2010 May | L.A. Can't Drive

Selfish Lane-Blocking Helps No One

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Anytime you have a holiday weekend in L.A., you have to be extra careful on the roads at all hours of the day. Sure, you get tons of people drinking and driving at night, but you have an equal number of senseless drivers who feel they need to get to where [...]

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Selfish, Senseless Merging Habits

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter This likely native in an old Toyota Corolla (license plate 4KDY) seems to have gotten the asshole freeway merging tactic down to a tee.  I was traveling on the 101 Fwy N. during rush hour near the Gower off-ramp.  First of all, I can’t stand the multitude of freeway on-ramps and [...]

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Avoid Traffic with the Waze Social GPS App

I got an email yesterday about Waze, a free social GPS application available on iPhone, Android, and Blackberry (in beta).  L.A. drivers can receive real-time data on traffic and accidents along with updates on other road incidents provided by other users.  The concept is actually pretty cool.  The application turns commuters with GPS-enabled phones into [...]

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A Disgrace to Truckers Everywhere

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I’ve said time and again that truckers really are some of the best drivers on the road, especially if you consider the tens of thousands of miles they have under their belt.  One of our regular contributors is a trucker, and he sent this submission in a few days ago: “I [...]

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Dogs Don’t Drive

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter So this is short and sweet, since I just saw Lost and have much to discuss and digest.  But I did want to share this driving stereotype.  Asian lady driving a BMW 325i with a Yorkshire Terrier on her lap.  I have seen more Yorkies and Pugs with driver’s licenses in [...]

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