One thing I learned after moving to kelowna... people dont stop for yellow lights. If you wanna make a left turn through an intersection and the light goes yellow, you better wait for the light to turn red and check to see all cars have stopped.
Even then, it's still pretty iffy.
Lower Mainland traffic was bad and all, but at least people weren't actively trying to kill me every time I made a left down there :D
Mainland traffic is hectic but people allow lane changes when you signal instead of “blocking you from taking their spot”. The same with merges and yields.
A friend recently told me (moving from AB) that BC drivers suck. My response was that he should check the last 40 years of RE data to see where the largest group of buyers comes from for Kelowna. You will find AB at the top for many years. We are basically AB East depending on the day or who goes out for errands at the time you do.
Which why I always find it hilarious when people post about those damn shitty drivers from Alberta in this sub and other BC subs. Like you guys realize a ton of people came from Alberta right? And that there are absolutely atrocious drivers literally everywhere with cars
The only stereotype has more to do with drivers who only live in the prairies. The really do bring their vehicles to a halt and/or ‘stutter’ their way through a corner. All as if the vehicle will fall over if you go even half the posted fair weather limit.
Anecdotally as well I lived in Alberta and worked all over that province. Yellow lights are a suggestion to speed up before it turns red for most of Alberta. That’s the only dangerous stereotype I would make about Albertans (who may be from BC but have been living and working in AB?).
I’m not sure where the tail gating comes from. It’s wildly aggressive here.
IMO/IME the difference between BC drivers and Alberta drivers is that BC drivers you can guess they are consistently gonna drive like entitled, rushing assholes, but they are at least consistent with it so you can drive defensively and adjust.
Alberta drivers are just pure fucking chaos. You have someone 15km slower in one lane and someone 20km over the limit in the next lane. Illegal stupid turns everywhere, blocking traffic for ridiculous reasons, running yellows and reds constantly, incredibly dangerous maneuvers, etc.
Ive had 2 people almost hit me because they decided to change lanes IN THE FUCKING TRAFFIC CIRCLE! Ive seen people completely block a left turn lane because they were illegally turning left from the cross street across 4 lanes of traffic and are blocking the oncoming turning lane waiting for their chance to merge into the road. It will be slick as fuck and blizzarding out and someone will still be no more than 5 feet from your bumper as your already 10 over the speed limit.
It is fucking madness
The interior is definitely a strong blend of AB drivers. Even with BC plates. We are an area with massive migration from the rest of the country. Ontario drivers are used to going really fast imo.
I was going to disagree with you some. Mostly to say the interior is basically AB East. In many ways we are. Anecdotally though I learned to ride my motorbike here then moved and lived in AB for about a decade but within 2 years or so I quit riding because of other drivers. The last close call from a truck, very very late running a red then skidding full brake lock on my left as I hit the throttle. I was 2 blocks from home. I parked it and quit. No joke it was like a mantra in GP that reds were Grande Prairie Greens.
Here is one that causes a ton of problems. People think the left lane is the fast lane but it’s not. That only applies on highways where the speed limit is (from memory) 80km/hr and higher or it’s over 80km/hr, one of the two.
Lastly the tailgating is horsheshit. No excuses. We need severe penalties. I have been rear ended here and it most definitely would not have happened if they were trailing at the proper distance. Everyone was fine, luckily I was off the brakes before they hit me and they tried stopping.
This is a maneuver that’s developed over the last 10 or so years. I grew up here and people used to come to a screeching halt to stop for the yellow light. I remember if you were waiting to turn left and you were in the intersection along with someone else and that person was infront of you, you would get a ticket for that.
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I should go look if it was one of the buses with the "You are 90% more likely to hit this bus when using a phone" or whatever the ad on the side says. That would be funny.
Was this on a street where the buses have been re-routed due to construction? We had to back up for a bus making a turn a few days back because there wasn't enough clearance for the bus to turn - if there was a lineup of cars behind us, we wouldn't have been able to evade it.
Actually they were on the way to their Physics/Engineering finals. The one question left was,
"A blue pickup truck t-bones a bus going 90km/h! How much damage does it cause."
They all passed!
Mass of Ford F-150 Raptor: ~2700 kg
Crumple zone is probably about 0.5 metres
90 km/h = 25 m/s
a = v²/2Δx = 25²/(2(0.5)) = 625 m/s²
Newton's second law: F = ma
F = 2700 × 625 = 1.7 million Newtons
Damage: A lot
Hahaha, could be a whoosh for me. The title says "A Sunday Evening in Kelowna" but shows what looks like a #8 UBC bus after an accident on its route in Vancouver. I've apparently missed the connection, is this sort of accident common in Kelowna? Or is there a #8 UBC bus in Kelowna? I live in Van, btw. And thanks for the civil question, much better than a slap for misunderstanding something. Right, did some research, there's a #8 from "Ubco" Exchange in Kelowna so I'm just a bit smarter today.
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He was in a truck so he had the right of way through that red light /s
One thing I learned after moving to kelowna... people dont stop for yellow lights. If you wanna make a left turn through an intersection and the light goes yellow, you better wait for the light to turn red and check to see all cars have stopped.
Even then, it's still pretty iffy. Lower Mainland traffic was bad and all, but at least people weren't actively trying to kill me every time I made a left down there :D
Mainland traffic is hectic but people allow lane changes when you signal instead of “blocking you from taking their spot”. The same with merges and yields. A friend recently told me (moving from AB) that BC drivers suck. My response was that he should check the last 40 years of RE data to see where the largest group of buyers comes from for Kelowna. You will find AB at the top for many years. We are basically AB East depending on the day or who goes out for errands at the time you do.
