2011 July | L.A. Can't Drive - Part 2

Empty Freeways Still Engender Road Raging Impatience

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Angelenos certainly have a tendency to hyperbolize, and the reactions in the public and on the news to the closure of a stretch on the 405 Fwy were no exceptions. In reality, the roads have been empty. To say the 101 Fwy had no traffic on Saturday is an understatement. We [...]

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Stereotypical, Aggressive Punk in Silverado

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I’ve been driving during mid-morning rush hour a lot lately, and the drivers seem to be significantly worse. Yes, I know, thank you Captain Obvious, protector of the known, but in a town where late morning post-rush hour traffic is pretty bad already, it’s still a wake-up [...]

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I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project

So D-Day approaches. D is for “detour”, and I’m calling it that because Carmageddon is so overused that I swear there’s going to be a B low budget feature released with that title. The kicker is  I hear that they’re going to need to close this same portion of the freeway again for a couple [...]

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BMW Hit-and-Run Driver

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I’ve been working on a freelance blogging piece for CBS L.A., so I apologize in advance if my posts appear sporadic over the next week or so. Needless to say, when I got this submission of a hit-and-run from a reader, I had to share it with you all. Please, if [...]

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Clarifications About Parking Near Intersections and Stop Signs

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding parking near intersections. My general understanding was that you had to be 10-15 feet from the intersection before you could park against the curb. I knew that you had to be a certain distance away from a posted stop sign, regardless of whether [...]

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