So I’m stuck in traffic last week on my way home (my commute ranges between 20 minutes and 1.5 hours depending on traffic) and the traffic report comes on the radio. He starts talking about all of the problem areas and how traffic is backed up here and over there. I’m stuck in the middle of it, so I kinda tune him out until I hear the comment “sunshine IS a factor”.
Say what??!?!?! Having lived here for 9 months now, I’ve learned that Ontario drivers cannot drive in snow. Snow tires or not, they just don’t know how. I’ve also discovered that they can’t drive if it’s raining/wet out. Or damp. And now, apparently, they can’t drive if it’s sunny out.
So my observation (confirmed by daily traffic reports) is this:
People in Ontario can’t drive if:
- It’s raining.
- Or snowing.
- Or dark.
- Or too bright (the sunshine affects traffic? AYFKM?)
Fortunately, they are GOOD drivers when:
- It’s spring break and there’s a third of the normal traffic volume (provided that it’s not raining or snowing or sunny out),
- Or when it’s grey, which seems to be somewhere around 86.23746% of the time (does the sun EVER shine here???),
- And around motorcycles.
I for one, am extremely thankful for the latter. I find it odd that everywhere I drive here I seem to be surrounded by utterly terrible drivers, UNLESS I’m on my motorbike. Then everyone becomes courteous. They give me space; they don’t crowd my lane, they don’t ride up too close. I actually feel safer on my bike here than I did in Calgary, and it most certainly feels safer than in my car.
Strange. I am most definitely looking forward to the summer, and begging for a few days of sunshine. Not too bright though, we don’t want traffic to get backed up.
