moving around the city on a subway, streetcar, or LRT line (with up to a 15 minute walk) I take the TTC. I can do that for office days, and I prefer to see independents, and use incalls, near the above infrastructure. I typically try to do my stuff in that zone, though I do drive for groceries. I find driving in Toronto proper to be deeply unpleasant.
Otherwise I drive, or take a train, or occasionally fly.
With the above in mind, driving or TTC, I usually aim for 15 minutes early. Though that's in city movement and I try to avoid the GTA parts of the 401, DVP, or Gardner during busy times of day. For those trips the roads are modesty slower, but predictability so, because you can route around real problems. That's better than a mystery snarl on a highway for me.
I live in the city, on the subway line. If I'm moving around the city on a subway, streetcar, or LRT line (with up to a 15 minute walk) I take the TTC. I can do that for office days, and I prefer to see independents, and use incalls, near the above infrastructure. I typically try to do my stuff in that zone, though I do drive for groceries. I find driving in Toronto proper to be deeply unpleasant.
Otherwise I drive, or take a train, or occasionally fly.
With the above in mind, driving or TTC, I usually aim for 15 minutes early. Though that's in city movement and I try to avoid the GTA parts of the 401, DVP, or Gardner during busy times of day. For those trips the roads are modesty slower, but predictability so, because you can route around real problems. That's better than a mystery snarl on a highway for me.
Struggling with GTA commutes lately? Honestly, it’s always been like this the only time traffic felt manageable was during lockdown.
I always drive to work and plan to arrive at least 30 minutes early because I’ve learned the hard way not to trust GPS lol
Off topic, but do you guys prefer using Waze or Google Maps for GPS?
I always drive to work and plan to arrive at least 30 minutes early because I’ve learned the hard way not to trust GPS lol
Off topic, but do you guys prefer using Waze or Google Maps for GPS?
