2007 May | L.A. Can't Drive ss_blog_claim=5e5ab821d1329d2eb37ef85c05213cff

Blind and Careless

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter This old fart somehow had a difficult time staying in his own lane while crossing any intersection that isn’t perfectly straight. Such an intersection exists at Olympic and Beverly. We were all sitting at a red light. When it turned green, grandpa here in the left lane nearly rams his minivan [...]

Reckless Road Rager Seeks to Harm

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Full marks for my 100th post. Like it or not, lane-splitting for motorcyclists is legal in California. Acceptable forms of venting one’s frustrations against an aggressive lane-splitter includes cursing under one’s breath, rolling one’s eyes, postponing one’s judgment and letting Karma take the front seat. Unacceptable forms of venting one’s frustrations [...]

Veteran L.A. Driver Merges onto Freeway without Working Brake Lights

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter It’s about time that we Angelenos take some responsibility for the bad driving in L.A., rather than attributing bad driving habits, traffic congestion, road rage, etc. to all the other domestic and international immigrants to our county. This old Toyota Corolla’s license plate started with a 2, which means that its [...]

Mannequin behind the Wheel

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter This escapee of Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum was crawling along Laurel in her Prius, completely oblivious of the long train of traffic behind her. At first, I was thinking, “Oh great…another inconsiderate L.A. driver who doesn’t check her mirrors.” But after a couple of occasions of seeing this car sit still [...]

Priorities, Priorities…..

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So this punk was traveling down Burton Way in his Mustang, tailgating on occasion, but never signaling while weaving in and out of lanes. Forget about the fact that his erratic driving proved again to be inconsequential since I pulled up easily behind him at a red light. What was interesting [...]