2009 October | L.A. Can't Drive ss_blog_claim=5e5ab821d1329d2eb37ef85c05213cff

Happy Halloween!

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I hope you all had a nice Halloween!  And hopefully drivers were extra careful on the road today, since pedestrian-related auto accidents double on this day.  Given how oblivious L.A. drivers can be, I’m sure paying close attention to the road, kids [...]

Peeling a Left out of a Parking Lot Without Looking

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This photo looks pretty harmless, right?  Well, what you don’t see is a car that’s just passed out of frame going south on Whitsett (we were heading north) that nearly hit the black sedan you see in the photo.  The driver of [...]

Impatient Angry Bastard in Red Taurus Nearly Hits Kid on Bike

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Here’s a bitter guy in his late 50’s–think disgruntled office worker a la Office Space.  This native Angeleno (license plate 4PD) in his shizzy red Ford Taurus blew through a stop sign a couple of blocks east of San Vicente onto Wilshire [...]

Clueless Group on Bikes Crowds Lanes and Ignores Drivers

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This might be hard to see, but you can make out at least 4 distinct cyclists in this photo, taken on Pass Ave. in Burbank.  There were in fact about 6 guys and girls on bikes shouting to each other, taking up [...]

I’ll Take 2 Douchebags in SUVs and 1 Moron in a Bimmer, Please

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I have two submissions for you today–the first goes with this photo:
“This morning (10/16/09)  I was in the left turn lane on Fairfax at the intersection of San Vicente Blvd. A big truck, the Bluebird truck you see in the picture, was [...]