I just came across an interesting video about the 401, Ontario's main
street. The presenter is an American so it's interesting to hear his
point of view as opposed to those of locals. He points out that the 401
is the busiest highway in North America, busier than anything in NYC,
LA, Chicago or any other large city in the US of A.
He covers the 401
from its beginning in Windsor (just across from Detroit) to the Quebec >border.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqyRmAVmUM0 [17 minutes]
He does a good job in a relatively short amount of time. If you're
curious to see what this road looks like or why it is so congested in
parts of Toronto, this video will explain that.
Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:
I just came across an interesting video about the 401, Ontario's main >>street. The presenter is an American so it's interesting to hear his
point of view as opposed to those of locals. He points out that the 401
is the busiest highway in North America, busier than anything in NYC,
LA, Chicago or any other large city in the US of A.
I looked it up. In Chicago, the Kennedy (a friend of mine calls it the
Ted) carries 327,000 vehicles per day. This runs northwest. The Dan Ryan >carries over 300,000 per day. Both were built assuming less than half
that demand, hahahahahahahahaha.
He covers the 401
from its beginning in Windsor (just across from Detroit) to the Quebec >>border.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqyRmAVmUM0 [17 minutes]
He does a good job in a relatively short amount of time. If you're
curious to see what this road looks like or why it is so congested in
parts of Toronto, this video will explain that.
Same thing every expressway in Chicago is congested: Loss of freight rail >capacity. Let's shoot ourselves in the foot.
Mon, 19 May 2025 17:16:41 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <[email protected]>: >>Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:
I just came across an interesting video about the 401, Ontario's main >>>street. The presenter is an American so it's interesting to hear his >>>point of view as opposed to those of locals. He points out that the 401 >>>is the busiest highway in North America, busier than anything in NYC,
LA, Chicago or any other large city in the US of A.
I looked it up. In Chicago, the Kennedy (a friend of mine calls it the
Ted) carries 327,000 vehicles per day. This runs northwest. The Dan Ryan >>carries over 300,000 per day. Both were built assuming less than half
that demand, hahahahahahahahaha.
Not bad.. I just looked up I-285 running around Atlanta and according
to Google AI it says about two million people a day use the highway.
Which I can believe.
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shawn <[email protected]> wrote:
Mon, 19 May 2025 17:16:41 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <[email protected]>:
Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:
I just came across an interesting video about the 401, Ontario's main
street. The presenter is an American so it's interesting to hear his
point of view as opposed to those of locals. He points out that the 401 >>>> is the busiest highway in North America, busier than anything in NYC,
LA, Chicago or any other large city in the US of A.
I looked it up. In Chicago, the Kennedy (a friend of mine calls it the
Ted) carries 327,000 vehicles per day. This runs northwest. The Dan Ryan >>> carries over 300,000 per day. Both were built assuming less than half
that demand, hahahahahahahahaha.
Not bad.. I just looked up I-285 running around Atlanta and according
to Google AI it says about two million people a day use the highway.
Which I can believe.
It's a circle bypass; no one is driving end-to-end, not that it ends.
The maximum load point is 243,000 vehicles per day, although one article suggested 300,000 VPD, hard to believe. Compare Tri-State Tollway, the Chicago bypass, which is 120,000 to 185,000 VPD.
. . .
Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:
I just came across an interesting video about the 401, Ontario's main
street. The presenter is an American so it's interesting to hear his
point of view as opposed to those of locals. He points out that the 401
is the busiest highway in North America, busier than anything in NYC,
LA, Chicago or any other large city in the US of A.
I looked it up. In Chicago, the Kennedy (a friend of mine calls it the
Ted) carries 327,000 vehicles per day. This runs northwest. The Dan Ryan carries over 300,000 per day. Both were built assuming less than half
that demand, hahahahahahahahaha.
He covers the 401
from its beginning in Windsor (just across from Detroit) to the Quebec
border.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqyRmAVmUM0 [17 minutes]
He does a good job in a relatively short amount of time. If you're
curious to see what this road looks like or why it is so congested in
parts of Toronto, this video will explain that.
Same thing every expressway in Chicago is congested: Loss of freight rail capacity. Let's shoot ourselves in the foot.
On May 19, 2025 at 10:16:41 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <[email protected]> wrote:
Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:
I just came across an interesting video about the 401, Ontario's main
street. The presenter is an American so it's interesting to hear his
point of view as opposed to those of locals. He points out that the 401
is the busiest highway in North America, busier than anything in NYC,
LA, Chicago or any other large city in the US of A.
I looked it up. In Chicago, the Kennedy (a friend of mine calls it the
Ted) carries 327,000 vehicles per day. This runs northwest. The Dan Ryan
carries over 300,000 per day. Both were built assuming less than half
that demand, hahahahahahahahaha.
We've got 350,000 crossing over the Sepulveda Pass each day on the 405.
He covers the 401
from its beginning in Windsor (just across from Detroit) to the Quebec
border.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqyRmAVmUM0 [17 minutes]
He does a good job in a relatively short amount of time. If you're
curious to see what this road looks like or why it is so congested in
parts of Toronto, this video will explain that.
Same thing every expressway in Chicago is congested: Loss of freight rail
capacity. Let's shoot ourselves in the foot.
shawn <[email protected]> wrote:
Mon, 19 May 2025 17:16:41 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <[email protected]>: >>>Rhino <[email protected]> wrote:
I just came across an interesting video about the 401, Ontario's main >>>>street. The presenter is an American so it's interesting to hear his >>>>point of view as opposed to those of locals. He points out that the 401 >>>>is the busiest highway in North America, busier than anything in NYC, >>>>LA, Chicago or any other large city in the US of A.
I looked it up. In Chicago, the Kennedy (a friend of mine calls it the >>>Ted) carries 327,000 vehicles per day. This runs northwest. The Dan Ryan >>>carries over 300,000 per day. Both were built assuming less than half >>>that demand, hahahahahahahahaha.
Not bad.. I just looked up I-285 running around Atlanta and according
to Google AI it says about two million people a day use the highway.
Which I can believe.
It's a circle bypass; no one is driving end-to-end, not that it ends.
The maximum load point is 243,000 vehicles per day, although one article >suggested 300,000 VPD, hard to believe. Compare Tri-State Tollway, the >Chicago bypass, which is 120,000 to 185,000 VPD.
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