2010 December | L.A. Can't Drive - Part 2

A Rainy Weekend Full of Kooks

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Exhibit C: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Did you know that December 15 is dubbed California’s most dangerous driving day?  My friend was badly rear-ended on the freeway on the 15th before a friend forwarded this article to me.  Imagine that….  Forget the 15th, though–the crazies were out in full force this [...]

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Nissan Frontier Can’t Take a Hint

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Do you know what bothers me more than driving at night without headlights on? It’s driving at night in the rain without headlights on.  And yes, I’ve seen quite a bit of that tonight.  The sheer number of brilliant minds in this town never ceases to amaze me.  Anyway, I don’t [...]

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Merge Much, Old Man?

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Here’s a submission I received a few months ago that I dug up in the archives. The last few posts have really highlighted some very typical L.A. driving behavior, and the story regarding this Ford Explorer (license plate 4DBU) is no different: “Angry old people should not drive.  Period.  Their license [...]

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Prickish Tool in Lexus in Beverly Hills

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Ah, yes, it’s totally coming back to me now how prickish the drivers can be in Beverly Hills.  It’s been awhile since I’d regularly trafficked these parts, but a new day job in Century City has made commuting through either Beverly Glen or Beverly Dr./Coldwater a regularity.  Anyway, I was traveling [...]

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The L.A. Ego Behind the Wheel

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter One thing I noticed when I first moved out here on a full-time basis over 4 years ago that I feel still holds true today is that one’s ego and one’s vehicle is inextricably intertwined for most drivers in L.A.  One could argue how could it not?  After all, we spend [...]

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