2009 February | L.A. Can't Drive

Company Employee Spreading Bad PR on the Freeway

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Yes, that really is a dark gray Ford utility Van tailgating that closely to a silver sedan at 65 mph in medium traffic going south on the 405.  This guy works for L&M Services, whatever that is (it was written on the side of the van).  If you ever happen to [...]

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Reading and Driving…Probably Not a Good Idea

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I just finished an interview today with Mekahlo Medina from NBC, and I mentioned how L.A. has–by far–the most distracted drivers I’ve seen in any major city I’ve driven.  Maybe it’s because we spend so much time behind the wheel stuck in traffic that we end up trying to multitask our [...]

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Mercedes on Freeway in the Dark with No Headlights

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I was driving home tonight and saw an inordinately large amount of vehicle, both on surface streets and on the freeways, driving around in the dark with only driving lights (ie. no lit taillights) or no headlights on whatsoever.  It reminded me of this submission one of our regulars emailed a [...]

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Girl in Black Honda Accord Ought to Lose Her License

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter OK, seriously, all these fuc*heads who treat driving on the roads like some fracked up video game ought to have their licenses revoked–permanently.  This brunette in her 20′s in this black Honda Accord was tailgating us so hard near the 405/101 interchange that I could barely see the hood of her [...]

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Illegal Tandem Parking by Audi

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Date: February 22, 2009 Time: 1:30 p.m. Place: Parking lot at Brentwood Country Mart Car: Audi A4 (naturally….) This car was parked this way when we got there, shopped around, ate some food, and then left.  How typical of both Audi drivers and the egocentric Angeleno.

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