2011 September | L.A. Can't Drive

Arrogant Parking Enforcement Officer

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Allow me to preface this by stating that I know that this parking enforcement vehicle is exempt. But here’s a little explanation that goes along with these photos from a fellow reader when I asked him if he happened to know how long this officer was “illegally” [...]

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Still Headlightless on a Cloudy, Drizzly Day

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Someone sent this to me a couple weeks ago, and I tweeted about it, but in case you missed it, a new IBM global commuter survey ranks Los Angeles as the most pain-in-the-ass (my phrasing) city to drive in in the United States. According to its commuter pain index, L.A. is [...]

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Classic L.A. Selfish Behavior from the Archetype of a Bad L.A. Driver

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter This stereotypical, selfish L.A. fuc*wad is a better example of what you often see at the 101/405 Fwy interchange. Even people who always try to give the benefit of the doubt can’t possibly defend this guy’s leapfrogging, lane-cutting sensibilities. Did I mention he also had a vanity plate? I suppose all [...]

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Blind Selfish Arrogance

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I took this photo stopped in post-morning rush hour traffic at the 101/405 interchange. For a very brief period of time, cops were patrolling this stretch of the freeway to prevent leapfrogging, lane-obstructing drivers like the Chevy pick up you see circled in the photo. Unfortunately, the cops left, and the [...]

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Parking Conundrums and Road Rage

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I have two stories today, one without a photo. The ratings reflect only the above picture of this lazy bum who couldn’t park in a legal parking space and walk the extra feet to the ATM: “At the Encino Chase ATM on Ventura Blvd., and not one… but two violators (missed [...]

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