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Brunette in Honda Screams Horrible L.A. Stereotype

Idiocy Meter     Asshole Meter      Here’s another L.A. stereotype: a texting, tailgating, speeding, non-signaling whore with a vanity plate. Her vanity plate said something along the lines of “it fits the both of us”, and she’s driving a Honda Fit. Oh. How clever. Then again, maybe it was pretty clever for someone whose bulb [...]

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Freeway Driving Without Head or Taillights While Browsing on His Cell

Idiocy Meter   Asshole Meter    I took a photo of this middle-aged guy in this dark red Mustang a few days ago. He was on the 134 Fwy and got off at the Buena Vista exit. Wait, what’s this? Did I say he was driving on the freeway? But his headlights aren’t on! I [...]

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Inattentive, Aggressive Lady in Lexus SUV

Idiocy Meter    Asshole Meter   The ugly, aggressive biznatch in her 40s driving this Lexus SUV (license plate 6EJF) really needed to hang up the cell phone she was holding in her hand and pay attention to road conditions around her. We were traveling north on Beverly Glen during the thick of evening rush [...]

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Clueless Grandpa Pulling a Split Second Exit

Idiocy Meter      Asshole Meter      The old, borderline senior driving this shizzy Dodge Grand Caravan (license plate 5HYX) is a perfect example of the litany of oblivious driving that complements the aggressive assholes in this town. We were driving on the 101 Fwy N heading toward the 405 Fwy interchange. This clueless fool [...]

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Oblivious Senior Drives into Pedestrian Only Area in Parking Structure

Idiocy Meter      Asshole Meter     Remember that catastrophic Santa Monica farmer’s market incident, where a really old senior citizen plowed through the market in his car, killing a few pedestrians along the way? Well, I suppose we have to be thankful that this  pedestrian walking area at the Sherman Oaks Galleria is small enough [...]

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