Ontario Provincial Route 401 East, Exits 355 - 399 Thru Toronto

This video follows Ontario Provincial Route 401 East, from Ontario Provincial Route 409 at Exit 355 to Brock Road at Exit 399. This video includes coverage of the busiest stretch of freeway in the world, carrying nearly 505,000 vehicles per day during the summer months.

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• Toronto
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[madbengalsfan85]

This beats the Downtown Connector in Atlanta

[FreewayBrent]

@madbengalsfan85: I both agree and disagree. I don't think there's another freeway quite like the 401, anywhere on the planet (some people compare the 401 to the NJ Turnpike or the I-90/I-94 duplex in Chicago, but both of those freeways don't have the number of lanes or traffic volumes that the 401 carries). However, at the same time, the views of the Midtown and Downtown skyline thru the Downtown Connector in Atlanta are almost unbeatable!

[adrianroam95]

hey FreewayBrent would you say that Canada's freeways look pretty close to those of the states?

[FreewayBrent]

@adrianroam95: I would say so, considering the design standards are generally replica's of each other.  Ontario, in particular, is one of the most innovative transportation planning agencies on the planet.

[lemonrind]

@FreewayBrent If you include exit lanes, the 401 is 20 lanes wide at one point.

[lemonrind]

@likethepear It's because Toronto really puts all of its eggs in one basket. It really has just one big super-highway and all the other highways depend on it. California has a lot more redundancy in its system.

[lemonrind]

@mrlidoro Yeah, we keep trying to make a good Interstate system, but we always fail because we don't have states. :(

[lemonrind]

@cptswim The 407 toll system is able to read and bill licence plates from Ontario and Québec, and the following U.S. states: Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Maine, Georgia, Florida, and New Jersey. Alberta is safe!

[RedroomStudios]

@cptswim I think things may have changed since then so that the 407 can bill out of province drivers. not sure though. I try to avoid using that highway as the tolls are insanely expensive!

[RedroomStudios]

@cristoretornebiblia because if everyone used the collector it would be a giant traffic jam. Also if you are just driving through the city you can use the express and not have to deal with cars coming on and off in front of you. Thats a very basic answer... in reality people just change back and forth from the collectors for no reason depending what lane they might be in. Or sometimes if there is an accident blocking one set of lanes, the other lets traffic keep moving.

[cristoretornebiblia]

Somebody tell me why everyone dont just use the collector lane?

[caphillsea77]

are you going to do any videos of freeways in Montreal, or perhaps Calgary, Edmonton, or Ottawa?

[MajorTechFan]

I can't help but notice the irony of the express lanes being backed up with traffic.....while the collector lanes are moving smoothly.

[Pennywise604]

@likethepear Lougheed shouldn't even be considered a Highway. There's traffic lights every km. and has a max. speed limit of 40 mph until Pitt Meadows. A proper Highway has controlled access ramps and NO traffic lights. You could take every Highway in Metro Vancouver and combine them all together, and it still wouldn't even hold a candle to the 401. Amazing Highway!