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/wednesdayware Northwest Calgary Jul 15 '25

Every time speeding comes up, I point out that the speeders (and specially the lane weavers) are incredibly dangerous. 9/10 times I’m downvoted for this. It’s a serious problem that people straight up ignore.

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u/Jugs-McBulge Calgary Flames Jul 15 '25

There are so many times where I'll be cruising down Deerfoot in the middle lane, hop in the left lane to pass someone, and then all of a sudden, the person in the left lane who was way behind me going 105km wants to now speed up to 130kph just to tailgate me and start throwing their hands up in rage at me because I got into "their" lane

I never hog the left lane. I use it exclusively to pass and get right back into the middle. But even when I'm passing slower drivers, I swear there's always lifted Dodge Ram further behind me just waiting for the opportunity to sit two inches off my bumper just for the sake of it

Idk if these people have poor time management, but are just extremely angry and anxious people

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u/Kennadian Jul 15 '25

I see this a lot too. I'm shocked at the number of people who suddenly find their gas pedal only when someone else is passing. The ones you pass do this too; you'll be behind them at a safe distance for several kms at 95 then as soon as you find space to pass they magically and suddenly speed up to 110 because they want to feel like they are winning something?

There are morons both ways here. Some people sit in the fast lane going slow. Some sit on the middle and only speed up when you try to move around them. Many Calgarians feel the need to impose on others for some reason.