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So it drizzled a bit on Saturday.  You know what that means…accidents in L.A.  I’m tired of people trying to make excuses for L.A. drivers in the rain by saying that they just don’t have enough practice driving in inclement weather conditions.  I’m sorry, but that’s just a crock of sh*t.  It actually DOES rain in L.A., and people constantly warn you to slow down when the road is wet.  So what, constant reminders just don’t sink in?  The kids have to touch the stove to know it’s hot?  How about common sense?  I would like to think that it’s something we develop as we get older.  Common sense should tell you to slow the frack down when you’re driving in the rain–slippery when wet doesn’t just apply to last weekend’s fling, people.  This past Saturday, two of my friends were stopped at a red light when some jackass turned a corner way too fast and fishtailed, narrowly missing my buddies as it came to a complete stop between their car and the car in front of them.  Side note: L.A. drivers are notorious for not maintaining or replacing their tires.  If the car actually did hit them, that would’ve made 3 accidents in 7 months for my friend.  With those odds, you have a better chance of not getting hurt by flying Air France for the rest of your life.  Anyway, as they retold this story to me, it reminded me of this photo my wife and I took while driving on the 101 a few months ago in the rain.  Visibility was very poor, and easily half the drivers on the freeway didn’t have their headlights on in a steady downpour.  Again, does common sense not exist for natives and transplants alike in this town?

Filed under: car lights, clueless, observation, rain, speeding