2010 January | L.A. Can't Drive

Ford Fiesta Program

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I had a friend visiting from New York this past week, and naturally the topic of driving came up.  Although he did mention how cell phone use behind the wheel has increased because cops have tapered off ticketing drivers for the offense, he said that drivers in New York still know [...]

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Another Impatient Senior Soon to Join Our Ranks

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter How many sideswipe near-misses do you need in one long city block for you to get the message that you just suck as a driver?  How about 3?  The borderline senior citizen in his late 50′s/early 60′s in this silver Mercedes CLK 430 needs to calm the frack down behind the [...]

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Leapfrogging in the Rain

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So this is another rain-related photo taken on the 21st.  This black Jeep (license plate 5XKY) pulled the stereotypical selfish L.A. maneuver of merging into exit/interchange lanes at the very last second, even if doing so requires you to block traffic in a through lane as you come to a complete [...]

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Hollywood Freeway Ranked as America’s Worst Commute

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So our friends at The Daily Beast recently did a story on America’s 75 Worst Commutes.  It comes as no surprise to me that the Hollywood Freeway is ranked as the country’s worst commute.  Here’s an excerpt: #1, Hollywood Freeway, Los Angeles Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 686 Worst bottleneck: Southbound, [...]

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Morons Tailgating and Speeding in Heavy Rain

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So we should have pretty good weather this week, aside from Tuesday.  That’s good news, because I could certainly use a respite from aggressive, speeding morons who’ve never heard of hydroplaning.  These photos were taken on the I-5 North near El Toro in Orange County last week. [...]

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