Comments on: Blind, Senile Old Man in Pinto http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/07/06/blind-senile-old-man-in-pinto/ Los Angeles drivers can't drive. Plain and simple. Basic traffic laws and driving etiquette clearly do not apply in a town where the people seem to operate in their own little bubble, completely unaware or dismissive of others on the road. Call it what you will: self-entitlement, negligence, malaise, ignorance. My goal? To have mandatory driving tests randomly issued where drivers are eligible for selection after 6 years. Consider this jury duty for the road. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I-95, U-405 http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/07/06/blind-senile-old-man-in-pinto/comment-page-1/#comment-3258 I-95, U-405 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:22:45 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1619#comment-3258 Thanks for the info, Ed! Thanks for the info, Ed!

]]> By: Ed H http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/07/06/blind-senile-old-man-in-pinto/comment-page-1/#comment-3257 Ed H Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:10:16 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1619#comment-3257 BTW Mike, the yellow on blue plates came about in 1969-1970 and were issued until 1984 I think it was when the Olympic plates came out. Let me date you even further. My '66 Olds 442 still has it's original plates that are yellow on black which were from 1963-1969! BTW Mike, the yellow on blue plates came about in 1969-1970 and were issued until 1984 I think it was when the Olympic plates came out. Let me date you even further. My ’66 Olds 442 still has it’s original plates that are yellow on black which were from 1963-1969!

]]> By: Ed H http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/07/06/blind-senile-old-man-in-pinto/comment-page-1/#comment-3256 Ed H Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:27:30 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1619#comment-3256 My Grandma, bless her, drove up till a month before she passed away in 2005. She had a few accidents before she got ill, her 1982 Honda Accord had 35,000 original miles. Car smelled new, it was always garaged. But the outside showed plenty of battle scars. We were trying to figure out how to get her off the road when she became ill. My Grandma, bless her, drove up till a month before she passed away in 2005. She had a few accidents before she got ill, her 1982 Honda Accord had 35,000 original miles. Car smelled new, it was always garaged. But the outside showed plenty of battle scars. We were trying to figure out how to get her off the road when she became ill.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/07/06/blind-senile-old-man-in-pinto/comment-page-1/#comment-3253 Andrew Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:49:44 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1619#comment-3253 Reminds me of an elderly lady I encountered a few weeks ago. I was driving south on Sawtelle, approaching a red light at National in the right hand lane. I left a gap for this lady to pull out of the parking lot. She pulled out *painfully* slowly. When the light turned green, she slammed on the accelerator and gunned 'er up to a whopping 20 mph in a 40 mph zone. Took a while before I was able to safely pass her and saw someone who was 2 inches away from the steering wheel and barely able to see over the top of the dashboard. I agree with Joe, I feel bad for folks like these, they still need to get around somehow. But she's putting herself and others in danger. Reminds me of an elderly lady I encountered a few weeks ago. I was driving south on Sawtelle, approaching a red light at National in the right hand lane. I left a gap for this lady to pull out of the parking lot. She pulled out *painfully* slowly. When the light turned green, she slammed on the accelerator and gunned ‘er up to a whopping 20 mph in a 40 mph zone. Took a while before I was able to safely pass her and saw someone who was 2 inches away from the steering wheel and barely able to see over the top of the dashboard.

I agree with Joe, I feel bad for folks like these, they still need to get around somehow. But she’s putting herself and others in danger.

]]> By: Joe http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/07/06/blind-senile-old-man-in-pinto/comment-page-1/#comment-3252 Joe Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:03:37 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1619#comment-3252 Aww. I know how frustrating it can be to be stuck behind someone like this, but I can't help but feel badly for someone that old and feeble. Aww. I know how frustrating it can be to be stuck behind someone like this, but I can’t help but feel badly for someone that old and feeble.

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