Highway 407 ETR, North of Toronto, Ontario, Part 1

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[@tony8074]

Took this route on 2022 trip out east. Nothing like the 400 series highways. It bypassed all the heavy Toronto traffic on the 401. It was pricey since we travelled from just before Mississauga to Markham.

[@tomsmith5584]

The truck at 2:20 needed to read the sign at 4:23

[@FreewayFranks]

Good observation sir.

[@floridapmi]

I was thinking the exact same thing too, came over 3 lanes to exit, what a douche!

[@Tribeca40]

Uh, yeah..

[@AsphaltPlanet1]

nice work franks. i hope you enjoy your summer driving season.

[@FreewayFranks]

Thanks! That was filmed last year.

[@christmashunter4573]

Can you do Highway 400 from 401 to Barrie?

[@FreewayFranks]

I filmed Highway 400 from Parry sound to Sudbury...I'll see if I can release this one. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@FreewayAllan]

C’était parfait! Bien expliqué Panneaux bien modélisé et aussi bien détaillé et je suis complètement pleuré 😢😢😭😭

[@FreewayFranks]

Merci!

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

It’s the Abusive Toll Route!

[@FreewayFranks]

It is for those who are taking this road everyday ! Seeing the toll price, I've prayed to see my road video coming out well lol

[@truckingfinancialfreedom6862]

@@FreewayFranks i just got to pay 72$ for driving only 175km on them !!!!!god damn

[@dotdriveontransportation1687]

Didn't ScrewedUpClick use this same song in the 130 video, a similar highway to this one

[@FreewayFranks]

Yes absolutely, I really liked that song the first time I heard.

[@dotdriveontransportation1687]

@@FreewayFranks How fitting

[@bilko_4732]

I remember when the toll was 7 cents a km when it opened in 1997. U didn't pay the 1 dollar hop on fee either. After 11pm the toll was half off@ 3.5cents. Remember working downtown til midnight and using it to come home in Markham. Today its still great but the fees are killer. 90s were the best.🙃

[@FreewayFranks]

It already opened in 1997? Time flies! I remember when I went there. I didn't drive the entire thing and I had to pay 40$ for one single time! Are there reduced prices for daily commutters? Because 40$ a day is alot...That's 14 000$ a year lol

[@FreewayFranks]

@@bilko_4732 It's a freeway for rich people, basically...

[@FreewayFranks]

@@bilko_4732 I get it but at the same time it is dropping alot of people on the 401 which is already super busy. It's not like there are hundreds of east - west corridor to get thru the metro area 😐

[@FreewayFranks]

@@bilko_4732 Have you checked my video of Highway 407 by the way? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ3Rh2CCrZmJedk Thanks for the chat and take care on the roads!

[@Ryse93]

Cool ! Continue comme ça

[@FreewayFranks]

Merci c'est gentil ! C'est toujours agréable de savoir que des Québécois regardent mes vidéos! Ne te gênes pas si jamais tu as des idées ou des recommandations pour mes futures vidéos. Bonne fin de journée.

[@Shane23Armada]

What’s the price toll how many time they charge ?

[@FreewayFranks]

I had to pay 35$ for about 70km, so it's rougly half a dollar per km.

[@Shane23Armada]

Freeway Franks thanks it’s really expensive I got bill $149

[@FreewayFranks]

DAMN. You need to be rich to use this highway everyday...

[@drewconway7135]

How much is the toll? I’m almost afraid to ask....

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

Drew Conway Go look it up at the 407 website.

[@FreewayFranks]

Hello Drew! Make sure to have a look here, you'll find the answer : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Highway_407

[@wasaga98]

You failed to mention that this is the most expensive toll highway per km in all of North America. And toll rates fluctuate depending on time of day. There is also the $1.00 trip toll, no matter the distance, and an additional $2.00 if it takes your plate picture. Even the stupid transponder has a lease fee per month, even if you don't use the highway for that month. I agree that another highway across Toronto was needed, but this isn't easing congestion much when people refuse to drive it cause its so expensive.

