Driving from Toronto to Burlington on Highways 401, 427, and QEW

Distance: 72 km / 45 miles
Time: June 2010
Camera: Sony HDR-CX300
Source Format: AVCHD, 1920x1080/60i, 24 mbps
Editing Software: Corel VideoStudio Pro X3
Music: Sunlounger - Lost

This is a drive from northern Toronto (North York) to Burlington, a city of about 170,000 people. Things to note along the way:

- Steeles Avenue West: officially the northern border where Toronto meets the City of Vaughan. The street was recently repaved and is now in great condition.

- Dufferin Street: a major north-south street. It seamlessly turns into Allen Road (an expressway, see next) further south, but "restarts" a little to the west of Allen Road and continues all the way to downtown Toronto.

- Allen Road (south): an expressway that brings traffic into mid-town Toronto. Following the last traffic light before the on-ramp to Highway 401, it continues as a freeway before terminating at Eglinton Avenue West. The University-Spadina branch of the subway also runs in its centre.

(This section was traveled several times before in my videos, so it must be getting old by now ;)).

- Highway 401 (west): once again, we take this gigantic freeway, this time to the west. We drive from the collectors onto the express lanes all the way to Highway 427.

- Highway 427 (south): this is a short but also very wide freeway that connects the Toronto international airport, Highway 401, and the Gardiner Expressway/Queen Elizabeth Way. It also has a collector/express system. It used to be a concrete freeway, but was recently repaved with asphalt and is currently in great condition.

- Queen Elizabeth Way (west): this freeway runs from Toronto through Niagara Falls and terminates at the US border in Fort Erie, where it connects with I-190. It does not have enough capacity for the amount of traffic it carries, and is notorious for traffic jams.

- Burlington: we exit the freeway a little earlier than originally planned due to the traffic jam. Initially, I accidentally take a turn to the wrong direction. We take a few streets in Burlington and finally arrive at a multi-storey parking lot. There was a festival in the city on that nice June day.

I hope you enjoyed the video.

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[129bill]

great video - I have the same handycam, and was wondering if you shot it at regular speed and used the editing software to do the time lapse, or is there a setting that I haven't found yet to shoot time lapse.

[Kot1234]

@129bill Thanks. I shot the video at a regular speed and sped it up in software. The time-lapse function usually shoots a series of pictures at regular intervals, which creates a somewhat different effect.

[Sazee1000]

@Kot1234 I have 2 questions. When I grow up, I want to be a teacher in Toronto. I have read online that in the summer, temperatures over 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius) are not uncommon. Toronto has a park called Ontario Place which has a water park. What's the warmest it will often get in Toronto, and how many days, on average, go over 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius)?

[Kot1234]

@Sazee1000 It certainly can and does go above 27 degrees in Toronto in the summer, but how much above and how frequently changes somewhat from year to year. I'm sure that you can look those statistics up. This past summer was very hot, and on some days the temperature reached 37 degrees (almost 100 F). The winters are quite cold though, and are quite long. Good luck with your ambitions to become a teacher.

[Universal1011]

What time was this filmed at?

5/5

[Kot1234]

@Universal1011 Thanks. It was filmed around 1pm on a Sunday.

[Loraguy]

@Sazee1000

Born and raised in Toronto:

Mike Meyers

Howie Mandel

Morley Safer

Peter Jennings

Neil Young

The Bare Naked Ladies.

You can search for videos of any of these people talking, and you'll hear the way people in Toronto speak.

[fhghggofg]

@Kot1234 oh sure u answer him but not me I get it prick

[Sazee1000]

@Kot1234 I know that winters are cold. That's why when I go to Toronto, the first thing I'm going to buy is several jackets. I like the snow, but I don't like being unprepared for extreme weather. And thanks for wishing me good luck on being a teacher. By the way, I am American. What does a Toronto Canadian accent sound like?

[Sazee1000]

@Kot1234 By the way, I like your video!

[fhghggofg]

Thx

[zickey100]

Wow! I wish my commute was this quick!

[fhghggofg]

Fag