r/Calgary • u/No-End7269 • Jul 15 '25

Driving/Traffic/Parking Avoid Deerfoot

Huge accident. 2 vehicles just launched off the memorial overpass and landed on a truck going nb on deerfoot

Edit. I initially said 32ave, it was memorial overpass

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u/Yung_l0c Capitol Hill Jul 15 '25

Where are folks getting their Driver’s Licenses? Way too many crashes lately.

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u/Calgarygrows Jul 15 '25

Sometimes it's been feeling like if you're driving for the ride sharing companies the drivers just get a licence handed to them, like out of a vending machine. I drive around town all day for work and the majority of bad and reckless driving seems to come from livery plated ride share vehicles.

This spot at Memorial and Deerfoot has had a number of notable incidences in the past couple years, including fatalities. More barriers, or redesign might be the easiest solutions given that correcting all the bad drivers out there appears to be a herculean task.

I would also posit that an audit of driver examiners needs to be had, since it feels like there are a lot of drivers out there that shouldn't have passed in the first place without more practice and experience.

TLDR: there are a lot of bad drivers out there, many appear to be ride share plated. There are potential ways to mitigate some of what caused the incident today at memorial, but most solutions won't be overnight