[@FreewayFranks]

Thanks for the additional informations! I'm not from the area, so it's always welcome. I agree with you, this highway is not fully doing its job to remove cars from the 401 and it will remain that way unfortunately. Though I enjoyed my drive on the 407 anyway.

[@alexsu6872]

I think it's 4.25 or something for photo charge. Also they charge u a fee to set up account if u have not used the highway before

[@ALuimes]

@@FreewayFranks It's still pretty busy though.

[@MrSniperFromMars]

Really impressive infrastructure and interchange design, too bad the management and tolls are ridiculous. Great presentation and song choice!

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

You should tell 6ix reacts to do a rap song about the 407 ETR.

[@FreewayFranks]

Despite the toll price that was quite high, I have really enjoyed that Canadian free-flowing infrastructure! It is probably one of the best of the entire country. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the song!

[@Tribeca40]

Great song also..with the tolls being what they are, no wonder this highway isn't so busy.

[@1billionsubscriberchallang860]

Do Canadian 401

[@FreewayFranks]

I did! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWquZ5qEi8Sse9E

[@nicknickbon22]

How much is the cost per kilometer ? Here in italy, where most of the motorways are toll roads, it is on average 7-8 eurocents, with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 for new motorways or motorways going through difficult mountain passes. The criticism here is that the leasings remain the same for a lot of time , even if there are rules requiring to tender them every few years. A situation like this creates a monopoly of 2-3 societies and leads to an increase in toll prices even if the construction costs have been returned sice long, because much of the motorway system was completed by the mid 70’s.

[@FreewayFranks]

I had to pay 35$ for about 70km, so it's rougly half a dollar per km.

[@nicknickbon22]

Freeway Franks Wow... and I thought that 0.15€ for the newest motorway in Italy (a35 Brescia-Milan) were a lot 😅. Anyway it could have sense since there’s a toll free option and if the price wouldn’t be high too many people would use it and it won’t solve traffic problems on the 401.

[@FreewayFranks]

@@nicknickbon22 That's why we call it a ''Highway robbery'' here lollll

[@asteyhighways]

Belle realisation encore une fois! Si je comprends bien, sur le contournement nord, la 401 est gratuite et la 407 payante alors qu'elles sont relativement proches?

[@FreewayFranks]

Merci beaucoup Astey ! Oui exactement. En fait la 407 est la 2ème rocade au nord de Toronto. Elle est parallèle à l'Autoroute 401 qui se situe à environs 10km plus au sud. Les gens critiquent beaucoup la 407 parce qu'en étant à Péage, elle ne joue pas pleinement son rôle qui avait comme but premier de décongestionner la 401 à l'origine.

[@Weekendgarager]

$12.86 CDN for me

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

FizixOnSnow See?? This highway is nuts.

[@FreewayFranks]

Not if you have to pay the full price like me lol But just for once it was well worth it! Amazing infrastructure.

[@glen6945]

I WAS AGAINIST THEM BUILDING THIS

[@FreewayFranks]

Against the toll or against the highway itself ?

[@xhonkeri4066]

So true, it's a 100 year concession!!!! That's crazy, it sounds like something a corrupt country would do

[@BBQFanNo1]

You can drive the 426 mile length of the New York Thruway (I-90/I-87), from Buffalo to New York City and back to Buffalo (852 miles), a toll road for peanuts compared to 407 ETR. Actually 2.1 cents per km. No accounting fee and no video fees. 407 ETR is the biggest rip off Toll Hwy I have ever driven on in North America. Then there is the cost of driving across the top of Toronto on Hwy 407 everything is electronic and automated, drivers pay for the camera operations and the billing costs in addition to the exorbitant toll rates. Even Al Capone and his crew never had it as good as this during the bootleg liquor days of the 1920’s and 1930’s!! It is very expensive to travel this road! I thought you might like to read this, it’s a real eye opener, what a rip-off!! In the early 1990’s Ontario was almost bankrupt under Bob Rae’s NDP government. But it desperately needed new roads, as it still does today. So the Rae government built a toll road around Toronto and it was a great success. It was a cash cow called the 407 ETR.

