BTW... I mentioned the 401... for those who don't know, I quote from Wikipedia : "The segment of Highway 401 passing through Toronto is the busiest highway in North America, and one of the widest and busiest in the world."

No shit. I am an early riser (and a Transportation Engineer) and I pulled a chair to the window of that hotel room and drank tea and watched the 401 traffic in awe from 5AM to 7AM three mornings. It was absolutely unreal. Around 6 AM, 5 inbound lanes were busy and I don't think ANY vehicle was driving less than 140kph. The guy that drove me in from the airport had the limo van at 160 most of the way and he was changing lanes constantly. Never again if I can help it.

Even the main streets... while on course, an Indian lad I made friends with took us out one eve to pick up, yes, of course, Indian grub. He decided a shortcut was the way to go. It involved making a u-turn from the inside lane to the opposite outside lane FOUR lanes away in 70kph traffic. Didn't tell the three country bumpkins from New Brunswick he was gonna do it.

I said, "Jaysus H. Murphy man! I ain't THAT fuckin hungry. Did you used to drive rally?" He laughed and replied, "No, but I drove taxi in Bombay and Nairobi and Rome so this is a minor thing for me." When we got to the restaurant, while waiting for the takeout, I had a few ales in the parking lot and enjoyed the rest of the drive back to the hotel.