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

Happy Halloween!

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter 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 on the street, and traffic conditions around them was [...]

Peeling a Left out of a Parking Lot Without Looking

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter 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 this new Honda–I think–with no license plates decided to [...]

Impatient Angry Bastard in Red Taurus Nearly Hits Kid on Bike

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter 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 directly in front of the sedan you see cut [...]

Clueless Group on Bikes Crowds Lanes and Ignores Drivers

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter 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 all lanes of traffic, completely ignoring the other drivers [...]

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

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter 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 in front of me.  A couple of cars [...]