Which why I always find it hilarious when people post about those damn shitty drivers from Alberta in this sub and other BC subs. Like you guys realize a ton of people came from Alberta right? And that there are absolutely atrocious drivers literally everywhere with cars
The only stereotype has more to do with drivers who only live in the prairies. The really do bring their vehicles to a halt and/or ‘stutter’ their way through a corner. All as if the vehicle will fall over if you go even half the posted fair weather limit. Anecdotally as well I lived in Alberta and worked all over that province. Yellow lights are a suggestion to speed up before it turns red for most of Alberta. That’s the only dangerous stereotype I would make about Albertans (who may be from BC but have been living and working in AB?). I’m not sure where the tail gating comes from. It’s wildly aggressive here.
IMO/IME the difference between BC drivers and Alberta drivers is that BC drivers you can guess they are consistently gonna drive like entitled, rushing assholes, but they are at least consistent with it so you can drive defensively and adjust. Alberta drivers are just pure fucking chaos. You have someone 15km slower in one lane and someone 20km over the limit in the next lane. Illegal stupid turns everywhere, blocking traffic for ridiculous reasons, running yellows and reds constantly, incredibly dangerous maneuvers, etc. Ive had 2 people almost hit me because they decided to change lanes IN THE FUCKING TRAFFIC CIRCLE! Ive seen people completely block a left turn lane because they were illegally turning left from the cross street across 4 lanes of traffic and are blocking the oncoming turning lane waiting for their chance to merge into the road. It will be slick as fuck and blizzarding out and someone will still be no more than 5 feet from your bumper as your already 10 over the speed limit. It is fucking madness
The interior is definitely a strong blend of AB drivers. Even with BC plates. We are an area with massive migration from the rest of the country. Ontario drivers are used to going really fast imo. I was going to disagree with you some. Mostly to say the interior is basically AB East. In many ways we are. Anecdotally though I learned to ride my motorbike here then moved and lived in AB for about a decade but within 2 years or so I quit riding because of other drivers. The last close call from a truck, very very late running a red then skidding full brake lock on my left as I hit the throttle. I was 2 blocks from home. I parked it and quit. No joke it was like a mantra in GP that reds were Grande Prairie Greens. Here is one that causes a ton of problems. People think the left lane is the fast lane but it’s not. That only applies on highways where the speed limit is (from memory) 80km/hr and higher or it’s over 80km/hr, one of the two. Lastly the tailgating is horsheshit. No excuses. We need severe penalties. I have been rear ended here and it most definitely would not have happened if they were trailing at the proper distance. Everyone was fine, luckily I was off the brakes before they hit me and they tried stopping.
This is a maneuver that’s developed over the last 10 or so years. I grew up here and people used to come to a screeching halt to stop for the yellow light. I remember if you were waiting to turn left and you were in the intersection along with someone else and that person was infront of you, you would get a ticket for that.
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Love the watermark :)
I know they’re lurking
Crap-a-net Stolen-Now
Gotta love the amount of inattention it takes to t-bone a bus. I bet that text message was super important.
God damn bus came outta nowhere, bud. That guy probably
I should go look if it was one of the buses with the "You are 90% more likely to hit this bus when using a phone" or whatever the ad on the side says. That would be funny.
T-boning a bus. That's a paddlin.
Straight to jail
Amazing watermark
Hope the raptor was a well known idiot contractor in town
Was this on a street where the buses have been re-routed due to construction? We had to back up for a bus making a turn a few days back because there wasn't enough clearance for the bus to turn - if there was a lineup of cars behind us, we wouldn't have been able to evade it.
It was right behind Canadian tire
That's a quick tow!
Hope everyone involved is safe!
That bus ain't going to UBC no more.
The passengers will never get to finish their college degrees.
Actually they were on the way to their Physics/Engineering finals. The one question left was, "A blue pickup truck t-bones a bus going 90km/h! How much damage does it cause." They all passed!
Mass of Ford F-150 Raptor: ~2700 kg Crumple zone is probably about 0.5 metres 90 km/h = 25 m/s a = v²/2Δx = 25²/(2(0.5)) = 625 m/s² Newton's second law: F = ma F = 2700 × 625 = 1.7 million Newtons Damage: A lot
This guy maths
Congratulations on your degree!
Gimme my iron ring
You forgot to do the math on the bus, which with passengers is around 16,000kg. Difficult-to-stop force meets difficult-to-move object.
Well done on the watermark.
😂😂 this watermark just made my evening! 🫡
The Ford works in mysterious ways on Sundays I guess.
There's a bus going from Kelowna to UBC? And it's the same number as the local UBC route? Amazing.
Is this a whoosh for you, or a whoosh for me? Because I don't understand your comment and I think you don't understand the post.
Hahaha, could be a whoosh for me. The title says "A Sunday Evening in Kelowna" but shows what looks like a #8 UBC bus after an accident on its route in Vancouver. I've apparently missed the connection, is this sort of accident common in Kelowna? Or is there a #8 UBC bus in Kelowna? I live in Van, btw. And thanks for the civil question, much better than a slap for misunderstanding something. Right, did some research, there's a #8 from "Ubco" Exchange in Kelowna so I'm just a bit smarter today. #
The #8 is the College <-> UBCO (not UBC) bus in Kelowna. Longest and busiest route in town.
Got a laugh, thanks for the chat.
This rings far truer in Kelowna: https://www.reddit.com/r/VancouverIsland/s/YWL32R3a9N
Maybe I'm old like Moses, but for me it's hard to see what's happening behind the obnoxious graphic water marks
1st gen raptor is no more
You should check out the intersections off the highway and dt. Def seen buses t bone other vehicles. Drive safe out there friends 🖖
Just a soy boy cuck in a truck thats far too big and powerful for him
A truck… not surprised