2009 May | L.A. Can't Drive

Could Police Finally Be Citing for Cell Phone Violations?

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter A reader submitted these photos take around the UCLA area a couple of days ago.  As Angelenos, and likely Californians all over the state, blatantly ignore all aspects of our hands-free/no-texting cell phone laws, it’s important to note that we (and others) have seen an unusual increase [...]

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Sometimes We’re Just Too Lazy to Care

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter This post isn’t anything too major,  but it definitely highlights the mentality of many of the bad drivers in this town.  Not all bad drivers here are brazen assholes or lobotomized bipeds.  Many are just plain lazy or lackadaisical about our traffic laws.  For instance, though the law states that we [...]

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Stubborn Scrooge Adds to Congestion When Prez Was in Town

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter President Obama was in town yesterday for a DNC convention, which caused major traffic congestion from Wilshire to Santa Monica in Brentwood/West L.A. as some roads were closed off.  There were a lot of cops out to help direct traffic, so gridlock wasn’t too much of a problem.  However, we could’ve [...]

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Half-Assed Parking Job Gets Ticketed

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Let’s not forget that L.A. can’t park, either.  The photo of this Corolla was taken in the guest parking lot area in the underground garage at the Palazzo East apartments, where guest parking is scarce.  This Disney lover (see the antenna ball) has been driving in California, and likely L.A., for [...]

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San Diego Still Drives Better than Los Angeles

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter We had a much needed trip to San Diego County as we spent a few days in Carlsbad and La Jolla.  What we saw with regards to driving was pretty much the same as the last time we were down in this area.  Speeding is common on the freeways, though we [...]

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