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

Man, Interrupted

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I must admit that Burton Way is starting to get its fair share of idiot drivers, rivaling those on Wilshire. The driver of this Mercedes CLS 500 looked like your stereotypical Hollywood agent who was holding his cell phone in one hand and juggling some papers and his steering wheel with [...]

Sacramento Can’t Drive Either

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter We’re clearly not the lone city in the Golden State with bad drivers. Hell, most Europeans will say that Americans can’t drive as a nation. Anyway, I’ve posted about people perusing newspapers while their vehicles were in motion, and I’ve received stories from readers, the craziest being the guy practicing the [...]

Driver of Flatbed Tow Truck Needs to Retake Driving Certification

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter When I first started this blog, I had a post about a tow truck roadblocking an entire intersection during rush hour, despite big bold letters painted on the pavement saying “DO NOT BLOCK”. Someone then commented how tow trucks have the worst drivers. It would be pretty pessimistic to believe that [...]

Pretty Funny, So I Thought I’d Share

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter We found this pretty funny driving down Fairfax tonight. In all fairness, the guy probably didn’t close his gas tank door properly when he last filled up his car. I brainfarted and did this once, though I immediately saw my mistake when I checked my sideview mirror before changing lanes. With [...]

No Jack-O-Lanterns on this Car on Halloween Party Night

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So I’m sitting in the car in a parking lot while my wife is getting some makeup for her Halloween costume at some random CVS. I’m listening to the Red Sox / Rockies game on XM radio when I see these two guys get into the sedan parked in front of [...]