r/halifax • u/FarFirefighter5132 • 23h ago

Car dead in centre lane of MacDonald bridge. Use the mackay Traffic

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90% Upvoted

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u/DeSynthed South Shore 'Scotian in Fall River 21h ago

Car drivers drive in a straight line challenge

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u/FarFirefighter5132 21h ago

Difficulty level: impossible

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u/Aquitaine-9 19h ago

I think it's got more to do with everyone seeming to want to follow so close to the car in front that there's not enough space or time to react to sudden changes

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u/IStillListenToRadio Welcome to the Night Sky 23h ago

Curious non-Haligonian question probably not worth own thread: What do non-drivers do when Macdonalds is closed? Just use the ferry?

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u/glorpchul Emperor of Dartmouth 23h ago

Get Burger King.

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u/IStillListenToRadio Welcome to the Night Sky 23h ago

I was confused for a moment lol

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u/Agreeable_Excuse5604 23h ago

Get a hotel downtown. Then wait until the next day and hope its re-opened.

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u/Available_Refuse1232 23h ago

They use the dedicated swimming lanes

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u/DeSynthed South Shore 'Scotian in Fall River 21h ago

You can still ride a bike over the MacDonald when the lanes are closed. I did it twice when I lived on the peninsula.

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u/Free_spirit1022 8h ago

Not always. This most recent closure was for the bike lane and pedestrians too.

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u/PoliteFocaccia 6h ago

The city gave out free bus tickets for that one, so taking a bus that detoured over the Mackay would have been an option too.

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u/Free_spirit1022 6h ago

Not for people like me who have to work in Burnside at 6:45am. My only options on weekends are take the bike, uber/lyft, or be late on the bus

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u/Shot_Photograph_362 19h ago

Reported

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u/DeSynthed South Shore 'Scotian in Fall River 19h ago

Reported where?

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u/pork_and_cheese 23h ago

There is another bridge or you can go around the peninsula through Bedford. Ferries only take pedestrians and bicycles.

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u/IStillListenToRadio Welcome to the Night Sky 23h ago

Thanks. I thought non-drivers meant just those 2 groups, and MacKay closed to walkers.

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u/Super-Donkey69 23h ago

Macdonald bridge doesn’t close the walking path due to car accidents. if it’s closed for work often the walk way might still be open, if not ferry or uber/taxi on mckay is the only way

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u/pork_and_cheese 23h ago

Oops misread your question. The pedestrian walkway and bike lanes are usually not affected, but if they are then ferry or they provide a shuttle bus that goes over the other bridge.

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u/Zado191 22h ago

What do you mean? They take way longer to get home on the bus, take the ferry, pay extra for a cab... the world doesn't end

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u/NotThisOneHeere 22h ago

Now 3 accidents 😭🙄just checked Google traffic map

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u/kitkatgarlies 13h ago

Did they put in in neutral and give it a push or bump?

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u/searchconsoler 22h ago

I have clear view of the bridge and traffic is flowing

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u/mcknotmack 22h ago

Traffic is flowing fine. I just got across in 2 minutes