[@joanhinkle9765]

Toll Highway 407 ETR JUST SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just received a notice from our rental car agency that we owe $23.87 US$ for driving the 407!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTH great signage and notification to the traveler!!!! DON'T DRIVE THE 407 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The 407 Express Toll Route is the only toll highway in Ontario. Visit the 407 ETR website for detailed information. The entrances to the 407 ETR are marked with large blue overhead and / or roadside signs. Alternatively, you can use highways 401, 403, and the QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) which parallel the 407 ETR route at no charge. There are no toll booths, but overhead cameras are located at all on and off ramps. The cameras electronically record the vehicle’s license plate. The toll is then calculated automatically, and a bill is sent to the registered owner of the vehicle. There is no other way to pay 407 tolls. All Canadian provinces and most American states have reciprocal agreements regarding collection of toll charges. If you are driving a rental car, the toll bill will be sent to the rental car company (the registered owner). The rental company will then - per the terms of the rental agreement - charge an administration or processing fee, and bill the total amount to your credit card. These fees can range from $10 to $60, and for a single trip the fee is often much larger than the toll itself. Unless the rental car company has specified (preferably in writing) an administrative fee for 407 tolls that you consider reasonable, it's best to avoid the highway altogether.

[@FreewayFranks]

Hello Joan, I get you, but sometimes, even if it's expensive, I believe you can save alot of time by avoiding the overcongested 401 (if you are travelling from east to west). When I filmed the video, I've told myself it's the one and only time you're taking this highway because I have decided to record this video... next time I'll use the 401 for sure! I went there with my own car and I had to pay nearly 30$ for that trip (between Mississauga and Harmony road) Thanks for watching.

[@FreewayFranks]

Hey Bill, thanks for watching. I'm from Québec City and I liked this road, but it's a Highway robbery lol This video was the one and only time I will drive this road... for a while.

[@alexsu6872]

@@FreewayFranks last time during rush hours I went from 404 to Mississauga and the bill is almost 50 dollars

[@EpicThe112]

Pennsylvania Turnpike it's more expensive than this road because from Ohio border to New Jersey you are paying $60 = C$76 at the current exchange rate of one American dollar equals C$1.33

[@EpicThe112]

Excellent job there and had to avoid this toll road if you are using Northeastern United States and Great Lakes EZ Pass because you will be charged with the pay-by-plate toll in C$ when I was in the Toronto Mississauga area back in April 2009. What the 407etr concession needs to do is bring in the 407 transponders and join EZ Pass Northeast United States and Great Lakes so that American drivers using this road don't have to pay pay by plate toll. An example of this would be New York 42nd Street Port Authority Bus Terminal to Toronto Bay Street bus terminal which would have been easier if they have the EZ Pass transponder work with 407etr electronic toll gantries. 3:40-3:50 in the Video has a NY State yellow plate 2010-present and using American Northeast and Great Lakes E-ZPass on this toll road and would have saved some tolls if this toll road accepts US EZ pass accounts

[@FreewayFranks]

Thanks for the accurate informations sir.

[@EpicThe112]

Freeway Franks you're welcome and I actually knew about the New York state license plates because one of my family friends has a pre 2010 Blue and White plates and post 2010 yellow and black or blue New York State license plate they live in Suffolk County NY 100 kilometers (60 mi) east of Midtown Manhattan

[@FreewayFranks]

Yeah the yellow ones are easily recognizable. They really stand out. You can see one at 3:45 on the right.

[@EpicThe112]

Freeway Franks you might have a hard time recognizing one for my state which is New Jersey because they made it like digital flat plate starting June 2014 with the font identical to the ones from the province of Nunavut licenseplates.cc/NU Regarding New York State if you visit Midtown Manhattan area you might find the same digital flat plates as the province of Nunavut but brighter because they might be made by Avery Corporation which makes the flat plates for Group Admin Jim Georges (Freewayjim) or John R wald company.

[@roberthastings6050]

Use the products from ghost plate . com and pay nothing to the 407etr.

[@FreewayFranks]

Ahahah. Illegal? :)