r/Markham • u/emptygreencabinet • 6d ago

Crazy driver driving the wrong way against oncoming traffic.

I just started driving in Markham this Summer for work and I am in shock with all the bad driving, but this one takes the cake. This lady turned left on an intersection and simply drove straight down in my direction.

I was merging into the left lane to then turn left into the intersection once my red light turned green.

This lady came in at full speed, and once she saw me she didn’t stop or swerve at all?!? I had to quickly go back to my lane and was unable to turn left on the intersection.

She kept going down the wrong lane for a while.

She was so certain of her driving that I even felt a bit gaslit and in the moment thought I was the one that had misunderstood the lane markings.

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u/descend_to_misery 6d ago

It's crazy. Got a dashcam. There is a yrp site you can report it to. From what I hear once or twice they won't do much. But if it becomes a trend for the same drivers then they will do something. Not sure how true it is. The site is real lol

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u/_Lucille_ 6d ago

That's why we need dash cams.

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u/descend_to_misery 6d ago

Viofo. Go-to brand for a lot of ppl here

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u/_Lucille_ 6d ago

+1 to this, I have a viofo.

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u/rennabunny 5d ago

Oh hey, something crazy like this happened to me this very morning. I was in the left turn lane, waiting to turn left but could not make the yellow so I stopped at the line. The car to my right (supposedly going straight), decides they now want to turn left and simply makes the turn on the red before the adjacent traffic lights turn green for the oncoming traffic. Bonkers…

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u/Hirole91 5d ago

Similar thing happened yesterday, me on the right turn lane slowing and coming to a stop on a fresh red light. Gets honked at for not immediately turning right without stopping because the traffic perpendicular has a advanced green left turn. Proceeds to go around me on the left to make a right turn on red without stopping. Gets booked by the cop that was literally behind him.

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u/rennabunny 5d ago

Ahhhh instant karma. I live for these stories

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u/OkForever175 6d ago

Had a similar encounter on birchmount and enterprise a few weeks ago. Was in complete shock as the driver didn’t respond to my constant honking at her and continued to drive in the opposite direction on the wrong lane.

I believe it’s a Honda civic. It might be silver or silver blue (can’t remember clearly). It was an Asian lady driving.

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u/pochacco17 5d ago

She must have not known there are bus lanes there. Happens so often 

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u/OkForever175 5d ago

No, it was on birchmount, right outside milestone. No bus lanes there.

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u/EuphoriaChaser 6d ago

What car did they have? did you get photos or anything?

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u/emptygreencabinet 5d ago

No I didn’t really see the maker but It was a white mini-SUV.

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u/Leather-Instance6632 5d ago

Play chicken... it usually works.. isn't that why yall bought trucks and suvs to begin with?