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

Driver in Swerving SUV Clearly Guilty of DUI

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Look at this photo carefully. Yes, this black SUV is riding halfway onto the shoulder of the 101 Freeway (southbound in Sherman Oaks) at 10:00 at night. No, this isn’t the farthest this vehicle veered out of its lane. Yes, it nearly collided into other vehicles in the neighboring lane. No, [...]

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Broken Taillight Still Equals Poor Driver Most of the Time

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Before I talk about the asshole in this photo, let me share a story with you sent to me by someone who works closely with law enforcement that clearly demonstrates the degree of how distracted drivers can be while talking on their cell phones: “Hanford is south of Fresno and west [...]

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Drivers Who Mentally Check Out at Red Lights

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Before I give an update on what’s going on with our favorite little red hydrant up in Santa Clarita, what’s with people zoning out at red lights when they’re the first car at the intersection? Seriously, is it just me, or has there been a serious uptick lately on the number [...]

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Are We Setting the Bar Too High?

Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter Alas, I stand corrected. Here are the last of my photos taken in last week’s rain. These two photos were taken moments after each other while we were traveling on Alameda in Burbank during heavy rain. Again, I ask, why do so many drivers in L.A. not [...]

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Leapfrogging Cabbie in the Rain

Idiocy Meter Asshole Meter I think this is the last of my rain-related photos taken last week. A frequent leapfrogging location in the Valley is on Magnolia by Laurel Canyon. If you’re traveling east, there’s a left turn only lane as you approach Laurel Canyon and a single eastbound through lane. The lane is wide [...]

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