Halloween is just over a week away, so I thought this might be a semi-interesting topic. Ontario has a couple of allegedly "haunted highways," where people have reported strange sights and encounters. I'd be interested in hearing of any local legends or stories you have about roads that may be haunted. The only one I know of that is said to be haunted is Texas Road in Amherstburg, which is just south of Windsor. This is apparently the "big place" for teenagers trying to prove their machismo to go and scare themselves, or at least it used to be. People have reported all sorts of phenomena here. The road does look creepy, particularly at night, with a lot of overgrowth. A bridge over a stream got washed out a few years ago, so Texas Road is truncated. In the "haunted" section (where it ran through a conservation area), people have reported seeing a glowing green mist, :? a headless horseman :shock: and they've reported seeing apparitions and hearing moans and other things while driving by the St. Clement's cemetery at the corner of Texas Road and Walker Road. Some others have reported car trouble while driving by the cemetery, which was apparently started as an old pioneer cemetery in the late 1700s or early 1800s. (For the record... I've never had anything happen while going by there.) Safety-wise, people out ghost hunting along that highway can definitely pose a hazard, some of them park on the road in the middle of the night WITH THEIR LIGHTS OFF, then they wonder why Odot showed up and gave them a hard time. Regardless, it makes for an interesting story. I don't know if there are such things as ghosts, but a lot of people have reported weird stuff along that road. Are there any roads like this in your area?
Halloween is just over a week away, so I thought this might be a semi-interesting topic. Ontario has a couple of allegedly "haunted highways," where people have reported strange sights and encounters.
I'd be interested in hearing of any local legends or stories you have about roads that may be haunted.
The only one I know of that is said to be haunted is Texas Road in Amherstburg, which is just south of Windsor. This is apparently the "big place" for teenagers trying to prove their machismo to go and scare themselves, or at least it used to be. People have reported all sorts of phenomena here. The road does look creepy, particularly at night, with a lot of overgrowth. A bridge over a stream got washed out a few years ago, so Texas Road is truncated. In the "haunted" section (where it ran through a conservation area), people have reported seeing a glowing green mist, a headless horseman and they've reported seeing apparitions and hearing moans and other things while driving by the St. Clement's cemetery at the corner of Texas Road and Walker Road. Some others have reported car trouble while driving by the cemetery, which was apparently started as an old pioneer cemetery in the late 1700s or early 1800s. (For the record... I've never had anything happen while going by there.) Safety-wise, people out ghost hunting along that highway can definitely pose a hazard, some of them park on the road in the middle of the night WITH THEIR LIGHTS OFF, then they wonder why Odot showed up and gave them a hard time.
Regardless, it makes for an interesting story. I don't know if there are such things as ghosts, but a lot of people have reported weird stuff along that road. Are there any roads like this in your area?
I was on a country road about six years ago, just on a random drive with an ex. I have no idea what the name of the road was, likely a numbered Concession road. At one part of the road, it "ate up" the light from my headlights. Trees were still illuminated, but the road became pitch black and it felt like I was flying through the night instead of driving. All I saw were a few tree trunks, with the view to the front being completely black as well as all my mirrors. It was the way the hill in the road was shaped that had it constantly out of reach of my headlights for 50 m or so, but man it was creepy. Foggy night too, and I had just driven past an abandoned barn. I think this was the same night that I went to "relieve" myself, fell down a hill, and tumbled through poison oak. :shock: :x
I was on a country road about six years ago, just on a random drive with an ex. I have no idea what the name of the road was, likely a numbered Concession road. At one part of the road, it "ate up" the light from my headlights. Trees were still illuminated, but the road became pitch black and it felt like I was flying through the night instead of driving. All I saw were a few tree trunks, with the view to the front being completely black as well as all my mirrors.
It was the way the hill in the road was shaped that had it constantly out of reach of my headlights for 50 m or so, but man it was creepy. Foggy night too, and I had just driven past an abandoned barn. I think this was the same night that I went to "relieve" myself, fell down a hill, and tumbled through poison oak.
I have been reading Fight Your Traffic Ticket site and have a couple of comments.
I was issued two tickets at the same time, one for invalid left turn (Hwy 7 in Markham and Swansea). Another one, because the officer did not like my copy of registration documents.
This happened in last year (2015) April. I was going to pick up my son from Queen's University (Kingston) after his exams, and I guess I was too excited and was caught speeding 36km. The cop didn't say anything to me, just asked for my registration etc. Came back and handed me the ticket and…
Asking for input on whether I should hire someone or go to court myself.
Situation:
Was on a 60 road with a bit of traffic. Construction on the two right lanes leaving just a left turn lane and the centre lane. It was a green light so I accelerated (also writing down on my statement that I…
I got ticketed for a 72 in a 50 zone that I actually thought was a 60 zone as it was less than a km before.
I had an aggressive driver on my bumper so after tapping my brakes a few time I accelerated to merge into a different lane which was when I got caught in a speed trap.
I'm laughing my a$$ off at the scales of injustice in this town... This is a crazy story!
I'm cycling from home to work on Oct. 3 & get struck while traveling through my green light by a jeep turning right at his red light at the corner of Hwy101 & Brunette Road (Hollinger Park)!…
I was in court last week and the crown and judge agreed on a joint submittion that I plea guilty to dangerious driving. The judge commended me on the work I have done to improve myself and stated that there would be no prohibition on my drivers licence. He gave me a fine and one years probation…
Got a ticket for failure to obey sign. Essentially went straight on a right turn lane when there was a traffic blitz going south from Markham Main st past Hwy 7 east.
I received my notice of trial for July 17th but I assumed this was going to be a first appearance or is this the actual trial…
I've posted at this forum before under a different username a while back, which I unfortunately can't remember, and at that time the people who replied back were extremely helpful and for that I'm grateful.
Last night I was leaving Toronto driving north on University just north of Queens…
In early March I was driving in the Yonge & Churchil area. An officer said I failed to stop at a stop sign and ticketed me 110+3 demerits. While getting my license etc. I have multiple photocopy of my car ownership in my car, and that I thought I handed him the copy with the validation…
Hi, I am from Ontraio, Canada. I was using my friends car for moving some stuff around and was stopped by police and could not produce insurance slip. Got $65 ticket and paid it thinking not to make fuss about it. I know I made a mistake by not contesting it more so given that it was my first…
a headless horseman 
and they've reported seeing apparitions and hearing moans and other things while driving by the St. Clement's cemetery at the corner of Texas Road and Walker Road. Some others have reported car trouble while driving by the cemetery, which was apparently started as an old pioneer cemetery in the late 1700s or early 1800s. (For the record... I've never had anything happen while going by there.) Safety-wise, people out ghost hunting along that highway can definitely pose a hazard, some of them park on the road in the middle of the night WITH THEIR LIGHTS OFF, then they wonder why Odot showed up and gave them a hard time.
