L.A. Can't Drive

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Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying your extended holiday. We averted a minor fire in our house from an Illuminations candle that went rogue. Word of advice, if you notice the flame going out of control, don’t cut the wick. Rather, scoop out some excess wax instead. Anyway, for those of you on the road on arguably one of the emptiest days of the year in Los Angeles, still watch out for senseless drivers like the young girl and her boyfriend driving this crappy Honda Accord (license plate 6CHH). This was taken a few days ago on the 210 Fwy East. The roads were practically empty, and cars were moving along at a balmy 75-80 MPH. This clueless girl was cruising along in the carpool lane, oblivious to the fact that she was actually traveling slower than the other lanes of traffic and was holding up cars behind her. So when it was legal to do so, this van cut out from behind her, passed to her right in the #1 lane, and cut back in before the carpool lane border became double yellow again. Rather than understand that she wasn’t keeping up with the pace of traffic, this vindictive whack-job started to speed up and viciously tailgate the van driver…at 80+ MPH. Listen people, if you can’t keep up with the car in front of you, move over to the right. It’s as simple as that. And for god’s sake, don’t clog up the carpool lane for other drivers. It’s not your job to enforce to the speed limit, though in this particular scenario, this road raging bitznatch just never picked up the habit of checking her mirrors while driving. With a vengeful attitude like hers, it’s no wonder that her vehicle was a dented, scratched-up piece of sh*t. Maybe she hails from D.C., where drivers are four times more likely to ram their cars into others in a fit of road rage.

Filed under: aggressive, observation, speeding, tailgating