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Despite the sprawl or complexity of some interchanges, "You can't get there from here", incomplete interchanges:
427 South to 401 East (have to take 409)
401 East to 403
403 South to QEW East
This is not really discussed in sources, nor generally an issue for traffic movement (aside from the 403-401-410 interchange in recent years with the westward expansion of the GTA. - Floydianτ¢00:56, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Interstates use even numbers for E-W routes; odd for N-S; N-S freeways generally start from low number (I5) in west and are numbered sequential. "A system". 400 series has no such ordering.
the highway from Kitchener to Guelph should have been 407, but apparently will be "new highway 7"
Not true. There has never been an official 400-series number for the planned twinning since its conception in the mid-1960s. - Floydianτ¢00:56, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
seems backwards from what an average person might expect; eg I am looking for/expecting to get on the 427, but the sign leads with "QEW"
Kings Highway markers on 400 series are shown as "Crowns", but road-side markers are "Crown and shield"
The crown is the shield. Intersecting roads use the junction crown (the compressed one), nearby ones use a green crown with "to" above the number... at least that's what they are SUPPOSED to do according to the Ontario Traffic Manual. - Floydianτ¢00:56, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Roadside markers have a "shield" (like a coat of arms) topped with a crown. Overhead markers use just the "crown". Two styles of marker.
In Quebec, I believe the roadside Auto-route markers are exactly the same as the over-head markers. Why does Ontario have two different styles of marker?
You can see it here: Ontario has a "guide" sign (crown only) and a route marker (crown and shield). No other province has two styles, if this website is correct. [3]
Wasn't the 403 touted as "death highway" for a while?
High mast lighting on 403 on one side of the road, not down the middle, in Mississauga
Significance? Likely due to light pollution mitigation because the northwest side is a hydro corridor. Need a source though. - Floydianτ¢00:56, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I am supposing it is a "systemic" problem in that there is no apparent standard for lighting. QEW in Oakville is lit, Mississauga is not; Toronto isFeldercarb (talk) 17:03, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
don't use reflectors or cat's eyes for lane markings
opposing centre lanes often close adjacent (no grass median) -- at night looking into oncoming headlights
Tall wall was designed to mitigate this, generally not a complaint, but please let me know if there are any sources on this! - Floydianτ¢00:56, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
no reflectors on 7West to 8South flyover bridge in Kitchener (oops freeways which aren't 400 series for some reason)
Is the express/collector system really effective? the 407 is 12 lanes in one section without collectors
I'm not sure, it's based on a 1960s technique. I don't believe the proximity of the transfers and exits makes it effective in comparison to say, I-271 in Cleveland (though volumes are incomparable), but that's just a personal opinion. - Floydianτ¢00:56, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I've replied in indents with my signature. I don't disagree with most points, but they are subjective and require a good source to mention on any of the highway articles. More importantly, this article is just a summary of the individual articles for each highway; most of the text is a direct copy of the respective ledes for each article. - Floydianτ¢00:56, 11 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think the idea was to indicate there are a number of "flaws" with the 400-system.— Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])
Indeed. My reply was generally to the tune of "provide some references to backup these observations and I'll work them into the article." - Floydianτ¢17:53, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]